Cross functional work teams are key to the model. The transition to a new organization will be gradual. The goal is to move towards this design by first bringing experts together on teams and then gradually distributing similar knowledge to all team members. Initial implementation will be on a pilot basis 6. No new core systems are involved.
Emphasis is on web front end and personalized interactivity with existing systems.
Rather than redesigning old processes, emphasis is on creating a set of new processes to perform necessary functions. A map back to existing processes is provided. Still in the planning and development stage. From the top, based on strategic budget scenarios that showed the impossibility of continued tuition growth at historical levels, thus the need for administrative streamlining. Subject to approval by executive team of Project Delta, comprised of executive VP, several other VP's, Deans and two Anderson consulting partners.