Reflections on University Governance
Members of universities’ governing boards must know and understand all aspects of the institution...
Pursuing a Major Business Process Improvement Implementation: Reflecting on Who Needs to be Involved… and When (Part 2)
Managing conflicting priorities, crowded schedules and multiple audiences is par for the course...
A University-Wide PM Methodology to Improve Efficiency and Drive Projects to Completion
By standardizing the institutional approach to project management, it’s possible for a university...
Building Support for Change: Eight Strategies to Achieve Consensus
Though it can be challenging, focusing on consensus building can help leaders ensure their...
Understanding and Achieving Consensus: Best Practices and Pitfalls to Avoid
Building consensus between multiple parties is a critical responsibility of IT leaders today, and...
The Art of People-People, and the Power of ‘Why’
The capacity to clearly communicate is critical to avoiding some of the most prevalent and...
Driving Opportunities for Change: How Users Can Mobilize Change in their Divisions
By properly identifying a problem or opportunity, and then approaching a solution systematically,...
Coming Into the Fold: Why (and How) Trustees Should Participate in Institutional Procurement
While avoiding micromanaging, it’s critical for governing boards to be involved in major...
Change Management and Stakeholder Engagement: Involving End Users and Executive Sponsors
Properly engaging end users and executive sponsors is critical for the success of a major project...
Defining the Factors that Affect (or Block) a Shift Away from the Status Quo
A few key, but often uncommunicated, factors in whether or not a committee decides to shift away...
Launching a New CE Unit: Progress Report
With the new CE division off the ground, stakeholders across PLU are finding new ways to...
Reporting is Not the End
Data is powerful, and can help in making strides at improving efficiencies and processes—but it’s...
