Project Enable
Project Enable is one the of six enabling projects initiated following the ratification of the new University Strategy by Council in March 2022. Directed by the Chief Operating Officer, and led by a Project Manager, Project Enable will play a central role as the University embarks on its next strategic cycle through to 2030.
Project Aims
- To reduce administrative burdens for both academic and Professional Services staff, creating space and a mature approach to risk tolerance.
- To improve the wellbeing and work-life balance of staff, relating to workload pressure.
- To create more time for staff to pursue value-add activities, including research and innovation endeavours, whilst maintaining the student experience.
- To reduce net workload across the University, not to move work between structure.
- To empower colleagues to take appropriate, effective actions to deliver priorities, ensuring appropriate accountability.
Testimonials from Senior Stakeholders
Project Enable is an exciting opportunity for us to challenge and question how we approach our activities, processes and ways of working, ensuring that we can realise our strategic ambitions by working effectively and collaboratively on the things that matter most to us as the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ community.
Project Enable is a critical component of being able to successfully deliver our Strategy. The changes it makes are informed through gaining knowledge of our processes and how work manifests with colleagues, both in terms of our processes and our culture, ensuring we take collective responsibility to shape and make change.
Project Governance
| Name | Job Role | Project Role/ Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Taylor | Chief Operating Officer | Project Director |
| Prof. Chris Linton | Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor | |
| Ffyona Baker | Deputy Chief Operating Officer | |
| Miranda Routledge | Director of Strategic Planning | |
| Prof. Claudia Eberlein | Dean of the School of Science | |
| Prof. Lauren Sherar | Associate Dean for Education and Student Experience in the School of Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences | |
| Prof. Peter Kawalek | Professor of Information Management in º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Business School | |
| Prof. Patrick Waterson | Professor of Human Factors and Complex Systems in the School of Design and Creative Arts | |
| Tom Carslake | Head of Operations for the School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical, and Materials Engineering | |
| James Badger | Graduate Management Trainee | Project Manager |