Update from Managerial Reporting

Phew….Am I right? Seems like yesterday managerial reporting was kicking off the summer and here we are soundly into fall. Our orange data and process improvement teams have been analyzing, we’ve continued the forward movement with the Hyperion (HPCM) project, and we’ve continued to expand our team.

Orange Data and Process Improvement Teams

The orange teams have spent the summer tirelessly doing analysis of the current environment, talking to users, and envisioning the future. Their work culminated in a list of recommended scope and future improvements.   On September 4^th, we had over 50 orange team members come together for a half day sessions to collaboratively discuss and work on initial prioritization of recommendations.  Once prioritization is complete, teams will work on implementation. We look forward to this new phase!

Hyperion Tool

The summer was a whirlwind on the Hyperion front we moved through the development, QA, and production environment. The real BIG news, though, is that this week serves as the official launch!  We have rolled the tool out to a small group of users, and we will be completing user training through early October.

More People, More Fun!

We’re a little sad that our summer interns left us in early August but were able to recover with the addition of new Reporting and Budgeting Analyst Jennifer Hale.  Jennifer comes to us from GE. She will be partnering and co-located within the University Budget Office, providing analytical expertise and leadership in developing reporting and budgeting improvements as part of the managerial reporting project scope. Since arriving in early August her efforts have been focused primarily in supporting the team and project in translating the budget into UFM terms. Many of you have already met Jennifer, but I hope you’ll join me giving her a big “happy you’re here, you’re awesome” welcome! 

We also have a great position open. The Data Stewardship Lead will manage the complex current state business process mapping and assessment for university wide data stewardship in support of improvements in the overall management of the availability, usability, and integrity of decision support information across grounds. This position requires a depth of technical acumen, leadership in financial operational data analysis along with the ability to work cross functionally within the University community, the core project team and engage with external professionals where applicable to support the common understanding of the data definitions within the reporting environment.  Check out the job posting at Jobs@