Efficiency Exchange
5 ways to kick start your change programme
'The beginning is the most important part of the work' - Plato. Following ancient wisdom, Meeta Thareja and Suzie Campbell offer a starter list for your change programme. They will be speaking at the 'Strategic Sourcing: new approaches to deliver success' conference in London on 4 February.
Queen Mary University of London: why taking responsibility is good for business
An institution with its origins in Victorian philanthropy values the contributions of all its workers and makes a positive impact on its local community.
ESISS: sharing information security expertise
Universities reap the benefits when information security expertise is shared ‘by the sector for the sector’, reports Dr Andrew Rothwell of Loughborough University’s Centre for Global Sourcing and Services. He talks to Matthew Cook, Ian Griffiths and Peter Darby about the Education Shared Information Security Service (ESISS) as a shared service.
Taking a high level view at the University of Cumbria
Janet Whitworth talks about adjusting to her new role as chief operating officer at the University of Cumbria with the requirement for good diary management - and a pair of wellies.
Learning about Lean at the University of Lincoln
Recently I visited the University of Lincoln at the invitation of the Vice-Chancellor, Mary Stuart. She was keen for us to see how the university is being transformed. The strides they are making in delivering efficiency are not just about ‘cashable savings’; they are about putting students at the heart of everything they do. Report: Steve Butcher, Head of Procurement and Shared Services at Hefce.
HE Shared Legal Information Seminar 20 March 2014
HE Shared Legal is holding a Seminar on 20 March 2014 to promote the HE Shared Legal service to prospective subscriber institutions across the UK.
Benchmarking helps assess performance and makes for better decision making in universities
Universities tell us that that benchmarking helps them to assess their performance and makes for better decision making, says Chris Hale, Deputy Director of Policy at Universities UK, who explains how the sector is working to improve the ways that management information is shared and measured.
Let’s talk about efficiency: update December 2013
Roundup of news and comment from the Efficiency Exchange and the Guardian Management and Administration Hub.
G-Cloud: universities can use new online marketplace
G-Cloud is a UK Government initiative to encourage the adoption of Cloud Services across the whole of the Public Sector as well as the higher education sector. It aims to simplify how the Public Sector buys and delivers services by creating a marketplace of pay-as-you-go commodity services that can be easily scaled up or down, based on the changing needs of an organisation and its users.
Autumn Statement: views from the sector
The Autumn Statement has been met with a mixed response from the sector. Among the warm welcomes, there appear to be some concerns about whether the plan will be sustainable in the long term. Here is some of the feedback:
