Summary of stated purpose
The aim of the SICT self-analysis toolkit is to help higher education (HE) institutions to analyse, assess and develop their strategic use of information technologies and to support Chief Information Officers, Information Systems directors and senior leaders in HE move towards more strategically directed ICT deployment. It enables senior management to understand their current level of maturity in terms of ICT strategy and how to develop from one level of maturity to the next.
Objectives:
- Understand the ways in which institutions are operational, strategic or transformational in the way that they align and integrate their ICT and institutional strategy
- Produce practical open source tools which can help HEIs understand their current position and provide opportunities for development
- Work closely with the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE) to integrate project outputs into the LFHE’s leadership development programmes
Output types
Quantitative and qualitative
This comprises:
- A knowledge base of information that provides awareness of the factors that impact and influence an institution’s strategic use of ICT.
- A set of case studies drawn from institutions within the HE sector with models of operational, strategic and transformational maturity.
- A self analysis framework that uses a structured method to measure an institution’s current maturity and guides the analysis of alternative approaches to maturing strategic ICT.
Supporting evidence
This project draws on the experience, insights and existing practices of a representative sample of HEIs to develop a self-analysis toolkit to stimulate this understanding and support institutional development.
