Ms. Sokol,

This page was built for Richard Bland. It is a short, candid outside read on the College’s operating environment, prepared by CampusWorks + Dynamic Campus from the public record before any conversation with your office.

Richard Bland’s proposed Banner SaaS investment would bring both implementation costs and ongoing commitments into future budgets. Evaluating those costs alongside the College’s existing IT services can help reveal the full financial and operational implications before funding decisions are made.

Three things caught our attention.

1. The proposal has costs beyond implementation. Banner SaaS would introduce ongoing commitments that deserve to be considered alongside existing IT services.
2. SaaS changes responsibilities without removing all internal work. Oversight, functional expertise, and administrative support remain part of the financial picture.
3. Funding decisions benefit from a complete view. Knowing what the platform includes and what the College must still provide can make budget assumptions more explicit.

Why Richard Bland. Why now.

1. Banner SaaS is proposed in the Six-Year Plan. The College can examine options before making a long-term commitment.
2. Greater institutional autonomy is part of the planning conversation. Technology ownership and support can be considered alongside that direction.
3. Implementation and recurring support need to be planned together. A baseline now can inform both project funding and future budgets.

This is a useful moment to step back because the evaluation is most valuable while important choices are still open — before the next operating model becomes the default.

What you can expect from a Different Perspective evaluation

CampusWorks + Dynamic Campus will provide a complimentary Different Perspective evaluation that will result in a concise, executive-level assessment designed to help you better understand the current IT environment, identify opportunities for improvement, and determine if your current IT managed services model is built for where your institution is headed.

Deliverables include:

• Key observations, findings, and recommendations emerging from the assessment.
• SWOT analysis identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and risks within the current IT environment.
• Quick wins and areas for growth highlighting opportunities for near-term improvement as well as areas requiring longer-term attention.
• High-level strategies and forward-looking options, including a 12–18-month recommendation roadmap to help guide sequencing and next steps.
• Core systems analysis covering the institution’s ERP, SIS, CRM, and related platforms.
• Initial maturity assessment of operational practices, governance, AI maturity, and cybersecurity posture.
• Prioritized themes for improvement or change identifying the areas that warrant the greatest attention, investment, or further exploration.

Before you carry today’s model forward, get a different perspective.

No proposal. No obligation. No requirement to change providers. No commitment of any kind.

Just an independent perspective on what the current model delivers, what the institution needs next, and whether those two things are still aligned.

Why CampusWorks + Dynamic Campus?

Because managed services should evolve with the institution. CampusWorks + Dynamic Campus bring together deep IT and functional expertise to deliver one of higher education’s most comprehensive managed services models. Our integrated approach is designed for today’s financial, operational, workforce, and technology realities — helping institutions extend capacity, reduce risk, strengthen resilience, and improve the way work gets done across the enterprise.

More importantly, we help institutions look beyond the status quo. With expertise that extends well beyond technology alone, we provide the perspective, flexibility, and support needed to choose an operating model aligned with where the institution is headed next.