This presentation explores how strong campus partnerships influence IT and change management success. Attendees will learn practical ways to build and nurture campus partnerships, get insights on how to effectively leverage relationships with key campus partners to achieve outcomes, and have the opportunity to apply their learnings within the session.

More than 70% of business technology projects fail due to poor business requirements from functional stakeholders. One way of reversing this trend is empowering Global Process Owners (GPOs) to help prevent failures. As organizations transition business processes to Oracle Cloud and other SaaS solutions, true transformation requires more than just implementing the latest technology or relying on external system integrators.

The panel will explore the challenges and complexity of launching a new website to modernize the platform for an organization after years of delays and changing requirements. Featuring multiple presenters, we will share how University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources migrated from a homegrown content management system to Drupal, addressed stakeholder expectations, managed promises, and delivered foundational products to over employees, academics, and volunteers.

When you are trying to craft a narrative, tell a story to help someone see a certain point of view, or simply trying to influence someone to go along with your proposal, using data can help your audience see your point. How you present that data is important to help your message stand out. This session will cover tips for putting together your story whether it is delivered via email, a presentation, a written report, or even informally in an elevator pitch.

Our campus established a technology leadership development program in 2015, combining classroom learning with leadership lessons and one-to-one mentorship. Over the past decade, we have graduated five cohorts and are completing our sixth. We have collaborated with our leadership to enhance the program's relevance and inclusivity, and we have adapted it to be more responsive to the evolving world. The audience will learn how to initiate a program, secure leadership support, ensure inclusivity and relevance for participants, and sustain the program with an all-volunteer team.

Every technology professional faces a choice at some point in their career: To move up, should I pursue a people manager role? If I don't, does that limit my career growth? I have moved from senior management "back" to individual contributor twice in my career. People management and individual contributor roles have pros and cons, and the same person can succeed in both, but what matters is whether you feel satisfied in the role.

Get ready to perk up your problem-solving skills and energize your team's collaboration! In this highly interactive and immersive session, you'll participate in a live Lean Coffee event, where you'll learn by doing and experience the thrill of tackling real challenges in a fast-paced, time-boxed environment. Inspired by the Lean philosophy, Lean Coffee is a dynamic and efficient approach for harnessing the power of collective intelligence, prioritizing what matters most, and driving meaningful conversations that lead to actionable outcomes. Audience Takeaways: 1.

For the past decade IT professionals have recognized the power of story. All IT roles, from the system administrator to the chief information officer, have been admonished to forgo the tech spec recitals, and the jargon in favor of storytelling to obtain support for critical initiatives, or demonstrate value to the rest of the organization. But what is meant by the oft-used phrase ‘tell our story’?

In the world of hybrid and remote work, collaboration can sometimes feel like trying to perform synchronized swimming, while miles apart. In this talk, we’ll dive into the art of building trust, fostering knowledge-sharing, and aligning teams in a digital environment. Just like synchronized swimmers, remote teams rely on coordination, communication, and routine to stay afloat. We’ll explore how to keep your team performing great stunts, even when working from different time zones or behind different screens.

Agile success demands more than tools; it requires a people-centric approach. This interactive session delves into a strategy prioritizing comprehensive training, active stakeholder engagement, and dedicated change leadership to cultivate a thriving Agile culture. We'll demonstrate the efficacy of an "opt-in" model, over forced implementations. This approach, rooted in understanding team needs and building trust, fosters organic adoption through incremental wins and demonstrable value.