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Business Process Redesign

Core Business Process - 03-15-06

Business & Finance Division

BPR Notes

March 15, 2006

 

 

  1. Notes from BPR meeting of 1/18/06 meeting were distributed on 1/30/06:

 

  1. Team leaders are to provide status reports on the following processes:

 

BPR

Department

Members

Impact

Status

Customer Service

B&F Division

Patsy Barr – Stephanie Rooks, Tricia Durrough, Dan Lewis

Due Date:  3/31/2006

-Measurement of customers.

-Continuous Improvement.

-Conformity to SACS requirements

- 9/19/05:  Meeting reviewed survey design, frequency, and training needs. 

- Meeting held 9/19/05

- Poll directors to determine area needs.

B&F Website

Division

Jerry Mock – Robin Mullinix, Bill Gauthier

Due Date:  3/1/2006

Enhance current website for effective customer usage.

UWG website committee meets 3/16.  Purchased web content design package.  Two committees – Design and Procedures. Jerry to discuss B&F website w/Robin upon trip return.

Equipment Inventory

Public Safety

Tom Mackel

 

Due Date:  3/1/2006

Improve accessibility and information on Public Safety equipment – inventory levels & equipment assignment.

Per Charlie - Ready for March ‘06

 

Communications

Public Safety

Tom Mackel -

Due Date:  Fall 2006

Improve on PS Dept. and abilities in Hispanic communication.  Should also help with law enforcement agencies in community.

3/15: No change

Parking Decal

Public Safety

Tom Mackel -

Due Date:

How can we reduce the difficulty students have (especially at night) in getting their parking decal

1/18/06:  Review the current process and the method that some other institutions employ.  Bill suggested that we make this an electronic process and have it implemented by the fall semester.

3/15:  7/1 implementation

Institutional Information Technology Security Plan

BITS

Robin Mullinix -

Due Date:  12/31/05

-Creating ‘Universities’ “Institutional Profile”

-Entries for a “Physical and Environmental Security for Server/Equipment Rooms and Labs”

-Creating ‘System Security Plans’ for every major application utilized in the Division

Security plans submitted

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Met criteria

 

 

 

Door Access Help Calls

Auxiliary Enterprises

Jerry Mock-

IT members, facilities, BITS, PS, residence life

Streamline the process for handling accessibility calls-especially after 5PM

Server rooms containing door access controllers have been mapped.

Report due from Swain

Considering putting all door under one maintenance contract

Textbook Strategies

Auxiliary Enterprises

Bob Swanson

Dr. Hynes

Univ. Matters

Committee

Due Date:  On Going

Increase used textbooks- Bookstore has developed a strategy for acquiring more used textbooks

Acquisition plan has been developed and executed

Ongoing discussion. – still being reviewed

AE Financials

Auxiliary Enterprises

Jerry Mock-Mark Reeves

New data base to provide  better financial analysis of AE funds

50% complete on database

Improve dialog within division.

Provide model to predict revenue.

BPR

Department

Members

Impact

Status

Position Management Process

Budget Services/

Asset Mgmt.

Patsy Barr –

Jeanette Pollard

To utilize more features in PeopleSoft to more closely govern position management and budgetary issues; to use position management to issue contracts in a more efficient manner and to include more pertinent information such as actual titles.

Timeline – June 2006

Budget Development

Budget Services/ Asset Mgmt.

Patsy Barr - Jeanette Pollard

Robin Mullinix

Make the entire operation of budget development more efficient.

Timeline – June 2006

Surplus

Budget Services/

Asset Mgmt.

Patsy Barr –

Jill Wright

To establish better policies and guidelines for surplus especially concerning moving equipment.

Timeline – June 2006

Construction Projects

Budget Services/

Asset Mgmt.

Patsy Barr –

Jill Wright

To set up a file system that gives the department easy access to needed information; to establish paper flow procedures to make sure all areas get information needed.

Timeline – June 2006

Lab Vouchers/Manuals

Internal Audit

Cathy Osborne

Review of all lab/course packs, lab fees including pricing and fund deposit accounts.

Additional members may be added after parameters have been established

On going

Electronic Storage

Auditor

Cathy Osborne

Due Date:  7/1/06

Establish a uniformed method of maintaining shared electronic files within the B&F Division.

On going

Direct Deposit

HR

Stephanie Rooks

Due Date:  1/1/06

Expanding this service to all UWG payroll recipients.

All but 30 full time employees are on direct deposit.  All new student employees have direct deposit.

Direct Debit

HR

Stephanie Rooks

Due Date:  1/1/06

Cost savings.  Potential loss involving employees that elect COBRA prior to leaving the university and end up not paying for it.

Implemented.

Completed. (fork)

Pay Advice

HR/Payroll

Stephanie Rooks

Due Date:  12/31/06

To distribute pay advices electronically.

Pending.

Agency Account Policies and Procedures

Controller

Patricia Durrough

Anita Saunders, Cathy Osborne, Stephanie Rooks

Agency accounts are those funds that are held by the institution.  Most of these funds are considered unrestricted and can be used at the department’s discretion.  An analysis needs to be made of all of these accounts to determine the source of funds and the expenditures that occur from these funds.  There are currently no detailed policies and procedures provided by the USG to provide guidance as to how these funds can be used nor what funds can go into these accounts.  There is also tax issues related to these accounts if we pay awards, prizes, gifts or other types of employee or student payments/reimbursements.  Even though the policies and procedures should be reviewed and addressed within Business & Finance, the product of our efforts would result in better guidelines for departments when generating and using agency account funds.

