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ITS Communication Channels

(Quick reference guide)

Channel name Channel type Frequency Communications Objective Target Audience/ Stakeholder Group Contact name for publishing
News bITS Online newsletter Monthly

Semi-technical

Useful to communicate updates of projects or new services/changes to service.

Not to be relied on as only source of communication to technical staff

Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Yes target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Claire Nicholls 
Monash Memo Online newsletter Weekly

Non-technical

Useful to communicate the introduction of new services / changes to service to all Monash staff. Must have a major university focus.

150 words maximum articles

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Yes target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students

Claire Nicholls

(All Memo articles must be approved by ITS Executive Director and Advancement so Memo articles MUST be managed by Client Communications)

Global all staff email Email As needed

Non-technical

Email to all Monash staff on all campuses.

This channel is becoming more limited and is mainly used for urgent communications.

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Yes target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Claire Nicholls or Margo Hellyer
Service Desk email

servicedesk-l@
its.monash.edu.au

Email As needed

Semi-technical / technical

Email to all ITS Service Desk staff on all Australian campuses

May include reference to technical info on the web, some FAQs, etc/

Useful to alert the Service Desk so they can be prepared for queries relating to new / changed service.

Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Service manager who is responsible for change
ITS email

its-l@
its.monash.edu.au

Email As needed

Semi-technical / technical

Email to all ITS staff on all campuses

Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Yes target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Service manager who is responsible for change
ICCT/TWP email

twp-l@
its.monash.edu.au

Email As needed

Semi-technical / technical

Email to most technical staff on all campuses.

Useful to keep ICCT informed of service changes, project updates etc.

Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Yes target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Service manager who is responsible for change
ICCT/ TWP meetings Face-to-face meeting

Monthly

(last Thurs of each month)

Semi-technical / technical

Communications usually take the form of presentations to the group.

Should not be relied upon for communication to all TWP. Should be followed up with an email to twp-l

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Ruth Kennedy
ITS Managers Group Face-to-face meeting

Monthly

(first Tues of each month)

Semi-technical / technical

Communications usually take the form of presentations to the group.

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Dennis Wheeler
ITS Managers email

its-mgr-l@
its.monash.edu.au

Email As needed

Semi-technical / technical

Email to all ITS managers on all campuses

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Service manager who is responsible for change
IT Managers Forum Face-to-face meeting Every 2 months

Semi-technical / technical

Communications take the form of presentations to the group.

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Dennis Wheeler
IT Managers email

it-mgr-forum-l@
general.monash.edu.au

Email As needed Semi-technical / technical
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Dennis Wheeler
Lab managers meeting Face-to-face meeting Monthly

Semi-technical / technical

Communications take the form of presentations to the group.

Does not reach all IT Managers – only computer lab managers

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Ed Sheaf
Lab managers email

complabmgrgrp-l@
its.monash.edu.au

Email As needed

Semi-technical / technical

Does not reach all IT Managers – only computer lab managers

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Service manager who is responsible for change
ITS website

www.its.monash.edu.au

Website As needed

Semi-technical / non-technical

Use the Spotlight section on the ITS homepage to publicise new service.

Should be used as an supplementary channel – not only channel of communication

Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Yes target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Yes target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Yes target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Yes target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Yes target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Claire Nicholls
Monash IT and computer resources Printed handout Annually (drafted Nov)

Non-technical.

Useful to introduce services to students

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Yes target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Claire Nicholls
Posters in labs Printed posters As needed

Non-technical.

Useful to introduce services to students

Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Service Desk
Not target audience / stakeholder All ITS
Not target audience / stakeholder ITS Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder IT Managers
Not target audience / stakeholder iCCT
Not target audience / stakeholder All Monash staff
Yes target audience / stakeholder All Monash students
Claire Nicholls