University of Missouri Task Force on Reporting Strategies Recommendations May 8, 2003 Introductions Thank you Short presentation of the processes and findings followed by a discussion of each recommendation

University of Missouri Task Force on Reporting Strategies Charge Process Findings Best Practices Charge Look at how we can enhance reporting, long-term and short-term Process Over 30 Focus Group sessions involving over 350 faculty, staff, administrators, and students Findings Collectively from Task Force members and Focus Group sessions: What is working well, what is not working well, and where are there opportunities for improvement Not necessarily a focus on new administrative software Conclusion – we have both the need and opportunity to improvement information access Best Practices Internally, there are things we wanted to continue and reinforce Externally, Best Practices indicate a greater emphasis on reporting and meeting the needs of a wide range of user needs and skills

University of Missouri Task Force on Reporting Strategies Strategies and Outcomes Strategies User-driven Separate from transaction systems Outcomes Reduce inefficiencies and duplication of effort Empower users Ensure continuous process improvement

University of Missouri Task Force on Reporting Strategies Recommendations Technology Organization People Processes

University of Missouri Task Force on Reporting Strategies Recommendation: Technology Information Repository Current Reporting Instances Data Warehouse Data Marts Report Library

University of Missouri Task Force on Reporting Strategies Recommendation: Organization Executive Sponsor Primary Point Person Similar model on each campus

University of Missouri Task Force on Reporting Strategies Recommendation: People Work teams Collaborative system and campus efforts Continuing investment in people

University of Missouri Task Force on Reporting Strategies Recommendation: Processes Sharing of needs, issues, and solutions Continuous processes to enable feedback to and from end users Formal processes for Repository maintenance and access

University of Missouri Task Force on Reporting Strategies Next Steps