Organizational Excellence

Engage. Simplify. Enable the Mission

Initiatives

Organizational Excellence Methodology

In collaboration with faculty, staff, and students

Initiatives method

See pan-institutional projects in University Project Portfolio.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Ufirst: Human Resource Solutions for You (Lead Partner: Human Resources) Ufirst is a multi-year Human Resource (HR) transformation project to deliver high-quality, customer-centric Human Resource (HR) services. Read More >
ResearchUVA (Lead Partner - The Office of Sponsored Programs) ResearchUVA will create streamlined, efficient research administration processes (proposal development, submission, and award management), enabled via people and a customized enterprise-wide IT platform. Read More >
Strategic Sourcing (Lead Partner - Procurement and Supplier Diversity Services) Strategic Sourcing consolidates and leverages the purchasing power of UVA to deliver greater customer satisfaction and cost savings. Read More >
Finance Strategic Transformation (Lead Partner - Office of the Vice President for Finance) Finance Strategic Transformation simplifies financial operations for key stakeholders. The project evaluates and streamlines processes while implementing new technology and improving service across Grounds. Read More >

COMPLETED PROJECTS

University Business Intelligence (UBI) (Lead Partner - Office of the Vice President for Finance) University Business Intelligence (UBI) enables enterprise reporting of financial information, empowering units and schools with readily-accessible information to help them make better decisions for UVA. Read More >
ExpenseUVA (Lead Partner - Procurement and Supplier Diversity Services) ExpenseUVA is a Finance initiative which will deliver an automated system for managing expenses with built-in data reconciliation. Read More >
TravelUVA (Lead Partner - Procurement and Supplier Diversity Services) TravelUVA is a Procurement and Supplier Diversity Services project designed to improve the travel experience for the UVA community, increase safety, and reduce costs. Read More >
Administrative Unit Review - Procurement This review assessed Procurement's quality, efficiency, and effectiveness through a unit self-study and on-site review by an external committee. Read More >
Benchmarking of Administrative Services This comprehensive Benchmarking Study of Administrative Services across six functions (Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement, Research Administration, and Student Services) assessed the University’s effectiveness and efficiency in delivering support services. The results helped shape and inform numerous improvement initiatives. Read More >
Email Consolidation (Lead Partner - The Office of the Chief Information Officer) Email consolidation improves calendar sharing and meeting planning, enhances security, and reduces costs related to supporting multiple email systems. Read More >
Gift Processing Services (Lead Partner - The Alumni Association) Gift Processing Services is an improvement project which will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of managing donors' gifts and pledges. Read More >
Internal Communications Assessment This assessment reviewed the current state of UVA internal communications, researched best practices, and provided recommendations for internal communications. Read More >
Server / Data Centralization (Lead Partner - The Office of the Chief Information Officer) Server and data center consolidation is an Information Technology project which unifies resources in order to more efficiently and effectively manage servers and University data. Read More >

OTHER OE INITIATIVES

Innovation: Ideas to Action Innovation Management provides a framework to collect diverse insights, promote collaboration, and tap into expert knowledge. This enables the best ideas to be refined and executed. Read More >
Bacharach Leadership Group Training OE facilitates the delivery of a multi-session program for leading change and innovation. The program focuses on pragmatic leadership skills to develop an agenda, gain support, and move it forward to execution. Read More >
Great Colleges to Work For The Great Colleges to Work For program – sponsored by The Chronicle of Higher Education and ModernThink, LLC – provides senior-level administrators and academic leaders with insights on the quality of the workplace experience and the competitiveness of their policies and benefits. Read More >