Curt Herridge is the Associate Chief Information Officer for Data and Application Services at SMU. His team manages enterprise applications, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), web development and web presence, data integration, database administration, data warehousing, and analytics. Curt partners with staff, faculty, and students to continuously evolve and improve all services. Curt is deeply interested in all aspects of technology having evolved from roles including help desk, network operations, and server operations.
Aligning project management tools between higher education institutions and implementation partners requires early collaboration and negotiation to ensure successful, minimally disruptive technology deployments.
Increasing financial pressures have led many colleges and universities to move toward greater centralization of their IT departments.
The reorganization of IT into a single unit at Southern Methodist University created a flexible and agile development group, capable of supporting emerging opportunities and laying the foundation for other emerging areas related to digital transformation.
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