IT Services Junior Developer, Natasha Bigford, attended Avalanche Summit in Barcelona from 22 to 28 March this year. Here’s her wrap-up of the event: What was this event? Avalanche Summit is four day conference, ending with a two day hackathon contest. Over the four days I attended talks and seminars with industry professionals on new … Continue reading “Avalanche Summit March 2022”
Category: Training
Digital Strategic Framework: Discussion Paper
We have prepared this discussion paper to support conversations within and outside IT Services about the strategic approach we will take in support of the University’s strategic framework, Birmingham 2026. In recent weeks we have held a series of workshops for Professional Services staff, academics and researchers; and workshops specifically for IT Services staff. At … Continue reading “Digital Strategic Framework: Discussion Paper”
The Birmingham Professional Leadership Series
The University is running a series of events aimed at supporting leadership development across Professional Services Leadership development across Professional Services was a strong emerging theme from the Senior Managers Forum in summer 2018. Colleagues felt that whilst we have a strong and ambitious workforce, staff sometimes struggled to step out of their functional expertise … Continue reading “The Birmingham Professional Leadership Series”
ITS staff awarded bursaries
Congratulations to IT Services’ Head of Business Partnering, Tara Lamplough; Business Partner, Sam Harrow and Architecture Innovation Lead, Tim Packwood, who have all been successful in their applications for bursaries from the ucisa (Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association) bursary scheme. The aim of the bursary scheme is to give ucisa members the opportunity to … Continue reading “ITS staff awarded bursaries”
Collaborative working and transferring knowledge
The process of handing over knowledge between Core Systems developers and analysts in Application Operations has begun over in the ERI Building. Simon Aykroyd, Paul Browning, Riyaz Bandali and Chris Cooper (pictured) are transitioning back into their respective roles in Development and App Ops; their hard work on the Core Systems project over the last … Continue reading “Collaborative working and transferring knowledge”
Get up to speed with using New Core
New Core goes live on Monday, 3 June. From day one all staff will be required to carry out some basic profile tasks like checking your personal information is correct and adding your annual leave etc. It is therefore, really important that you have the knowledge required to be able to access and use the … Continue reading “Get up to speed with using New Core”
New Core: Progress update and next Town Hall date
New Core is a University-wide Programme redesigning core Finance, HR, Payroll, and Research Grant Management processes and delivering a new cloud-based system to enhance ways of working for all staff. Working closely with colleagues across the University, New Core will provide all colleagues with a new online system for more robust management, tracking, and reporting … Continue reading “New Core: Progress update and next Town Hall date”
IT Business Analysts pass exams with flying colours
At the beginning of May, Application Services’ Business Analysis (BA) team attended a course and passed their exams to achieve an internationally-recognised qualification in BA. They were joined by colleagues from Quality Assurance (QA) and the Project Office. Who are our Business Analysts? The BA team is headed up by Sarah Barrett, and consists of Chris … Continue reading “IT Business Analysts pass exams with flying colours”
Service Management: Upcoming events
The Service Management team has lots of training events planned for the coming months. Check out the training schedule below, and save the dates of any that you’re interested in. We will confirm the times and location for each event as they get closer. How to register You can register your interest in these training … Continue reading “Service Management: Upcoming events”