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The OE2C project has identified Contract Administration as the next initiative. The Contract Administration initiative team will seek to update risk policies to streamline the contracting process and to create a prioritization system for contract requests. These actions will help individuals understand how the contracting process works and create more transparency of the time required.

Dean David Chard of the Simmons School of Education & Human Development and Dr. Thomas Tunks, Professor of Music and former SMU Associate Provost, will lead the initiative. Project team members are being identified and the team expects to kick off in early September.

As you may know, a complete review of SMU’s Travel and Entertainment Policy is underway as part of the OE2C Initiative. As part of this review, we are evaluating the implementation of an electronic travel software solution to better manage and streamline SMU business travel. Faculty and staff input on the solution is vital to ensuring the tool meets the needs of all SMU travelers.

April 2, 2014

Whereas the President, with the approval of the Board of Trustees, has retained the firm of Bain & Company to assist with a new project called “Operational Excellence for the 2nd Century (OE2C)” (President Turner’s letter to SMU Faculty and Staff, March 21, 2014), and

Whereas, this project has the potential to generate substantial cost savings and to increase the structural and operational efficiency of the university that can relax budgetary pressures and generate internal resources for much needed investment in improving the academic reputation of the university, and