Software Steering Committee
Committee Charge: Establish guidelines and processes for purchasing and evaluating software requests, discontinuing underutilized software and determining the best method for distributing software and reviewing software licenses.
The LTS Software Committee schedules bi-weekly meetings to review progress on planning goals, evaluate software usage data, review software renewals as well as the following:
- The acquisition of new software and the review of new software and SaaS requests
- Evaluate adequacy of current software licensing arrangements, and explore improvements
- Explore possibilities for discontinuing underutilized software (Discontinuing software titles based on usage, demand or cost. May investigate cost sharing with departments if software is still in demand)
- Renewal of software contracts and/or a recommended change in a software license (such as an increase or decrease in license counts).
- Review software contract changes and the impact on the distribution of software.
- Review software distribution mechanisms to ensure compliance while attempting to meet changing user requirements and needs
- The distribution and availability of stand alone software packages (maintenance of Lehigh University Install Software (software.lehigh.edu))
- Software requests (approvals) for installation in the AWS LUapps environment.
- Works with requestors, faculty and departments to investigate whether or not a similar software solution is available
Members: Gale Fritsche (Chair), Ilena Key, Jesse Pearson, Justin Patterson, Amanda Caton, Peggy Kane, Donna Cressman, Ryan Bradley, Boaz Nadav Manes