May 2002/27
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| To: | Heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions Heads of higher education sector representative bodies |
| Of interest to those responsible for: | Management within higher education institutions |
| Reference: | 2002/27 |
| Publication date: | May 2002 |
| Enquiries to: | Enquiries about individual projects: contact the relevant project leader or project manager.
Other enquiries to: Pramod Philip, Consultant, Management Improvement Group, HEFCE, (Programme administrator), tel 0117 931 7380, e-mail p.philip@hefce.ac.uk or John Rushforth, Head of Infrastructure and Management Improvement, HEFCE, (Programme manager), tel 0117 931 7416, e-mail j.rushforth@hefce.ac.uk |
Executive summary and index of projects(read on-line)
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Projects concerned with Teaching and Learning, Research, HE links with business and the community, Staff
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Executive summary
Purpose
1. This document reports on the 49 projects funded via the first (1999-2000) and second (2000-01) round of bids to the Good Management Practice (GMP) programme, also known as the Fund for Development of Good Management Practice. Details of projects funded from year two of the programme are more limited than those from year one, as they have been running for a relatively short time. Year two projects have project reference numbers of GMP200 and above.
Key points
2. The 49 projects are delivering demonstrable financial and non-financial benefits to participating institutions and organisations. Projects have allowed institutions to reduce costs, increase income and become better managed and governed.
3. In December 2001, external consultants performed an independent evaluation of the GMP programme. The consultants felt that the programme is likely to have a cost-effective and sustained beneficial impact on management practice within the sector. The consultants felt that the programme has particularly encouraged institutions to focus on management development.
4. Subjects for projects were chosen by the applying organisation(s). Bids were assessed by peer-review by the Special Management Advisory Panel. Accordingly the subjects for the bids have been chosen by the sector, and not by the HEFCE, to allow the programme to better respond to the current needs of the sector.
Further information
5. Details on individual projects can be obtained from project leaders/managers and from project web-sites. Project leaders and project managers are happy to receive enquiries directly and offer advice. Institutions can participate in dissemination events organised by many GMP projects, such as conferences or seminars.
6. General information on the GMP programme is available on the HEFCE web-site.
Action required
7. No action is required; this report is for information.
Index for project summaries and case studies
Teaching and learning
| GMP75 | Collaborating and managing through the application of educational technologies (COMET) |
| GMP86 | Networked learning support framework (NLSF) |
| GMP209 | Streamlining the administration of student hardship funds |
| GMP247 | Developing an evaluation model for sustainable electronic library development (eVALUEd) |
| GMP250 | Quality risk management in higher education |
| GMP260 | Our students in the workforce 18 months and three years after graduation; how did we do - and can we do better? |
Research
| GMP64 | The management of contract researchers |
| GMP114 | Intellectual property management and commercialisation |
HE links with business and the community
| GMP151 | Knowledge management to support reach-out and partnership activities (KiMERA) |
| GMP237 | Continuing professional development for university and industry staff in the North-East of England (CuPiD) |
Staff
| GMP10 | Developing senior managers |
| GMP22 | Developing the leadership and managerial potential of senior staff |
| GMP41 | The employment of musical instrument teaching specialists |
| GMP111 | Developing management in higher education through mentoring and action learning |
| GMP128 | Hybrid Information Management Skills for Senior Staff (HIMMS) |
| GMP144 | Senior managers' mentoring project |
| GMP150 | Flexible employment options |
| GMP229 | Occupational health services in higher education |
| GMP234 | Managing equality and diversity: a toolkit for managers |
| GMP240 | Occupational stress in higher education |
Processes
| GMP4 | Benchmarking for media services |
| GMP5 | Benchmarking for good management |
| GMP14 | Review of central academic and administrative services |
| GMP45 | NWUPC Procurement management development programme |
| GMP52 | Administration and IT requirements for adult part-time students |
| GMP65 | Project management framework for the implementation of information systems in higher education |
| GMP70 | Management in small HEIs network (MASHEIN) |
| GMP73 | Developing collaborative management skills for CADISE senior executives |
| GMP89 | Evaluating IT related change (EVINCE) |
| GMP107 | Good management practice in university central administrative services |
| GMP116 | University-wide management reviews |
| GMP127 | English Universities' Benchmarking Club |
| GMP138 | Developing fair and effective student complaints procedures |
| GMP143 | Evaluating the application of the EFQM Excellence model in higher education |
| GMP200 | Improving higher education |
| GMP201 | Developing a methodology for systematic change management to enhance organisational efficiency |
| GMP203 | Development of a 'Knowledge Centre' for university business practice |
| GMP206 | Internet-based software to estimate staff costs |
| GMP215 | Higher education e-procurement software |
| GMP219 | Marketing excellence - audit and evaluation tools |
| GMP248 | Learning the habit of innovation: harnessing the technology for strategic planning |
Infrastructure
| GMP6 | Data collection and benchmarking of energy and utilities usage |
| GMP139 | The quality of estates contractors' work |
| GMP140 | Letters of appointment for estates contractors |
| GMP220 | Effective space analysis and allocation techniques |
| GMP232 | Environmental performance improvement and benchmarking in HEIs |
Governance and legal compliance
| GMP141 | Effective governance in HE colleges |
| GMP154 | Data protection and personal data: good management practices for higher education |
| GMP235 | Active risk management for higher education (ARMED) |