The University of Sheffield
Corporate Information and Computing Services

CiCS Objectives


Departmental Objectives

The following outlines the objectives of CiCS to meet the needs of the University community:
  1. To be a customer focused department and improve our ratings in the student and staff satisfaction surveys.
  2. To improve internal communication so that all staff have a clear understanding of how they contribute to the department’s objectives.
  3. To provide an improved experience for students by providing high quality learning and teaching spaces, access to systems and services which are tailored to their needs and staff support.
  4. To provide an ICT infrastructure to support the University’s research strategy.
  5. To provide robust and reliable systems and infrastructure to support a 24/7 operation.
  6. To achieve the highest possible quality of service delivery to the University within the resources available, implementing best practice to ensure value for money and customer satisfaction.
  7. To manage effectively major developments and changes in services through a coherent departmental programme of projects, involving key stakeholders throughout.
  8. To work together as a department to help the University to achieve Our Shared Vision.

Section Objectives

In addition to the departmental objectives above, each section defines its own objectives.