Administrative Process Improvement Project
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Administrative Process Improvement Project Teams

Leadership Board:

Provides overall sponsorship, vision and guidance. Addresses issues of strategy and policy. Makes key decisions regarding organizational changes and resources allocation, and ensures changes are successfully communicated, achieved and measured for progress towards service excellence goals.

  • David Zettergren, Vice President Business and Finance
  • Ellen Watson, Interim Vice President Information Technology and CIO
  • Tom Nenon, Interim Provost
  • Rosie Bingham, Vice President Student Affairs

Program Management Group (PMG):

Serves as the internal UofM Process Consulting team. Manages the portfolio of projects; promotes adherence to best practices and ensures consistency in methodology and overall alignment with UofM strategy.  Identifies and recommends future process improvement projects to the Leadership board with the input of the campus-wide AVP group; assembles project teams and coordinates team training.

Active Projects:

Specific team that is created to address a process improvement initiative. Led by a project manager and comprised of subject matter experts (SMEs) from the functional areas and IT, who have sound analytical skills and a desire to improve processes. Draws on expertise and assets of the PMG regarding process improvement methods and experiences.

Future Projects:

  • Access to University Data and Reports
  • Advisor Load and Effectiveness
  • Electronic Evaluation of Department Chairs
  • Employee Separation and Clearance
  • For-Credit Campus wide Internship Database/Reports
  • Nine Month Faculty Appointments (EPAFs)
  • Part-Time Faculty Appointments
  • Student Worker Appointments
  • Temporary Staff Appointments

  Completed Projects: (sorted by completion date)

Governance Structure

Leadership Board

Program Management Group

Team Roles Defined

Active Projects

Future Projects

Completed Projects

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Last Updated: 4/3/13