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UO Financial Stewardship Institute IDR/ Cognos Reports Analysis Project April 15, 2014. Project Team Sponsor – Gordon Taylor Ellen Coughran Brandalee Davis Tim Finch Denice Gray Melodi Jayne. Charge to the Project Team.
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UO Financial Stewardship InstituteIDR/Cognos Reports Analysis Project April 15, 2014 Project Team Sponsor – Gordon Taylor Ellen Coughran Brandalee Davis Tim Finch Denice Gray Melodi Jayne
Charge to the Project Team Overview: Using financial information from IDR/Cognos, analyze the usefulness of current reports and recommend improvements with goal of more efficient planning among decision-makers Explore Current levels of awareness of standard IDR/Cognos reports Identify opportunities to develop additional standardized reports and analysis
Project Team Approach • Consult with key individuals • Gordon Taylor • Identify issues to address and measure • Awareness • Barriers to adoption • Additional reports and analysis needs • Select Survey Tool
Survey Method • Qualtrics survey tool • 25 questions targeting range of usage levels • Audience • Budget managers • Financial staff • BAO and BRP listservs • Responses: 252 (31% of those invited)
Audience Survey Do you know what IDR/Cognos is? Do you use IDR/Cognos? Is this your primary reporting/analysis tool?
Are You Aware Banner Oracle Reports Will Not Be Available In The Future?
Recommendations • Educational/marketing campaign to boost awareness • Increase marketing strategies • Emphasize university wide benefits of collaboration • Further, targeted research into reluctance to adopt • Explore the reliance on ‘shadow systems’ • Additional reports wanted
Recommendations cont. • HR and student data availability crucial • Provide focused trainings • Highlight increasing types of reports available • Suggestions for new reports