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A refreshed analytics strategy for UCD

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Project Overview

UCD’s existing Analytics approach has been in place since 2019.  Several drivers point to the need to formulate a new Data Analytics Strategy and establish a refreshed roadmap for analytics in UCD.  
An effective Data Analytics Strategy can empower the university to improve the availability of information, enhance user experience, and exploit advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Current Status: Project Steering Committee approved the draft new data analytics strategy Sep 2024, for submission to UMT for approval, October 8th 2024.

Next Steps

The project team has conducted a broad consultative process engaging with key UCD stakeholders and analytics experts, to help evaluate the role of data analytics in the organisation, define data and analytics governance and design the technical architecture required.

 If you would like to discuss the Data Analytics Strategy or get involved, please contact the project manager ((opens in a new window)amy.carroll@ucd.ie)

Project Outcomes

Improve user experience

Expand access to information

Empower data-driven decision-making and problem-solving

Cultivate data culture and literacy

Project Team

The data analytics project steering group comprises: 

Professor Colin Scott Project Sponsor, Steering Group Chair
Ms. Amy Carroll Senior Project Manager and Project Lead
Professor Jeremy Simpson College Principal, College of Science
Ms. Triona McCormack Vice-President for Strategy and External Engagement
Ms. Maura McGinn Director of Institutional Research & Analytics
Mr. Mark Lande Director of Enterprise Applications
Mr. Liam Cleere Senior Manager Research Impact and Analytics
Ms. Aoife MacGabhann Service Lead for Enabling Services, HR

Strategy Planning Timeline

See our key project milestones below.

  • October 2023

    Project approved and Sponsor nominated by UMT IT Strategy Group (ITSG)

  • February 2024

    Project Governance established: convene Project Steering Committee

  • March 2024

    Scoping new Data Analytics Strategy

  • April 2024

    Draft Data Analytics Strategy

  • May 2024

    Validate Data Analytics Strategy

  • September 2024

    Draft Data Analytics Strategy approval by Project Steering Committee

  • October 2024

    Draft Data Analytics Strategy goes to UMT for approval

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