Strategic Plan
Learn about the Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) at UC San Diego.
Reimagining a new operating model with an adaptive and integrated focus to transform our operations to enhance the customer experience.
Pillar 1: Right-Size the Organization
Increase the organization to its optimal size, and create an operating model that focuses on agility and resiliency – smaller highly-collaborative teams, and flexibility in schedules to adapt to the new normal for our campus.
Organizational Design Elements:
- Appropriately sized teams
- Improve OCGA/customer interaction
- Expertise in Sponsor Categories/Agencies
- Minimize touchpoints for customers
- Flexibility to collaborate across teams
- Align type of work with appropriate roles
Leads: Ross Dammann and Stella Sung
Pillar 2: Become a Digital and Analytical Organization
Leverage emerging technologies and advanced analytics to enable campus leaders to improve decision-making with the use of complete/accurate data, and improve our organization’s ability to manage growth and regulatory requirements
Digital Transformation Design Elements:
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Harness the power of data and analytics
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Increase data literacy
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Establish better ability to blend data
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Provide predictive modeling and measures aligned with strategic objectives
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Enhance existing enterprise systems
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Increase adoption of existing functionality (e.g. detailed budget and S2S)
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Enhance technology integrations to address business gaps
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Explore and invest in emerging technologies
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Explore, pilot, and implement emerging technologies
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Lead: Nicole Joyce
Pillar 3: Build Careers and Empower Staff
Providing employees the opportunity for professional growth and development through training and cross-functional experiences, anchored in equity, diversity and inclusion.
Empowering & Developing Staff Design Elements:
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Collaboration and cross-functional learning
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Career development opportunities
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EDI practices embed throughout the organization
Leads: Lisa Meredith and Mike Kusiak