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IT Policy and Planning Department

The IT Policy and Planning Department provides services for departments at UW-Madison in the areas of Information Technology (IT) related policy, compliance, contracting and intellectual property. Our past clients include: the Medical School , Business Services, Academic Technology, Registrar's Office, Archives and Records Management Services (ARMS), and the Office of Financial Aid. Contact Judy Caruso or Gary De Clute to learn more about the services below.

Assessments and Surveys

We prepare or assist with electronic surveys, self-assessments or other technical documents that are needed by decision-makers in evaluating the need for policy, procedure and contract development to support their business needs.

Compliance and Regulatory Monitoring

We keep abreast of national and state legislative, regulatory and policy-making bodies that affect higher education. We help monitor regulatory compliance of organizations and systems.

Contract Development

We develop contracts, especially those without a university purchasing element. These contracts can include inter-institutional collaborative agreements, acceptance of grants, and non-disclosure agreements. We ensure that signatures are obtained appropriately.

Contract Negotiation

We work with the department, University Legal Services and the contracting party’s lawyers to ensure that the university’s needs are met.

Intellectual Property Management

We manage DoIT’s intellectual property including license agreements, open source licenses, non-disclosure agreements and trademark/patent registration.

Legal Consulting

We work with Legal Services to obtain legal consultations on a wide variety of IT-related topics, such as contracts, license agreements, trademarks and open records.

Policy Communications

We document and publish issues or outcomes through presentations, open meetings, email, web pages and other means. This can include assisting the client in organizing the forum or content.

Policy Development

We do end-to-end policy development from concept through maintenance.We help bring policies to the appropriate governing bodies such as the Information Technology Committee (ITC) for approval.

Policy Frameworks

Several policies are often related to each other. We create and maintain frameworks for IT relatedpolicy. A policy framework might include adaptation of a national standard, a “roadmap,” or policy outlines and templates.

Policy Representation

We represent DoIT on task forces and committees that are working with IT related policies and procedures.

Technical Research

We conduct technical research and analytical studies to assist decision-makers with policy issues and initiatives.