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Jun 29, 2023
Quarterly Update as of June 2023: Lean Six Sigma progress across UBC
We partner with UBC’s Sauder School of Business to deliver Lean Six Sigma training for beginners, seasoned professionals, and leaders at UBC. As of June 2023, a total of 844 certifications have been issued through the program and many Lean Six Sigma practitioners are currently delivering continuous improvement projects across UBC.
Jun 28, 2023
Leveraging Smartsheet for project planning and tracking
VPFO Project Management Office uses Smartsheet, a modern project and work management tool, to manage project plans, track deliverables and report on key project milestones. Safety and Risk Services (SRS) within the VPFO has also recently embraced these tools to empower its team members in project delivery.
Jun 22, 2023
Realigning Operational Excellence to Support Key Initiatives for the VPFO and UBC
The VPFO Senior Leadership Team has been working together to review, simplify, and prioritize the projects in our portfolio’s Strategic Plan. To enable key projects for the VPFO and UBC, we’re realigning some of our key resources.
Jun 14, 2023
Celebrating Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belt graduates across UBC on June 1
On June 1, Operational Excellence hosted its biannual ceremony event at The Performance Theatre in The Nest to celebrate our most recent Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belt graduates, who completed a rigorous program to become officially certified as Lean Six Sigma practitioners.
Jun 05, 2023
New resource: Project Prioritization and Change Management Matrices
VPFO Project Management Office has created a new template designed to assess and prioritize the delivery of up to three different projects, in alignment with our project prioritization process.