Below are the questions (with facilitators) we will discuss at the January All Hands meeting. These discussions will be scribed and input used for future CSS planning and where appropriate, IS&T responses to various Task Force recommendations that evolved as part of the Institute wide cost savings initiatives.
- Centralizing purchasing and management of computer software (Patricia Sheppard)* What role should IS&T play in purchasing software for the community?
- What role should VFP (Procurement) play?
- What does management of software mean?
- Who are the decision makers when it comes to acquisition? Support?
- Who are the negotiators of terms and conditions?
- Where should the role of vendor management reside?
- Centralizing purchasing and management of computer hardware (Chris Lavallee and Chuck King)
- Should MIT centralize the purchasing of computer hardware?
- Should the centralized purchasing include deployment and other services (i.e. data transfer)?
- On which population(s) of MIT should this centralization be focused?
- Should the centralization only offer a limited number of options or offer unlimited choices available for purchase?