middleware 101 dave tomcheck uc irvine. overview drivers and assumptions objectives the components...

Middleware 101Middleware 101

Dave TomcheckDave TomcheckUC IrvineUC Irvine

Overview

• Drivers and Assumptions

• Objectives

• The Components of the Business Architecture

• Implications for Stakeholders

Drivers & Assumptions

• Unprecedented Growth of Enrollments: 2000-2012

• Admin Resources Will Not Increase In Proportion to Campus Growth

• Increase in Complexity of Fed & State Relationship

• Competitive Labor Market

• New Staff Will Not Have Adequate Skills/Training

• Technology is Changing the Way Business is Conducted

Drivers & Assumptions

Why a New Business Architecture?

• A Vision to Stimulate Initiatives

• A Context for Setting Priorities

• Strategies to Increase Staff Productivity

• Communication of Business & Infrastructure Requirements

Members of the New Business Architecture Planning Group

Steven Barclay, San FranciscoJudith Boyette, HR (OP)Wendell Brase, IrvineAnne Broome, Controller (OP)James Dolgonas, CIO (OP)Kristine Hafner, StaffSam Morabito, Los AngelesSteven Relyea, San DiegoThomas Vani, Santa Cruz

Key Components of a New Business Architecture

of ReportPage 7 of Report


Integration of business Integration of business transactions with policies, transactions with policies,

guidance, and trainingguidance, and training

A New Business Architecture for UC


Establish UC as a Establish UC as a competitive employer and competitive employer and provide staff the tools to provide staff the tools to

succeedsucceed



Redesign Processes to Redesign Processes to facilitate getting work facilitate getting work

done rather than cover all done rather than cover all potential transactionspotential transactions



Authenticate, authorize, Authenticate, authorize, provide effective toolsprovide effective tools




Employ emerging Employ emerging standards to improve standards to improve integration of financial integration of financial

datadata



Embed performance metrics Embed performance metrics into the way UC conducts its into the way UC conducts its

business and strengthen business and strengthen financial controlsfinancial controls

DepartmentsDepartments

CentralCentralOfficesOffices

Where are Support Costs?

Pages 8-11 of ReportPages 8-11 of Report

• Single Authentication/Authorization (Lightfoot Model)

• Establish Super-Intuitive Navigation

• Integrate Information, Transactions, Training, Templates

Business Portal

• Focus on Those New To Roles

• Develop Content that is Simple, Relevant, Recent

• Move From HTML to Content Management System

Business Portal


• UC as an Employer of Choice

• New Application Processes Designed for Candidates

• Flexible and Effective On-Line Training

• Baseline Skills Development thru the Portal

• Providing Intuitive Tools to Ensure Staff Success

People


• Initiate Aggressive Program to Eliminate Paper-Based Processes

• Integrate Policies and Procedures into Applications

• Remove Non-Value Added Steps

• Ensure Performance Metrics are Built-In To Processes

Processes/Policies


• Move From Proprietary Systems to Standards

• Promote A Model that Emphasizes Users & Departments

• Make All Business Processing Web-Based

• Ensure Adequate Security & Authentication

• Identify & Develop Self-Service Applications

Enabling Technology


• Provide All Financial Reporting & Transactions on Web

• Provide Flexible Dept. Tools for Projections & Modeling

• Use XML Protocol to Link All Campus Financial Systems

Financial Systems


Financial Systems

• A Portal (By Itself) is Not the Whole Answer

• Shift Thinking from Static Web Model

• Content is King

• Navigation / Look & Feel / Templates

Implications for Stakeholders

• Content Owners

• Web Masters

• P/P Experts vs. Journalists

• CFO/CIO Partnership

Implications for Stakeholders

Changing Roles:

• Business Office Drives Application

• Technology is Driven by the Application Requirements

• IT Provides Architecture for Data Access and Security

• IT Must Participate in Standards Bodies

Implications for IT Folks

• Resources

• Integration Across Organizations

• Exposure of Broken Processes

Implications for Campuses

• Single Authentication for all Applications

• Authorization for Access

• Attribute Directory for Role Based Information

• Messaging Provides Notification Propagation

• Portal is Middleware that Glues Disparate Systems Together

• Legacy Integration

Highlights

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