CBT: The College Brain Trust - Information Technology

Take Technology Beyond the Data.

Having a well-run, efficient and effective information technology department is critical to California community colleges, especially in these challenging times.

The College Brain Trust and its team of information technology consultants – Lee Belarmino from San Joaquin Delta CCD, Mojdeh Mehdizadeh from Contra Costa CCD, Karen Trimble from Yuba CCD and Mick Holsclaw from Los Rios CCD - can provide on-time and on-budget solutions to just about any IT challenge you may face.

CBT’s highly knowledgeable and experienced Information Technology professionals are recognized as the most-experienced and most effective problem-solving IT pros in the business. They can help you and your district deal with IT challenges ranging from decentralized student aid to accreditation demands to process review and recommendations.

Our approach is to provide a menu of services to choose from, enabling you to select only those services necessary to meet your project goals, budget and timelines.

Services include:

Strategic IT Planning and Master Plans

SWOT analysis
Survey of key stakeholders
Planning and facilitating charettes
Development of strategic plan
Disaster recovery planning
Evaluation/selection of a business intelligence tool set

Information Technology Assessment

Organizational structure
Staffing and job description review
Review and coaching on projects in flight or on the books
Process review at department and/or division level
Post-mortem review of campus crisis, including practices/procedures to avoid future incidents

Organizational Training for Executives and College Leaders

Best uses of technology for effective leadership
Improving communication workflows using technology resources
Coaching services for new IT leaders and staff

Business Intelligence Services

Assessment of Informational Needs
Development of Dashboard Model
Selection of Product/Tool
Assistance with selection of major