Efficiency Through Third-Party Relationships Can Lead to Differentiation
By working with vendors to implement systems that create back-end efficiencies, staff and...
How Removing Silos Supports Institutional Growth and Diversity
If institutions commit to improving processes and reducing silos, they will be able to offer more...
Just-In-Time Technology: Improving Retention and Success of “New Traditionals”
Tools designed to automate personalized retention-developing tactics are critical to student...
How an Evolved IT Unit Can Take an Institution from Good to Great
Institutional IT units must play a central role in the development and transformation of colleges...
The Differentiating Value of Efficient Institutional Management
Though highly efficient business management practices are not a market differentiator, they are...
High-Touch, High-Tech: The Future of Postsecondary Efficiency
By introducing tools that allow staff to focus on high-touch tasks, institutions can improve their...
Staff Effectiveness and the Modern Efficient Institution
By focusing on staff competency and training, UNC Charlotte was able to become more effective and...
Back-End Automation Leads to Better Student Service and Institutional Savings
By automating some aspects of the heavy lifting faced by academic advisors, their time is freed up...
Efficiency Central to Innovation and Growth, Despite Upfront Cost
Though critics of efficiency will point to upfront costs and task reduction, these changes are...
Misconceptions Challenge Efficiency in Higher Ed
Although there is an expectation that the changes being demanded by policymakers and the public can...
Economies of Scale and Higher Ed: What Postsecondary Leaders Can Learn from Industry
By taking advantage of economies of scale and putting effort into learning more about their...
Shared Services: Bringing Efficiency from NASA to Higher Education
Moving toward a shared services model can reap major rewards for higher education institutions...
