Operational Strategic Initiatives (OSI)
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Meet the TeamMission
We help teams operate with clear direction and simple processes.
Vision
A university where people can do their best work.
Values
Inclusive Culture. Dynamic Curiosity. Collaborative Learning. Trustworthy Service
Our Services
Continuous Improvement
Identifying areas for improvement and enhancing organizational processes, products, or services over time. Example Services: LSS Trainings, LSS Projects & Facilitations, LSS Scholarships, Coaching & Mentorship
Operational Effectiveness
Assessing a team’s current operations and designing new models or strategies to optimize efficiency and effectiveness. Example Services: Organizational Review, Organizational Design, Operational Modeling, Promapp Training & Process Assessment
Strategy Development
Guiding teams in defining their long-term goals and creating roadmaps to achieve them. Example Services: Team Retreats & Facilitations, Stakeholder & Team Engagement, Strategy Design & Road, Mapping, Success & Action Planning
Campus Initiatives
Managing and executing high-impact projects that drive transformational change at UC San Diego. Example Projects: High-priority initiatives from the Chancellor or CFO, Support AI in Administration Workgroup, AI Use Case Development, Champion AI Adoption
Our allies and partners
Tritonlytics
Tritonlytics™ is a unit which supports assessment, planning, and improvement initiatives at the department and university level. Tritonlytics maintains expertise in organizational performance measurement, statistical analysis, business intelligence tools, and social science research. This team also supports the innovation management tool, IdeaWave
BECOP
The Business Excellence Community of Practice (BECOP) welcomes anyone who is excited about bringing good change to our great institution. This group looks to leverage expertise, knowledge, and resources across UC San Diego to build a broad and diverse network of practitioners.
HR - Learning Tracks
Discover opportunities to learn and grow with professional development training. Staff Learning and Development offers learning opportunities in numerous topic areas called program tracks. Each program track includes a curated set of resources for exploration, skill development, and advanced continued learning.
Transformational Healthcare Team
THT shares a passion for continuous improvement that is focused on improving value to our patients. Through the application of process improvement methods, leadership coaching, and a shared toolkit, we strive to empower our community at UC San Diego Health to take pride and ownership in their work, to proactively solve problems, and to contribute everyday improvement ideas for the purpose of providing exemplary care.