Alignment with University Strategy

The Horizon will be fully aligned with IT’s role in supporting the goals outlined in the University's reimagined Plan for Pitt, led by Chancellor Gabel. It will also look further into the future state of the University’s evolving digital needs.

Components

The IT 10-Year Horizon will consist of four broad components:

• Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles: Why we exist, what we want to be, what we believe in
• Strategic Pillars: What we must achieve to get there
• Strategic Goals: Measurable aspirations in alignment with each Pillar
• Initiatives: Specific approaches in moving toward each Objective

Priorities

Some of the priorities we anticipate exploring include creating personalized learning pathways through AI and analytics, improving broadband access and digital literacy, adopting transformative technologies to advance research, supporting workforce development, and positioning Pittsburgh as the epicenter for computationally enabled health sciences.

Our Partner

Pitt IT has engaged Deloitte Consulting’s Higher Education practice as an independent consultant, facilitator, and partner to assist in this initiative. Deloitte is a recognized leader that has worked with over 500 institutions to transform their business operations. Their team has expertise in digital transformative efforts for institutions of higher education and was previously involved in conducting the 2018-19 IT Assessment for Pitt.