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2. Professional and organizational development: making IT organizations more effective Christine E. Haile Justin D. Sipher October 28, 2008

3. Workshop Objectives get ideas on creative ways to develop skills, capacities and understanding to increase collaboration abilities present rationales and strategies for building effective IT relationships address individual & organizational development gain a stronger understanding of the importance of investing in staff and organizational development get examples of Professional Development activities that are cost-effective

4. Agenda 8:30-8:50Welcome and Intros 8:50-9:10About this topic 9:10-9:30Strategies we’ve employed 9:30-10:00Typical Issues 10-10:20Break 10:20-10:50Group discussions 10:50-11:45Group reports 11:45-12:00Wrap-up

5. Agenda 8:30-8:50 Welcome and Introductions Welcome! – Thank you for coming –What’s your name and where are you from? –What motivated you to attend this workshop? –What do you hope do get out of it?

6. Motivations & Desired Takeaways (notes)

7. Agenda 8:50-9:10About this topic To start, a little reflection: –What has influenced your thinking about professional and organizational development?

8. Influenced Thinking about Professional & Organizational Development (notes)

9. Agenda 9:10-9:30Strategies we’ve employed What have you tried and how has it worked?

10. Ideas which have been tried (notes)

11. Agenda 9:30-10:00Typical Issues Please think about: –What are some typical development and organizational issues that face IT organizations in higher education?

12. Typical Development and Organizational Issues (notes)

13. Agenda 10:00-10:20Break Stretch, mingle, get comfortable.

14. Agenda 10:20-10:50Group discussions Break-out groups: for your assigned topic –What are some strategies and tools to address the issue?

15. Strategies and Tools (notes)

16. Agenda 10:50-11:45Group reports and open discussion Let’s think about: –How can we take these strategies back to campus? –What does the leader need to do? –How can we sustain our efforts?

17. Closing Thoughts and Plans (notes)

18. Agenda 11:45-12Wrap-up Any closing thoughts? How can we keep the conversation going? Thank you for coming!