About CITM

Mission

To Build A Center Of National Prominence At The Crossroads Of Technology And Management.

Directed by Dr. Michael J. Savoie, the Center for Information Technology and Management (CITM) focuses on wrapping the business case around new and emerging technologies. We have incorporated several methods to achieve our mission. Our Executive-in-Residence and Faculty-in-Residence programs provide leadership for all activities of the Center.

CITM’s mission is accomplished through the use of internships, team projects, and partnerships with the business community. Clients can utilize services including idea evaluation (The Incubator), Graduate student class projects, and Center level projects (eRepository). We implement this by using a test bed environment initiative with clients, partners and sponsors and evaluate for best practices to incorporate new technologies into real world activities. Through simulation, CITM can then identify issues that may arise from new technological implementations - issues that result in lost productivity and higher costs in the real world. Solutions to these issues are identified and tested before our partners invest millions of dollars in new technology.

Dean's Message

The Center for Information Technology and Management (CITM) at The University of Texas at Dallas was established in 2001 as part of The School of Management. CITM enhances information technology through research and application. Likewise, the research and new technology developed in The School of Management is accessible tothe public and private sectors. CITM provides a venue for corporate partners to evaluate new ideas and technologies as they apply to their daily activities. We welcome inquiries into how this important center can help your company expand its technology and business initiatives.

Background Of The Center

CITM is an education and research center that works with organizations, government entities, entrepreneurs, faculty and students to develop business and information technology solutions to specific problems and needs. In short, we wrap the business case around new and emerging technologies.CITM provides the vehicle that enables research and new technology developed in The UTD Schoolof Management to be accessible to both the public and private sectors. Through its various cutting-edge computer labs, CITM provides a venue for corporate partners to evaluate new ideas and technologies as they apply to their daily activities.The work conducted at CITM expands the school’s ebusiness programs and research initiatives by directing its mission toward the challenges of the rapid changes occurring a the technology-driven global society.

Our Focus

The focus of the Center will continue to shift toward Enterprise Systems. This area, which includes ERP and Enterprise Mobility, is one of the fastest growing areas within IT.The Center began focusing on this area in 2004 with the creation of the Enterprise Mobility Lab within CITM. In 2006, CITM began working with the UTD faculty teaching enterprise systems courses to further develop the infrastructure necessary to support the course offerings. Our goal is to build awareness and increase the focus of enterprise systems education within our university.In order to be successful, outside organizations are being asked to join the Board to better the program and offerings. The ultimate goal is to educate students with skills needed by corporations and consulting firms in the area of enterprise system.

The Team

CITM is a part of The School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas. Our staff includes the director, Michael Savoie, Ph.D., assistant director, executives-in residence, faculty-in-residence, graduate assistants and interns. While the number of personnel involved in the center varies based on projects, the center has maintained a team of between 75 and 100 persons. Dr. Savoie, a senior consultant and facilitator, has over eighteen years experience in assisting companies in managing their corporate infrastructure. He has authored over 100 publications in his seventeen years of university teaching. Dr. Savoie’s current research focus is on the role of information technology in organizational transformation.