{"599638":{"#nid":"599638","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Staff to Participate in Comprehensive Administrative Review","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs recently announced by Chancellor Steve Wrigley, all colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia (USG), as well as the system office, will be participating in a Comprehensive Administrative Review (CAR). Beginning Dec. 11, Georgia Tech will begin implementing the CAR among its staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The CAR process provides an opportunity for employees to provide input on how we can improve administrative processes to enhance our ability to deliver on our teaching, research and service mission,\u0026rdquo; said President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen this systemwide initiative was announced last spring, Chancellor Wrigley stated that the project would be focused on creating efficiencies, streamlining processes, and finding ways to more effectively utilize USG resources. The USG is working with Huron Consulting to perform this review.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdministrative functions across the USG have been identified, and staff within each function will be selected to participate in a series of reviews as detailed below. Because the CAR initiative will focus only on nonteaching activities and roles, faculty will generally not be involved in the process.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOpportunity Identification Survey\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting next week, an Opportunity Identification Survey will be conducted with supervisors, managers, and select groups \u0026mdash; approximately 1,100 individuals. The goal of the Opportunity Identification Survey is to collect information on functions and processes that work well and those that present an opportunity for improved administrative effectiveness, efficiency, and best practices.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Opportunity Identification Survey is voluntary and should take 15 minutes to complete.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn email will be sent on Dec. 11 to those who have been selected to participate in the survey. The survey is open from Dec. 11 to 20.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFocus Groups and Interviews \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn support of the Opportunity Identification Survey, Huron Consulting will conduct on-site focus groups and interviews beginning Jan. 8, 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EActivity Assessment\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn mid-January, approximately 3,600 staff employees at Tech will be asked to participate in the Activity Assessment to better understand how resources are allocated to perform the various administrative functions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose selected to participate should expect to receive an email on Jan. 16, 2018, with more details related to the assessment. The assessment is open from Jan. 16 to 30.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipation in the assessment is mandatory for the selected individuals and should take, on average, 30 minutes to complete. In addition, supervisors and managers will be asked to review and validate the assessment submissions between Feb. 5 and Feb. 13, 2018.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENext Steps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHuron Consulting will prepare a draft report containing key findings and recommendations to deliver to Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s leadership, as well as the USG, in Spring 2018. A final report will be generated once all 28 institutions have completed this process in 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVisit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/adminreview\/\u0022\u003EUSG Comprehensive Administrative Review website\u003C\/a\u003E for more information on the systemwide project. Questions about Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s participation in this process may be forwarded to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:askcar@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Easkcar@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs recently announced by Chancellor Steve Wrigley, all colleges and universities in the University System of Georgia (USG), as well as the system office, will be participating in a Comprehensive Administrative Review (CAR). Beginning Dec. 11, Georgia Tech will begin implementing the CAR among its staff.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Beginning Dec. 11, staff at Georgia Tech will be asked to participate in USG initiative."}],"uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2017-12-06 19:07:42","changed_gmt":"2017-12-11 15:14:24","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-12-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"256841":{"id":"256841","type":"image","title":"University System of Georgia","body":null,"created":"1449243856","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:44:16","changed":"1495650034","gmt_changed":"2017-05-24 18:20:34","alt":"University System of Georgia","file":{"fid":"225350","name":"bor200.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bor200.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/bor200.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":65945,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/bor200.jpg?itok=yjyEhQi6"}}},"media_ids":["256841"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/adminreview\/","title":"University System of Georgia CAR Website "},{"url":"http:\/\/www.usg.edu\/adminreview\/frequently_asked_questions","title":"CAR Frequently Asked Questions "}],"groups":[{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"499601","name":"Campus Services"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"419211","name":"Financial Services"},{"id":"64303","name":"Human Resources"},{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"},{"id":"311541","name":"Staff Council"},{"id":"338601","name":"TechWorks"},{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1966","name":"usg"},{"id":"176429","name":"Comprehensive Administrative Review"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sonia@consulting.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESonia M. 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