Over the last year, Lewis & Clark’s Information Technology has implemented a new leadership framework based on a waterfall of vision, mission, objectives and measurable goals. The goals, are one of three pillars that constitute the work done by our division—Projects, Objectives and “Keeping the Lights On”. By having clear objectives developed by each team, expectations are are clearly expressed and negotiated at the beginning of each quarter and then graded at the end of each quarter.
Having this framework in place has allowed our team to better align our mission and objectives with those of the institution. It has also provided each group with focus, and allows the leadership team a better understanding of what each group was working on and illustrated where collaborations could be beneficial.
This paper will discuss the how this framework provides structure for the work we do in our department and describe the benefits and challenges in adhering to such a framework.
