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2. Guiding IT Principles Solution Framework Implementation Roadmap Next Steps Copyright McDowell Sonoran Conservancy 2013 IT Strategic Plan ©2013 McDowell Sonoran Conservancy 2

3. Adopt a “Cloud First” and “Mobile First” philosophy to support re-usability and cross platform support. Strive to use “off the shelf” software and avoid customization to reduce total cost of ownership. Strive to use a common database for all data, documents, and other media to ease reporting, collaboration, and data integrity. Copyright McDowell Sonoran Conservancy 2013 Guiding IT Principles ©2013 McDowell Sonoran Conservancy 3

4. SolutionPrinciples Standards-based, Reusable and Supportable User Friendly and Self-Service Supports Cross-organization collaboration Mobile-Friendly and Location-Aware Social Media Connected EnablingTechnology Cloud-Based Compute and Storage Web 3.0 platform with Relational Database Web-Based Portal with On-Demand Reporting Location-Aware Mobile Apps GIS/MappingSoftware Mobile Endpoints for Staff/Stewards Secure and Remote Network Access Collaboration Tools with Custom Notification OrganizationImperatives Visitor/DonorEngagementStaff/StewardEnablement Operational Innovation & Stability InfrastructureOptimization IT Solution Framework On Premise Hybrid Public Cloud DeploymentOptions ©2013 McDowell Sonoran Conservancy 4

5. Copyright McDowell Sonoran Conservancy 2013 Implementation Roadmap 5 People/Process/Tools Guiding Principles Reusable and Supportable Platform Mobile-Friendly and Location-Aware Interface Collaboration and Social Sharing Capable Supports Self-Service Reporting Finalize standards for platform, tools, and applications Secure and train key support staff on technology and processes Develop mobile apps to enhance Visitor/Donor experience Convert web to support Mobile- friendly Steward experience Implement scheduling and collaboration tools Migrate to common DB platform and reporting tools Procure Development & Support Framework ©2013 McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

6. Secure funding for staff and new tools Map technology to roadmap initiatives Create project plan to execute on roadmap Copyright McDowell Sonoran Conservancy 2013 Next Steps ©2013 McDowell Sonoran Conservancy 6

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