Word: oit
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Before the sea of change that revolutionized the Office of Information Technology (OIT) this fall, Harvard's information technology stronghold hoped to be like John Winthrop's vision of Boston: The city on a hill...
...OIT failed to learn the true lesson of Winthrop's oft-quoted phrase. In trying to be a beacon for information technology (IT), it drew the constant ire of Harvard's nine deans who were accustomed to the "every tub on its own bottom" theory of management...
Because Harvard's schools, particularly the larger ones, insist on keeping policy-making and innovation within their control, OIT learned the true lesson of Winthrop's parable: When the city on the hill fails, the entire world is there to watch...
Under the leadership of Assistant Provost for Information Systems Anne Margulies, OIT metamorphosized this fall. Ninety-three people, 36 percent of the staff, were terminated. The development group, a staff of engineers who worked on complex technology questions, was eliminated. The name was even changed to University Information Systems...
...Carnesale, as part of the transfer, was put in charge of a complete restructuring of the OIT--including the termination of 93 employees--because of his negotiation abilities and his talent in handling rough issues such as this one, a source said. Then-vice president of finance Alan J. Proctor was unable to stomach the administrative drudgery necessary to construct compromise in Harvard's terminally decentralized environment...