(7-minute read) We all either directly remember or have learned about the space shuttle Challenger explosion in January of 1986. It was a Tuesday morning, and I was preparing my daily route as a letter carrier in a small city in northwest Rhode Island. It was long before the public internet and cable news, but […]
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Working Together to Strengthen Institutional Resilience, Efficiency, and Cybersecurity A Moment of Reckoning Higher education reached a quiet breaking point. On private college campuses across Virginia, leaders watched costs climb, cybersecurity threats accelerate, regulations intensify, and expectations for modern digital services outpace what small and mid‑sized institutions could deliver alone. Traditional belt‑tightening had run its
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Adam Vedra – Practice lead for Cybersecurity & Privacy | David Sherry – Executive Consultant Higher education has always thrived on collaboration. We share ideas, research, talent, and, increasingly, risk. In cybersecurity, that shared risk is impossible to address in isolation, yet too often, many institutions still try. Colleges and universities are complex, federated environments
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Representatives of the HESS Consortium and Moran Technology Consulting (Moran) recently discussed higher education’s evolving need to review their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions for potential replacement. Many institutions are evaluating the possibility of replacing or improving their ERP ecosystem, including Student, Human Resources, and Finance Information Systems. In parallel, vendors are emphasizing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
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This article challenges traditional notions of IT governance in higher education, proposing a shift from control-based models to collaborative frameworks that foster trust, transparency, and strategic alignment. It offers actionable insights for CIOs and institutional leaders seeking to transform governance into a catalyst for innovation and connection. IntroductionIn an era where digital transformation is reshaping
In this article, we are sharing from our experience working on IAM with over 100 Universities, Colleges, and University systems ranging from community colleges to prestigious liberal arts institutions, to top 10 R1 research universities, but more specifically we are focusing on three use cases from specific Higher Education Institutions to support our hypothesis that
As we all prepare to head off to EDUCAUSE 2024 in San Antonio, we wanted to take a moment to discuss a topic we know will be a major focus at the conference – ERP transformation. In fact, ERP transformation has been the focus of so many of our client conversations and projects this year
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This article is part ten of a ten-part series that will focus on lessons learned from decades of project and program management within higher education. Deploying an ERP system in a higher education environment, particularly in the cloud, is a complex process that requires meticulous planning, coordination, and execution. Here are some essential considerations to
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This article is part nine of a ten-part series that will focus on lessons learned from decades of project and program management within higher education. Implementing an ERP system in higher education involves significant change and requires thorough planning, especially in terms of change management and training. Here are some key lessons to help navigate
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This article is part eight of a ten-part series that will focus on lessons learned from decades of project and program management within higher education. Implementing an ERP system in higher education brings both opportunities and challenges, particularly when it comes to vendor solutions and the need for workarounds. Workarounds are solutions that are developed
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