¶ … Roles, Responsibilities and Staffing Requirements of Desire2Learn (D2L)
Defining the Project Roles, Responsibilities and Staffing Requirements for Desire2Learn (D2L)
For any large-scale software implementation project to succeed there must be a galvanizing objective that unifies those inside and outside the organization to a common vision and goal. For the Desire2Learn initiative, the communication, collaboration and continued support from outside the school district are just as critical as the need for support from individual schools, their principals and teachers. In setting the objective of upgrading classrooms to get the full benefit from the D2L learning management system, the project leaders will need to create a strong sense of ownership and support for positive outcomes across the district's entire ecosystem. The most important aspect of a project leader's role is to create and continually fuel high levels of authenticity, transparency and especially trust through and between project...
This is especially true for members of the school district's ecosystem outside its organization. The project leader needs to orchestrate these roles together, creating a unified strategy to ensure the successful implementation and adoption of the D2L learning management system.
Defining and Managing Roles Critical to Project Success
Ensuring that the project succeeds within the school district requires that both the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of IT take leadership roles and provide guidance on the piloting, program management and project lifecycle management of the D2L system implementation. Both the CIO and Director of IT form a vital catalyst from a change management perspective as well, as entire organizations will more readily adopt to change when they see their leaders supporting a new strategic initiative or program (Sommerville, Craig, Hendry, 2010). The entire school district will see…
