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Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative

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Application Development Design Team

Working in tandem with the Gap Apps and Enterprise Tools readiness initiative team, the Application Development and Design team was established to define the platforms strategy for Workday-supporting applications.

Key Update

Quarter 2, October – December:
 

  • Reviewed current-state system development lifecycle processes across Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medicine, looked at gap applications findings, and initiated funcational and technical governance discussions.
  • Evaluated custom development and data integration and reporting tools; began resource planning, licensing evaluations, and cross-training conversations to plan support for Workday application development such as Workday Extend.

 

Next Steps

Quarter 2, October – December:

  • Collaborate across Cornell to develop a draft institutional framework to guide technology platforms management, IT decision-making, technical debt reduction, and project intake.
    • This framework will leverage existing request processes to evaluate custom development needs, assess enterprise and mobile development capabilities, and incorporate AI and no-code governance.
    • Guided by and in support of the Workday strategy and buy-versus-build decisions, the framework can extend beyond Workday to other institutional systems, enabling more consistent, coordinated, and informed technology decisions for the university as a whole.

 

Design Team Leads

Vicky Mikula
Assistant Director, Enterprise Applications
Cornell Information Technologies
Ithaca-supported campuses

Chris Huang
Associate Director, Software Development
Weill Cornell Medicine

CEMI’s Six Vertical Focus Areas or Workstreams

a table with six legs

Achieving a seamless digital environment across Cornell will require coordinated progress on six interdependent initiatives — like building all six legs while simultaneously raising the table.

 

Channels within the Technical Workstream

 

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