Additional members will be added after parameters have been established.

Identified foundation and non-foundation funds.

 

Will investigate source of non-foundation accounts.

 

Policy on

Rental Cars

Purchasing

Added:  3/15

 

 

Contract w/

Rental Car Agency

Purchasing

Added:  3/15

 

 

BPR

Department

Members

Impact

Status

Salary Admin. Policy

HR/

Payroll

Stephanie Rooks

Re-classifications as they pertain to budgets

Drafting Policy Statement

Reclassification Policy

HR/

Payroll

Stephanie Rooks

New form required for budget impact

Form completed.  Instructions drafted.

FLSA Classification Review

HR

SR

RM

To have UWG compliant with FLSA exempt non-exempt policies.

Target Date:  April 30, 2006

In process

Document Management

B&F Division

Dan Lewis - Tricia Durrough, Patsy Barr, Robin Mullinix, Stephanie Rooks, Bob Watkins

Due Date 6/30/2006

-Increased storage space.

-Secured disposal

-Conformity to BOR Guidelines

-Template has been designed for 6/22/05 meeting.

-Shredding Bins: 9 purchased overall  - 2 being used in B&F.

-10/4/05: Inventories have been received from all areas except for BITS & Public Safety

Worker's Compensation

CP&F – RM/EHS

Theresa Jablecki-Kriel

Lisa Pratt, DOAS WC; Brenda Pool, Georgia State University; Kitty Owens, UWG Custodial; Tim McWhorter, UWG CP&D

Communication loop between employee, employer, spouse-parent, treating physician, DOAS, and Human Resources

Complete

A draft survey was created and submitted for review.  Reviewers felt the survey was too impersonal and would not help improve the program.  Matt Jordan emails the supervisor and requests that they follow-up with the employee and communicate this information back to him on a monthly basis until the file is closed

DOAS will institute a new program on July 1st which should improve the overall process.

Building Inspections

CP&F – RM/EHS

Theresa Jablecki-Kriel

Matt Jordan, UWG RM/EHS; Brenda Valcke, UWG ITS; Dennis Lovvorn, UWG Public Safety; Ricky Watts, UWG Facilities

Time intensive, unable to perform inspections according to schedule and unable to perform on-site follow-up to verify work has been completed.  Communication.

Completion date – June 23rd, 2006

Inspections are on schedule.  Work orders are verified using the FME software.

 

20 of 31 buildings have been inspected

Asbestos Management

CP&F – RM/EHS

RM/EHS and CP&D

Identification and sampling of materials, documentation of results and surveys, communication with building occupants and facilities and grounds employees, maintenance of training.

Completion date – June 23rd, 2006

 

Vehicle Accident Investigation -Claims

CP&F – RM/EHS

RM/EHS & Public Safety

Obtaining police reports, communication with vehicle owner and DOAS or other insurance agent, documentation and follow-up.

Completion date – June 23rd, 2006

 

Data Collection and Reports

CP&F – F&G

Wanda Williams

Lori Hobbs, John Mitchell

Due Date 12/31/05

We are now updating our technology to better serve the University in the area of work data collection and report generation. 

Complete.  CP&D projects are being added into FME system following GA Tech template for projects

Operational services

CP&F – F&G

James Hembree, Patti Stilson, Sean Connors, Marshal Lott

Due Date 6/30/2006

Review of operational performance within our Custodial and Landscape departments. 

On going

Administrative Staff Support

CP&F – F&G

Patti Stilson

Due Date 6/30/2006

As noted in our "Return to Work" BPR - An annual evaluation is necessary.

On going

Planning For Long Range Development of the Campus

 

CP&F – CP&D

Unassigned

Opportunities for improvement involve the more effective use of overall Campus preplanning related to updating the Physical Master Plan by involvement of professional consultants early on and incorporating the process in our procedures.

No change

Construction Administration

CP&F – CP&D

Unassigned

Opportunities for improvement would be to find ways to process projects, contracts, and change-order requests through the BOR Office of Facilities in an expedient manner.

No change

Operational services

CP&F – F&G

Unassigned

Process review of privatized operations.  University Suites, Apartments, etc. 

 

 

 

ON HOLD

BPR

Department

Members

Impact

Status

Programming & Design Phases of Construction Projects

CP&F – CP&D

Unassigned

Opportunities for improvement include the decision making process during preplanning in developing the proper delivery method best suited for each project as well as better communication and involvement of our clients in program development of the project.  Developing our procedures to reflect and aid in this process would be key

No change

Construction Project Management

CP&F – CP&D

Unassigned

Opportunities for improvement are in the area of project management, developing a good contractor base, schedule improvements, assuring quality control, management of construction activity and progress, and documentation during the construction process.

No change

Maintenance of Facility Information

 

CP&F – CP&D

Unassigned

Opportunities for improvement would include improving the efficiency of document retention and retrieval of all documents that are necessary and required.  This may include electronic filing, providing additional space, relocation of stored materials, leasing of space for archived documents, professionally contracted document storage, or a combination of the above

No change

 

  1. 2004-05 BPR efforts “on hold”:

 

BPR

Department

Members

Impact

Status

Budget Management Systems, reporting (Columbus Model)

Budget

Tricia Durrough

 

- 12/15/04:  Mr. Gauthier stated that this is totally dependent on OIIT.  He plans to follow-up with William Bowes on 3/3/05.

- 03/30/05:  On hold pending BOR action.

Time and Attendance