March 15, 2001Transforming CRIM1 Mary Beth Watson-Manheim, Associate Director Arkalgud Ramaprasad, Director March 15, 2001.

March 15, 2001 Transforming CRIM 1

Transforming CRIM

Mary Beth Watson-Manheim, Associate Director

Arkalgud Ramaprasad, Director

March 15, 2001


Vision:The Center for Research in Information

Management in the Silicon Prairie


Business model

Value for business and academe

Impact on research and teaching

The Warwick Manufacturing Group


Breaking the Bubble

• Tie-in with IDS• Tie-in with CBA• Tie-in with UIC• Tie-in with Silicon Prairie


Three-Year Goals of CRIM

• Financial independence • A strong physical and virtual presence in the

Silicon Prairie• A distinctive brand name for current research

and related training, education, and placement

• A key resource for the enhancement of the IDS graduate and undergraduate programs


Focus of CRIM Activity

CRIMMembers

Professional Development and Training

Research

Education and Placement


Year 1 Membership Goals

• 100% retention of current members• 20% new members


Year 1 Research Goals

• Continue annual grants• Institute undergraduate grants• Evaluate outcome of past grants• Obtain $150,000 research grants


Year 1 Education and Placement Goals

• 5 internships• 5 mentorship of MS/MIS students• 5 course and semester projects• Formalize early recruitment procedures


Year 1 Professional Development and Training Goals

• Continue Breakfast Meetings, increase attendance

• Offer two academic seminars to industry• Initiate two certification programs


Emerging Strategy

• Internal organization• Relationship development• Breakfast meetings• Panels• Consortia• Grants• Professional Development Programs


Internal Organization

• Web site (http://www.uic.edu/cba/cba-depts/ids/crim/)

• Uniform look and feel• Renewal of committees

http://www.uic.edu/cba/cba-depts/ids/crim














Relationship Development

• Recruiters• Corporations• References• Others


Breakfast Meetings

• Continuation• Expansion


Panels

• Invited panel by topic• Size of panel – 600• Scope of panel – national, regional, local, top-

management, middle-management, etc. • 2 surveys and 1 interview per year• Contract cost approximately $40,000 per year• Draft Panel website http://www.uic.edu/~

prasad/eopanel

http://www.uic.edu/~prasad/eopanel









Panel Cost Structure

55.87% 33.33%Material $561 $561Printing $3,045 $3,045Mailing $5,211 $5,211Telecommunication (Phone, Fax, etc.) $1,593 $1,593Personnel $15,040 $15,040UIC Fringe Benefits for Personnel $2,931 $2,931UIC Overhead $15,857 $9,459Total $44,238 $37,841

UIC Overhead Rate


Panel Cost Structure (55.87%)

Material1%

Printing7%

Mailing12%

Telecommunication (Phone, Fax, etc.)

4%

Personnel34%

UIC Fringe Benefits for Personnel

7%

UIC Overhead35%


Panel Cost Structure (33.33%)Material

1%Printing

8%

Mailing14%

Telecommunication (Phone, Fax, etc.)

4%

Personnel40%

UIC Fringe Benefits for Personnel

8%

UIC Overhead25%


Potential Panel Topics

• Critical IS Issues (internal)• Operability (contract)• eBusiness continuity (contract)• Virtual teams (contract)


Consortia

• Companies with a common research interest• Funded by an annual fee, state grants, and

federal grants• Research agenda determined by the

consortium members


Consortium Structure

Draft consortium proposal available.


Potential Consortia Topics

• Operability• eBusiness Continuity• Virtual teams


Grants

• Federal, State, and Other• UIC DigitalWorld• Transformation of Health Care in the

Silicon Prairie


Professional Development Programs

• Technical• Managerial• digitalESP – WebSphere, Web

Services


Implementation

Starting now


Evaluation

Half-yearly

March 15, 2001Transforming CRIM1 Mary Beth Watson-Manheim, Associate Director Arkalgud Ramaprasad, Director March 15, 2001.

Documents

current research

topicsize of panel

reply envelopes

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scope of panel national

yeardraft panel website

yearcontract cost

information management