SOUTHAMPTON SOLENT UNIVERSITY 1654 – Finance Department Structure
There had already been some restructuring of the Finance Department in response to the introduction of new systems and natural staff turnover . The University had also restructured from three Faculties to six Schools with associated reorganisation of administration staff . We undertook an in-depth evaluation of whether the existing organisational structure of the Finance Department would be appropriate for future needs , to determine the optimal structure to support the delivery of the University ’ s new and challenging strategy . We were able to put forward recommendations to help optimise the structure , from which cost savings would arise .
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY 1689 – Support for Timetabling
SUMS worked with and helped the Surrey team analyse their space audit data . We then benchmarked the data , along with the timeline for the timetable preparation , against peer universities . The work informed Estate space planning .
1707 – Review of Student Appointment System
The University of Surrey wanted to understand from internal stakeholders their current and future needs relating to the management of student appointments . This included where and how student appointments were managed and the systems used to support this work . SUMS undertook the internal analysis and followed this up with a number of comparator studies to find out how they supported this work and the systems they were using .
It became clear that a large number of institutions had earmarked this area of work for review and a plethora of different systems were being used . No single model of best practice emerged : most recognised that there was more work to be done in this area .
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