Technology Planning

Primer for Nonprofits

Cindy Leonard
Email: leonard@rmu.edu
Twitter: @cindy_leonard
 Plan for Today’s Session
• Discuss
–What is a technology plan?
–Why do technology planning?
–Getting started
–Components of a technology plan
• Open Q&A
 What is a technology plan?

•Technology Plan
• Goal
• What &
• Strategic Alignme
How
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Why do technology planning?
The Technology Planning
• Pyramid
Mission & goals Tools &
drive the Mis infrastructure
selection of support the
tools & sion mission &
infrastructure goals

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• ToolsGoa
& Apps
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• Infrastructure
(From Wired for Good by Jodi Podolsky, p. 4)
 Getting Started

Team
 Getting Started

Meetings

Team
 Getting Started

Meetings

Team Task List

 Getting Started

Meetings

Team Task List

Timeline
 Getting Started

Meetings

Team Task List

Timeline
Timeline Priorities
 Getting Started

Meetings

Team Task List

Timeline Roles
Priorities
 Components for Building
a Written Technology Plan

How will we evaluate

its success? Evaluation Process

How will we fund & Budget Development & Implementation Plan/Timeline

implement it?
Training
How will we Tech Support Plan Plan
support it? & Technology Policies User/Skill
Analysis
What are our Info Mgmt
Infrastructure Planning
next steps? Planning
Equip- Network Other
What do we have? Network Security Software
ment Services Tech

What do we need? Business / Information Flow Analysis

Implementation: What’s Next?
• Get it Done
• Solutions • Measurements

• Phased Approach
• Less cost • Less stress

• Project Management
• Create projects • Communication
Managing Change & Resistance

RESISTANCE
Evaluation of the Technology Plan
What you
mean by
not done?
Q&A