IT Academy - December 2021 training and sneak peek of 2022 speaker series topics

Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series, recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth and staff development of Yale’s IT community.

FY22 Balanced Scorecard Training (required for ITS staff)

The ITS Balanced Scorecard training (approximately 15 minutes) provides employees with an understanding of ITS strategic initiatives and highlights key areas of focus for the fiscal year. This session includes both insights from our CIO on the Balanced Scorecard as well as an in-depth review of the FY22 goals.

Access the FY22 Balanced Scorecard training through Yale’s Training Management System (TMS). Login to Yale’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) may be required.

Weekly Dynatrace Training

• Weekly Enablement Sessions - Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. - noon, via Zoom
• Bi-Weekly Coaching Sessions - Second and Fourth Wednesdays, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., via Zoom
• Coaching Quarterly Release and New Feature Sessions - Thursday (January 13 and April 14) 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., via Zoom

Tech Talks

January - March 2022

All sessions
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
via Zoom (Online only)

• Register for these Tech Talks in Yale’s Training Management System (TMS); Login to Yale’s VPN may be required.
• Add these events to my calendar

Upcoming sessions include:

• January 19 - Understanding Software Assurance Maturity Models, with Morrow Long
• January 26 - Innovation Without Discrimination: An Update on Digital Accessibility, With Michael Vaughn
• February 9 - Drones: The History, Current Landscape, And How You Can Get in On the Action, with Brandon Tassone
• February 23 - Quality Assurance Testing Shared Practices, With Netal Patel
• March 16 - Introduction to Ansible, With Michael Dunlap
• March 23 - Bias in Technology Algorithms, With Ted Hanss

Café IT

January - March 2022

All sessions
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
via Zoom (Online only)

• Register for these Café IT events in Yale’s Training Management System (TMS); Login to Yale’s VPN may be required.
• Add these events to my calendar

Upcoming sessions include:

• January 12 - My New Beginning, with Michael van Emmenes - Event Cancelled
• February 2 - Negotiation Tactics, with Ted Hanss

InfoSec Chats

January - March 2022

While we have no upcoming InfoSec Chats planned for the first quarter of 2022, you can stay up to date on need to know information security trends or send an inquiry to the team by visiting Yale’s Cybersecurity web page.

IT Academy staff development training resources

Did you miss a past Tech Talk, InfoSec Chat, or Café IT event? Most were recorded and are available online:

• IT Academy Speaker Videos Microsoft Stream Channel
• IT Staff Development (public) Box folder

View upcoming IT Academy events and training through multiple channels:

• IT calendar of events
• IT Staff Development pages (login through Yale’s VPN may be required).
• IT Academy Curriculum web page
• Yale’s Linked-In Learning website
• It’s Your Yale Learn and Grow Calendar

Get involved

IT Staff Development welcomes speaker series presenters and other training topics to add to IT Academy - please contact paul.gruhn@yale.edu for more information.

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