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Fifth-Year Progress Report

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New Human Resources System

UW–Madison has been granted unprecedented authority by the State Legislature to develop a new personnel/human resources system specifically tailored to meet the university’s talent needs. Based on a framework articulated in the UW–Madison HR Design Strategic Plan, the university is moving forward with the detailed design of this new system, which will be put in place over the next several years. Several critical components will go into effect on July 1, 2015.

The new system will help ensure that UW–Madison has a workforce that is highly talented, engaged, diverse, and adaptable by providing greater HR flexibility and efficiency in key areas of talent acquisition and management, such as compensation and hiring. At the same time, fundamental employee rights will be preserved. The new personnel system is being designed in close cooperation with campus governance and other stakeholder groups.

Administrative Process Redesign (APR)

In addition to managing the Administrative Excellence initiative (see below), APR’s process-improvement portfolio includes enterprise projects such as a financial portal for students and parents, internal campus communications, and enhancements to a key tool for managing research finances. Partnering with the Wisconsin School of Business, APR also offers a new professional development course on metrics-based decision-making, bringing performance measurement and analysis to the fore of administrative operations.

Administrative Excellence

This initiative had a goal of transforming processes, systems, and structures to bring about cost savings, efficiencies, and improved service. All projects have been transitioned to the respective business owners, marking the close of Administrative Excellence in 2014. The projects will be monitored for ongoing measurement by the APR office.

Supporting charts

Note: If you are unable to read the charts below, please contact the Office of Quality Improvement. Staff there will help explain the content of any chart in this progress report.

Reduction in Campus Energy Usage

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