Strategic Issues Brief
Goal Team: 3.1: Collaboration
Prepared by: Amy Bosley, Lisa Macon, Chara Young
Strategic Issue from 2006 Situational/Needs Analysis:
What data model will be used to carry out this work, and how will we organize for data sharing and
accountability?
Notable internal changes related to Strategic Issue:
In order to improve collaboration at Valencia, we might first focus on defining a set of standards related
to data-sharing and data-modeling that promotes consistency and trust. Currently, several data models
exist and have been developed in pockets around the college. There is a perceived need for a set of
commonly defined key terms to be used consistently among all groups and all reports. We seek methods
for sharing data in a way that doesn’t require someone to be in a face-to-face conversation to hear how
terms were defined for a particular report. This feeds into our communication, shared governance, and
collaboration discussions as one goal of internal communication is to reduce ambiguity and uncertainty
which, in turn, builds trust.
Notable external changes related to Strategic Issue:
None noted
Update(s) suggested to the Issue Statement and/or to the Situational/Needs Analysis narrative:
Currently, there is still much ambiguity in regards to the selection and application of a specific data
model. Instead we there are additional questions which need to be addressed in regards to this issue:
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WEAVE gives access to our strategic priorities are; however, there still is no clear indication of
what model should be implemented
What role does the data warehouse play in this? (Can anyone pull the same data and receive the
same results?
There is a need for common terms without all need to be in the same room to interpret the
results
How does this work get forwarded to those actually doing the work?
What is the method to properly store, share and recover key findings related to strategic
priorities?
Resources consulted in preparation of update(s):
WEAVE Online