Delivering more with Less

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Delivering more with Less
Patrick Kennedy, Director of Strategic Planning
Change, University of Exeter Iain Springate,
Project Manager Researcher
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Introductions

• Welcome and introductions
• Aims for the session
• Lots of discussion
• The premise for the project

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Delivering more with less

• Aims to develop learning resources for managers
  in HE to aid them in generating efficiencies
• Funded by HEFCE (matched-funding) and led by the
  University of Exeter in partnership with the
  University of the Creative Arts, University
  College Falmouth and the University of Sussex

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Project Activities
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Emerging Findings Key Principles
Challenges Culture change lack of
capacity Management Supporting Staff Planning
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Promising interventions

• Business Process Reviews and Lean, EA, Balanced
  Scorecard, SPC
• Idea capture schemes
• Energy use reduction schemes
• Knowledge management
• Collaboration and shared services

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Ripe for Lean?
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Exeter initiatives

• Major re-organisation transition from Schools
  to Colleges
• Data mining
• Creating Value Group Value for Money Committee
• Staff suggestion scheme

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Value for Money

• Short and long term drivers
• Constant communications from the top
• Current approach

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Savings made by initiatives identified and
managed within Departments
Specific to college/ service initiatives
Opportunities identified through benchmarking
College/ service cost savings
Quick Wins Lead Department Heads
Working Smarter Lead Jeremy Lindley
H R Lead Stephen Cooper
Modernisation Fund Lead Patrick Kennedy
Procurement Lead John Malloch
Staff Suggestion Scheme Lead Patrick Kennedy
Cross university initiatives that can contribute
toward participating service/college savings
targets
Tactical initiatives to build momentum
Strategic initiatives
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Two questions for discussion

• Is there successful experience you have been
  involved with/aware of that others could benefit
  from?
• Are there particular approaches or issues that
  you would like our research to investigate?

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Wrapping-Up, Take-Aways Keeping in touch
Contact Iain Springate I.E.Springate_at_Exeter.ac.uk
http//admin.exeter.ac.uk/ppr/HEFCE/more_with_le
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