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Tag: Operational Excellence
Campus Shared Services IT center takes stock of early success
May 1, 2013:
In mid January, Campus Shared Services Information Technology began supporting more than 3,700 UC Berkeley staff from its home base in West Berkeley. The IT group, which has been closely tracking customer satisfaction through anonymous surveys and user testimonials, reports on campus users’ largely positive feedback so far.
Campus Shared Services launches first phase of IT support
January 17, 2013:
Starting Jan. 17, Campus Shared Services is providing IT support for all faculty and staff in the Chancellor’s Office, units within VCAF, IST and the Office of the CIO, as well as groups that previously received IT service from DOCS.
CalTime to get expedited rollout
October 25, 2012:
To comply with recent decisions at the UC systemwide level, UC Berkeley is planning to move to a bi-weekly pay cycle for non-exempt employees (those eligible to earn overtime). These changes will result in an expedited rollout of CalTime.
New campus budget plan sets stage for strategic financial planning
October 10, 2012:
Members of the campus community recently got their first look at UC Berkeley’s new budget plan, the product of months of collaboration between finance staff, the Budget Office and the Operational Excellence CalPlanning project team. Now, the OE-funded system CalPlanning allows campus finance staff to learn new processes, develop financial-analysis and planning skills, and foster a more strategic approach to campus finances.
New ‘energy incentive’ links kilowatt usage with the bottom line
September 11, 2012:
There’s little incentive to conserve when someone else pays the bill. So the new Energy Incentive Program aims to motivate building occupants and managers to bring down electricity usage. It’s one part of Operational Excellence’s energy program, and it’s projected to save the campus a sizable chunk of change each year, as well as shrink its carbon footprint.
Staff urged to take online survey of campus services, technology, job experiences
June 28, 2012:
UC Berkeley staff are being urged to fill out the online survey that aims to measure their satisfaction with administrative services, technology and tools and their workplace experience.
Leadership program teams present findings on boosting ‘high-performance culture’
June 28, 2012:
Just before their graduation from UC Berkeley’s Leadership Development Program, three teams of staffers presented their findings on how to boost the campus’s “high-performance culture.”
Campus Shared Services Center location announced
May 16, 2012:
UC Berkeley has signed a lease for a building to house the new Campus Shared Services (CSS) Center. The building is located at 1608 Fourth St., on the edge of Berkeley’s Fourth Street retail district, and the first 170 staff will move in this fall.
Naming contest for campus email, calendar ‘Google solution’
March 12, 2012:
Members of the campus community are invited to submit Berkeley-specific names for the new email and calendar services, to be provided by Google as part of the OE Productivity Suite. The contest deadline is March 19, with a $250 gift card as the prize for the winning entry.
Free UC Berkeley Extension courses for eligible staff
January 17, 2012:
To support Operational Excellence, the Center for Organizational and Workforce Effectiveness (COrWE), in cooperation with UC Berkeley Extension, is providing free tuition at the time of enrollment for a number of workforce-development Extension courses during 2012.
Free UC Berkeley Extension courses for eligible staff
January 11, 2012:
To support Operational Excellence, the Center for Organizational and Workforce Effectiveness (COrWE), in cooperation with UC Berkeley Extension, is providing free tuition at the time of enrollment for selected Extension courses.
Campus selects Google as new email and calendar solution
December 21, 2011:
UC Berkeley has selected Google Apps for Education as the campus’s new calendar and email platform. The decision, finalized on Wednesday, followed months of detailed evaluation as part of the OE Productivity Suite project. Migration to the new platform will occur over the next 12 months; more details on the new tools and timeline will be available in January.
The view from California Hall
August 26, 2011:
As the fall semester begins, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau looks at the challenges resulting from the steep loss of state funding for UC and Berkeley, and — despite the obstacles — sees a campus moving forward on a number of major fronts.
Birgeneau’s bottom line: ‘Public education matters’
August 25, 2011:
In his annual back-to-school media briefing, the chancellor was cautiously upbeat, insisting that despite Berkeley’s budget woes, the campus has managed to maintain its standing among the nation’s great universities.
From cracks in the campus budget, a new research community blooms
August 22, 2011:
Born of financial crisis, Berkeley’s Institute for the Study of Societal Issues has cultivated a more collaborative, community-based approach to social-science research. In the process, a rickety old campus building has been transformed into a place where scholars can do more with less.
Staff Assembly digests chancellor’s stark campus update
May 25, 2011:
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau sought solace in relativity Tuesday as he strained to strike an upbeat note during his state-of-the-campus address to the Berkeley Staff Assembly.
Bridging Berkeley’s budget gap
April 8, 2011:
Chancellor Birgeneau recently unveiled a strategy to bridge Berkeley’s funding gap “by utilizing all of the resources at our disposal.” The NewsCenter spoke with John Wilton, the campus’s new vice chancellor for administration and finance, for a closer look at what might be in store in 2011-12.
Chancellor’s 2011-12 budget message
April 1, 2011:
In his annual budget call letter to vice chancellors, Chancellor Birgeneau lays out a strategy to bridge Berkeley’s funding gap “by utilizing all of the resources at our disposal.”
Important message regarding the 2011-12 budget
February 1, 2011:
Chancellor Birgeneau and EVC&P Breslauer write to the campus community about the expected impact of looming budget cuts, and the steps that are being taken to mitigate the shock.
Campus restructuring saves $20 million
January 14, 2011:
The Operational Excellence Steering Committee late Thursday announced the results from the first phase of an administrative restructuring effort which has resulted in the elimination of approximately 280 full-time positions on campus, half involuntarily and half through the removal of vacant positions, retirements and resignations.
Andrew Szeri named Operational Excellence program head
January 11, 2011:
Professor of Mechanical Engineering Andrew Szeri, dean of the Graduate Division, has been named the faculty program head for Operational Excellence at UC Berkeley. He replaces Al Pisano, who recently resigned due to personal reasons.
Al Pisano steps down as head of Operational Excellence Program Office
January 6, 2011:
Al Pisano, faculty head of the Operational Excellence Program Office (OE) and Professor of Mechanical Engineering tendered his resignation from the OE Program Office positio due to personal reasons.
For Operational Excellence, bottom line is $75 million in change
September 2, 2010:
It took Al Pisano, recently named to head the program office for Operational Excellence, a week to agree to take the assignment. Now, the veteran mechanical engineering professor is “completely committed’ to helping Berkeley achieve $75 million in annual savings by boosting the efficiency — and effectiveness — of campus operations.
Operational Excellence homes in on potential savings
February 12, 2010:
Now two-thirds of the way through a six-month fact-finding phase, the project has interviewed more than 500 staff, faculty, students, and alumni to determine smarter, cheaper, and more effective ways of conducting university business. Vice Chancellor Frank Yeary, the initiative’s point person, says the efforts are starting to bear fruit.
