Governing the Corporate University

The incorporation of a successful enterprise-wide Corporate University takes enterprise-wide goals and planning. It can begin with a single department and grow from a strategic plan to incorporate all other department in a phased approach, or an enterprise-wide mandate. In either case, a Governance Committee that represents all stakeholders drives success. Often, once the Corporate University is live, the Governance Committee disbands and turns it over to some form of IT and administrative maintenance. However, the continued effort of a Governance Committee is imperative.

After the LMS implementation, the committee still works to advocate and monitor LMS use. It remains a proactive, decision making entity. If the LMS expands to include additional sections of the company, the Governance committee may also grow to allow for representation of them.

The committee continues to:

• Act as a unified leader
• Mold the LMS to remain in line with ever changing business objectives
• Monitor quality assurance and provide a depository for comments and issues
• Oversee continued technical and administrative operations
• Incorporate key business objectives into learning objectives
• Assign responsibilities and ensure accountable actions
• Resolve problems and conflicts
• Remain alert to new opportunities and benefits the LMS could offer