Governance
My UW-Madison is a campus-wide collaborative effort. The My UW-Madison Advisory Group operated as the governing body for My UW-Madison for over 9 years. It was disbanded in December of 2008.
Over the last year we conducted visioning sessions and as part of that we have developed charters for two new governing groups. Within the next 6-9 months we will be forming these new governing groups for My UW-Madison. The first will be a small Executive Committee with representatives from across campus, that currently hold vice provost and director positions. This committee will work to set the vision and strategic direction of My UW-Madison and improve its role as a key web resource for the work of faculty, staff and students.
The second group will be the Advisory Group, which will also have representatives from campus including various functional offices, portal developers, and users (students, advisors, instructors, researchers, etc.) This team will work to implement the strategic priorities set by the Executive Committee. They will also recommend new content and roles, make funding recommendations, prioritize projects and resolve conflicts if needed. They will serve as an advocate for the portal.
The My UW-Madison Service Team oversees the operation of the My UW-Madison portal. They can answer questions related to My UW-Madison policy, planning or day-to-day operations. The service team can help advise departments and functional offices on how to have their content or applications integrated into the portal. Module developers need to advise the service team as to the deployment plans for their modules including projected deployment dates. Customers and/or technical contacts should advise the service team regarding estimated changes in user load, particularly projected increases. This allows the portal infrastructure team to make any necessary preparations. It also allows for coordination with other deployment efforts. The team should know about estimated production deployment dates at least one month in advance.
