And, for example, they often come up with compromises to make a process more consistent or less complex. By providing a forum for those kinds of discussions, TIPS can help the university achieve consistency in many operational areas. Although Fox views TIPS as an ambassador for the new systems, she also believes TIPS must communicate the need to make difficult choices in order to get those systems off the ground. Because they've taken the time to get an in-depth understanding of the complexities of the changes, TIPS members can help explain the reasons why certain choices were made. TIPS meetings are open to all Stanford staff, faculty, and students.
Information is also available on the Web .
The Change Support Team has begun development of a web site that will provide resources and information related to the university's efforts to improve its administrative processes. The site will offer information about BPI and related tools, as well as resources to facilitate implementation. Hebert said Change Support plans to work with project managers to determine how this home base for all BPI efforts can help communicate the objectives of their projects to staff and faculty, as well as how individual projects fit together to accomplish university-wide goals. The site will include links to web pages created for the projects, making it easier to locate more detailed information that is available online. She also expects the site to serve as a resource for project managers and team members, offering quick access to a project database being developed by Change Support and to information related to BPI methodology and tools.