Getting to ERP in Months, Not Years
Session Details
Thursday, October 30, 2008
11:45 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Room W224EF
11:45 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Room W224EF
Session Type: Enterprise Systems
Intended Audience: Chief information/technology officers, IT directors and managers
Speaker(s)
- Max Davis-Johnson, Sr. Associate VP/Deputy University Technology Officer, Arizona State University
- Session convener: Michel Nguessan, Head, Technology & Digital Resources, Governors State University
Abstract
A review by three independent CIOs painted an ugly picture of the state of information technology at ASU in 2004. The basic assessment was that administrative systems were at the end of their life and subject to unpredictable failure; there was no strategy or institutional will to address the issues, and even if the drive could be found it would likely take five to ten years and $70–$100 million to implement. Eighteen months and $18.5 million later, ASU systems have been replaced. Hear how ASU did it and what the grades are.
