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Explore the correlation between growth and productivity in higher education institutions, focusing on income and expenditure trends, payroll challenges, and the importance of streamlined processes to support academic development. Learn about key strategies for managing growth effectively.
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Growth versus Productivity/EfficiencyPresented by Andrew Neal 15th January 2009
Average fee (price) increases compared with turnover (volume) growth 2005/06 to 2008/09
Annual Payroll Pressure Prior to Pay Awards(2008/09 to 2013/14)
Process issues • Our processes have developed in an ad-hoc way • Many tasks are done by people who are not adequately supported or trained. • Growth means we can’t manage this by informal networks anymore • A lot of time is wasted looking for information • Many departments are too small to do all the things they are expected to do
Why is this important? • Growth in research and teaching needs to be supported by appropriate processes and infrastructure • Too much resource is being wasted • Not a problem for the finance department • If we don’t change things academic development will be constrained
People management - an underpinning theme • Performance Partnership • Modern policies and procedures • Effective processes and systems • Management information • Succession planning
Final thoughts • Life is getting tougher • We can’t change everything • We are implementing the admin review • Faculties have reviewed their own admin structures • Are we heading in the right direction?