| Higher Education is facing its biggest financial challenge for decades: we need to maintain or improve services and quality whilst dramatically increasing efficiency. Information technology and the processes it supports can be a major tool to achieving this. However, IT capability is often insufficiently understood by non-IT leaders and IT departments are often too focussed on technology delivery to bridge that gap. Hence, opportunities are lost, barriers built and inefficiencies develop. |
| This is why any organisation can benefit from an IT leader and consultant who knows the sector, its culture and its needs. Moreover, a consultant who is skilled in developing partnerships with executives, academics and service providers yet also who has the experience of leading successful IT teams in a large and complex service. |
Colin Coghill has a unique blend of public and private sector experience, leadership of IT services in Russell Group and Millennium+ universities as well as providing consultancy on HE IT effectiveness. This means that he is quickly able to gain people’s confidence, analyse situations, propose solutions and lead changes. |
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His success can be shown by:-
- National Student Survey satisfaction for IT at his last permanent employer averaging 93%.
- An independent benchmark by Gartner showing costs 20% below peers.
- Leading internal reviews and providing consultancy advice to many universities.
Strong networks across the sector, including chairing the Russell Group of IT Directors forum.
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