Administrative Excellence

AE Teams Strategize Best Practices for IT Decision Making

ae_editor — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:49:13 +0000

Two strategic work teams are researching the best ways to deliver information technology services while supporting the core mission of UW–Madison.

AE Campus Forum: Wednesday, June 20

ae_editor — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:35:38 +0000

Members from seven teams described their efforts and listened to feedback during this campus forum held at Union South.

AE Teams Host June 18 Web Chat

ae_editor — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:30:00 +0000

View the transcript.

Administrative Excellence Teams Recommend Efficiency Measures

ae_editor — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:45:43 +0000

A UW-Madison team working on the AE project will recommend the university select a single software supplier for campus email and calendaring systems. The recommendation is one of several being released by the project’s Email & Calendaring, Classroom Space Utilization and Data Center Aggregation teams. Read more about the work of the teams.

Strategic Purchasing Recommended by Administrative Excellence Teams

ae_editor — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:52:18 +0000

Recommendations will provide a strategic purchasing direction for UW–Madison and save nearly $14 million over five years, according to estimates by teams working on the Administrative Excellence project. Read more about the work of the strategic purchasing work teams: Computer Bundles, Office Supplies, Scientific Supplies, and Maintenance, Repair and Operations Supplies.

Email and Calendaring Team Shares Survey Results

ae_editor — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:54:32 +0000

The Administrative Excellence Email and Calendaring team recently conducted a survey to learn how faculty, staff, and students use email and calendaring systems on campus. Read the results.

Administrative Excellence plans begin to take shape

University Communications — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:17:58 +0000

Administrative Excellence work teams have been rolling up their sleeves to refine and develop action plans to incorporate effective resource stewardship across the campus.

Administrative Excellence Steering Committee message of support to the Email & Calendaring team

ae_editor — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:20:36 +0000

The following letter was sent to the Administrative Excellence Email & Calendaring team by Provost Paul DeLuca, Vice Chancellor Darrell Bazzell, and CIO Bruce Maas in response to a concern expressed by team members regarding an interim calendar solution.

Administrative Excellence forum examines opportunities, efficiencies

University Communications — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:44:09 +0000

In a time of decreasing state support for public universities, University of Wisconsin-Madison officials say the time is now to seize opportunities provided by the flexibilities granted to the campus to create budget efficiencies.

Campus Connection: UW-Madison unveils ‘five opportunities for greater efficiency’

University Communications — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:20:48 +0000

UW-Madison interim Chancellor David Ward will host a campus forum Thursday to highlight five areas in which a consulting firm believes the university can run more effectively and efficiently. (From The Cap Times)