Leadership
Development Program 2003
Policy Access: Campus Needs and Best Practices Project
Glossary
Best Practices Group - The subgroup of the Policy Access Project Team that conducted research into best practices at other university policy websites. Research focused on policy development, format, and dissemination.
BFS - Berkeley Financial System
BOI - Business Officers Institute
High-Risk Policy - Policies labeled "high risk" are policies that if compliance is violated, can have a negative fiscal impact (e.g. lawsuit) on the department and/or the university.
HRMS - Human Resources Management System
LDP
- Leadership Development Program
A UC Berkeley staff training program to develop highly skilled and
motivated leaders.
listserv - A method of distributing information to subscribers via email.
Metadata - Often referred to as "data about data", metadata describes the content, quality, condition, and other characteristics of data. Metadata can be used to improve and speed searches.
Metrics - Tools to measure and evaluate success of a project.
MSO
- Management Services Officer
A high-level administrative staff position, often responsible for
overseeing departmental business and administrative functions including
policy compliance.
OPAC - Office of Policy Access and Coordination
OPTRS - Online Payroll Time Reporting System
ORU
- Organized Research Unit
An administrative unit supporting research in more than one academic
department.
Policy Access Project Team - The Leadership Development Program group assigned to the Policy Access Project.
Policy Maker Group - The subgroup of the Policy Access Project Team that identified and interviewed policy makers on campus.
Portal - A customizable website that serves as a gateway for users when connecting to the Web (e.g. MyHaas, BLU).
Project Team - The nine members of the Leadership Development Program assigned to the Policy Access Project.
Scope Document - The document prepared by the Policy Access Project's sponsor defining the parameters of the research project and expected deliverables from the Policy Access Project Team.
SISC - Staff Infrastructure Steering Committees
Survey Analysis Group - The subgroup of the Policy Access Project Team that focused on survey analysis and reporting results.
Survey Research Center (SRC) - SRC provides a full range of technical services for social research conducted by institutions, for governmental agencies, and for other groups seeking research assistance. http://srcweb.berkeley.edu
URL - Uniform Resource Locator. The unique address of a webpage.
VCAC - Vice Chancellor's Administrative Council
Workaround - Bypassing official policies and procedures to achieve a desired end result.
Acknowledgements
The Policy Access Project Team wishes to express its gratitude to:
- Our
sponsors,
James Hyatt, Vice Chancellor for Budget and Finance, and CFO
Greg Brown, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Finance and Controller
Barbara VanCleave Smith, Director of Controls and Accountability - Our supervisors, colleagues, and staff.
- Organizers
of the Leadership Development Program,
Inette Dishler, 2003/2004 Leadership Development Program Manager
Laurie Kossoff, Process Consultant
Duane Heaps, former Leadership Development Program Manager
Ryan Means and Linda Good for their expertise. - UC Berkeley for providing the Leadership Development Program as an opportunity for career development which enables each of us to be more effective leaders on campus.
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