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Mar 14, 2023
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.
Mar 13, 2023
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.
Mar 10, 2023
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.
Feb 14, 2023
Continuing to measure your Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt project
Now that you have submitted your Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt report for your certification, you are encouraged to monitor the results that you have set in your goals on a quarterly basis. Operational Excellence has created a BRM SharePoint site to post the tracking of your results. Your results are due on April 15, 2023 for the reporting period of January 1–March 31, 2023.
Dec 08, 2022
Continuous Improvement Community of Practice on December 1: Advancing career through Lean Six Sigma, reviewing 14 principles of Lean
In our recent CoP session, Sean Zheng, who was recently promoted to Sub-Head in Stores, Municipal Services within UBC Facilities, shared how advancing his knowledge of Lean Six Sigma helped advance his career, and participants had an opportunity to review the 14 principles of Lean in a UBC context.