2004-2007 Strategic Plan Results
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November 2007
Leadership Perspective
The major themes for the Greater Dayton IT Alliance 2004-07 Strategic Plan focused
- on outreach to vertical market industries to raise the IT IQ of the region
- increase technology adoption
- provide business development opportunities for technology providers.
Over the course of the three years, 156 new members were added shifting the membership mix for technology provider to technology user from 60/40 to 50/50. New educational programs and special interest groups provided the manufacturing, legal, health care, and small business sector opportunities to network and learn.
The overall goal for the plan was to drive incremental economic activity within the region by creating new job opportunities, investments, and cost savings. The economic return to the membership and the community was valued at $2,758,100 with a contribution by Ohio’s IT Alliance of $179,654 over 3 years. This equates to a $15 return for each dollar invested by the State of Ohio. Services provided to members and the community generated $1,725,682 in revenue providing industry match of $10 for each dollar of state funds invested. These figures do not include productivity costs saved by the services provided to companies interested in locating technology or training resources.
Over the last several months a committee of volunteers has been working with the Dayton Development Coalition’s 15 Strategic Plan for information technology and started to craft the direction and themes for the 2008-11 Strategic Plan. We will continue to build on the programs and success of the past three years and hope that you continue to stay involved as we roll-out the roadmap for the future of the greater Dayton region!
Grow IT Based Wealth
- The Tech Source program, a business to business referral service, was created to bring technology buyers and providers together spurring technology adoption and business opportunities.
- Active volunteers helped craft the business plan, industry-specific taxonomy, and the web application for the Tech Source program. The program was staffed and launched in 2005 when the Ohio Department of Development granted funds through Ohio’s IT Alliance.
- The marketing and branding campaign resulted in technology providers’ company electronic brochures and websites being viewed over 12,000 times through the Tech Source portal. Sixty-six potential business connections were assisted through this program with system support, database maintenance, and application assistance being the most frequently requested. Twenty closed business deals were tracked with a value of $1,612,000.
- Provide Technical Leadership
- A team of volunteers working with the Miami Valley Communications Council investigated the potential for a Regional Network and the future role for D-MIX.
- Twenty-five CIO Council meetings were coordinated including joint meetings with the Columbus and Cincinnati groups. IT leaders from technology companies, vertical market industries, academia, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base met to discuss best practices and emerging technologies.
Develop Regional IT Competency
- Digital Mixers were co-hosted with the i-Zone, the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, Wright State University and other colleges and universities.
- Ten college scholarships were awarded in conjunction with the McKenna Group for a value of $11,500.
- Nearly 120 companies posted 412 jobs to the website’s Employment Exchange (valued at $123,600).
- Forty-four networking and educational events were hosted presenting 201 educational sessions, with over 2,200 professionals attending, while maintaining a satisfaction rating of 4.5 out of a possible 5.
- Three Ohio Information Security Conferences were organized in partnership with the ISSA, Infragard, the Ohio Contingency Planners of Ohio, and the Ohio Information Security Forum.
- Eighty-one Training Exchange classes were provided to 958 professionals with a satisfaction rating of 88%. Companies saved 23% off cost of retail training and 54% off when travel would have been required. The total training cost savings to the community is valued at $1,011,000
Advocate the Regional IT Agenda
- Through the efforts of the membership committee, 240 technology providers, vertical market companies, academic institutions, and government agencies participate as members.
- Technology First, Dayton published 36 print editions with 540 articles on information technology and business topics. Over 150,000 print copies were distributed to professionals in the community.
- Technology First, Dayton published over 150 electronic editions with over 450,000 messages distributed to professionals.
- Unique monthly website visitors quadrupled over the past three years with 22,810 unique monthly visitors in 2007.
- A strategic partnership with the Dayton Development Coalition included co-location and crafting the 15 year strategic plan for information technology.
Greater Dayton IT Alliance Board of Trustees
Pete Callaro, Chair
Vice President, US Operations
MSID US
Mikki Clancy
Vice President and CIO
Premier Health Partners
Gary Codeluppi
VP, Marketing and Business Development
The Ross Group
Joanne Cummins
Vice President, Enterprise and Software
Standard Register
Ann Gallaher
Chief Operating Officer
Deborah Gaston
Assistant to Commander
88th Communications Group
Wright Patterson AFB
Jack Gerbs
President
Quanexus
Steve Hangen
VP and CIO
WinWholesale Inc.
Barbara Hayde
President
The Entrepreneurs Center
Don Hopkins
Vice President & CIO
NCR Corporation
Tim Hull
President
TDH Marketing & Communications
Kenneth A. Moore
Senior Vice President
Sinclair Community College
Paul Moorman
Chief Technology Officer
MeadWestvaco
JP Nauseef
President and CEO
Dayton Development Coalition
Rick Novak
President/CEO
Novak & Associates
Terry Rapoch
President
daytaOhio - The Wright Center for Data
Gordon Schick
Vice President
LexisNexis
Vikram Sethi
The Raj Soin College of Business
Wright State University
Dr. Thomas Skill
Associate Provost & CIO
University of Dayton
Robert Turner, Vice Chair
President
CommSys, Inc.
Cliff Williams
Vice President
CDO Technologies
Executive Committee
Pete Callaro, Chair
Vice President, US Operations
MSID US
Robert Turner, Vice Chair
President
CommSys, Inc.
Ann Gallaher
Chief Operating Officer
Jack Gerbs
President
Quanexus
Steve Hangen
VP and CIO
WinWholesale Inc.
Barbara Hayde
President
The Entrepreneurs Center
Don Hopkins
Vice President & CIO
NCR Corporation
Tim Hull
President
TDH Marketing & Communications
Terry Rapoch
President
daytaOhio - The Wright Center for Data
Greater Dayton IT Alliance Staff
Ann Gallaher
Chief Operating Officer
Andy Hickey
Manager, Member Services
Claire Kerr
Director, Tech Source
Linda Hanaway
Director, Training Exchange
