Quarterly Update: Lean Six Sigma progress across UBC as of March 2023
As of March 2023, a total of 792 certifications have been issued through the program and many Lean Six Sigma practitioners are currently delivering continuous improvement projects across UBC. Click through to view your faculty or unit’s progress with Lean Six Sigma completion.
VPFO Communications & Engagement team completes Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
The four members of VPFO Communications & Engagement team have a long-demonstrated passion for learning and applying new skills. The team is now better equipped to help UBC achieve its process improvement goals with Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification from the UBC Sauder School of Business
Identifying, prioritizing and pursuing improvement opportunities across UBC HR, IT and Finance
In November 2022, we mentioned receiving funding and endorsement from President’s Executive Management Team to deliver operational improvement roadmaps for UBC HR, IT and Finance in partnership with Nous Group (Nous) and Cubane Consulting (Cubane), as part of an effort to drive UBC’s vision of service transformation forward. Learn more about some of the identified initiatives within each function.
Save the Date: Continuous Improvement Community of Practice event on April 20
Improve your Lean knowledge by learning some of the key principles of the Shingo Prize of Operational Excellence at the third Continuous Improvement CoP, organized by Operational Excellence on April 20, 2023.
Join us and our UBC Lean Six Sigma graduates in the celebration event on June 1
Operational Excellence is pleased to announce that the third Lean Six Sigma celebration event will be held on June 1, 2023. This is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our Yellow and Green Belts and recognize their commitment to driving continuous improvement at UBC.
New project kick-off template available in the Project Management Tool Vault
Operational Excellence has created a new template designed to help project managers accelerate their project kick-off and align Steering Committee and project team members towards the same goals and expectations. Access the Project Kick-off template, in addition to many other helpful resources, on the Project Management Tool Vault page.
Welcome Frank Laezza!
Today marks the official start of Frank Laezza’s tenure with UBC as our new Vice-President Finance & Operations. As a strong believer in connected leadership, Frank is looking forward to working with the VPFO team of 1400+ people in the oversight of UBC’s core financial, facilities, and safety functions, across both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.
Finance & HR IRP Benefits Realization Management to cease monthly reporting in April 2023
Since 2020, Integrated Renewal Program’s Benefits Realization Management (IRP BRM) has been providing visibility into UBC’s journey towards achieving the benefits of implementing Workday HR and Finance. Now in its third year and with the current fiscal year coming to a close, IRP BRM will wind down and cease monthly tracking and reporting at end of FY22/23.