LEAN HIGHER EDUCATION

 

Colleges and universities are facing disruptive challenges requiring change including:

• Eroding financial support , pushback on tuition costs, and calls for greater accountability

• Perceptions that HE's labor-intensive processes are inefficient and ineffective

• Unprecedented competition and changes in the design and delivery of higher educatio 

 

The application of LHE has successfully overcome these challenges by:

• Establishing a problem-solving framework and management system to support the execution of an institution’s strategy

• Helping institutions fundamentally rethink how they respond to the needs and expectations of those served by higher education.

• Providing a leadership and operational management system for guiding the institution forward

• Embedding LHE principles and practices in the culture of the institution

• Engaging all members of the academic community to actively improve the efficiency and effectiveness of core activities and processes

 

LHE has improved many HE activities and processes including:

• Business and finance processes (e.g., faculty & hiring, facilities management, information technology support)

• Academic support processes (e.g., recruitment & admissions, registration, student advising)

• Academic processes (e.g., teaching and learning, course approval, academic program review)

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