Learning Institutions Quality Conference Recognising high performance teams from educational institutions who demonstrate team excellence through the use of technology, concepts and tools to improve their worklife and their institution. WHAT ARE THE INNOVATION AND QUALITY CIRCLES CRITERIA? A tried and tested, detailed approach to successfully build, implement and sustain team‐ based projects. All Singaporean teams who aim to qualify for national team excellence awards are required to follow the Innovation and Quality Circles criteria. Download https://share.nus.edu.sg/oqm/shared/tar/liqc/DocumentDo wnloads/TeamExcellenceCriteria.pdf liqc.nus.edu.sg 2 WHY TEAMS PARTICIPATE? LEARN Study other teams and learn how you can improve your own team’s efforts. SHARE BENCHMARK Showcase and receive the recognition that your team deserves. Demonstrate your institution’s best practices and continuous improvement journey. Discover how your team measures up against the best teams in Singapore’s education sector. liqc.nus.edu.sg RECOGNISE Promote employee recognition and motivate staff to embrace quality practices throughout your institution. 3 SELS ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT 1. Team Excellence Criteria Team Excellence criteria‐ rigorous standards to measure your team’s effectiveness and performance. Team Assessment 2. Project feedback provides scoring and feedback to identify areas for improvement. Continuous Improvement 3. After event, continuous improvement is promoted by the sharing of all project presentations through the LIQC Project Hub. liqc.nus.edu.sg 4 BOTTOM LINE ACHIEVEMENT OF LIQC TEAMS 1. Cost Savings The combined savings from all LIQC projects is about S$12.5 million. Productivity 2. Projects presented at LIQC have also achieved significant time savings of as much as 90% reduction in processing time. Green 3. LIQC projects also actively seek opportunities to improve environmental conservation, by lowering water and energy consumption; and reducing the dependence on paper. liqc.nus.edu.sg 5 BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION 1. Improves institutional performance and reinforces organisational value. GROWTH Accelerates team growth through: 2. Supports self‐assessment and drives teams to excel through structured project management process. 3. Inspires learning by stimulating interest in best practices and continuous improvement activities. liqc.nus.edu.sg o Providing opportunities for exposure and recognition. o Learning new tools for continuous improvement. 6 TIMELINE The Office of Quality Management, National University of Singapore, invites teams to participate. Submission of Project Reports and Project Presentations. JULY 2014 OCT/NOV 2014 SEPTEMBER 2014 LIQC Bootcamp will be conducted for all participating teams. The 2‐day workshop aims to impart understanding on the team excellence criteria. liqc.nus.edu.sg 18 NOV 2014 2014 Learning Institutions Quality Conference, held at University Town, National University of Singapore 7 LIQC PARTICIPATION PROCESS SUBMIT PROJECT PROJECT PRESENTATION Accept the invitation to participate at LIQC by selecting projects to submit. LIQC is open to all teams from educational institutions. Create a presentation deck for LIQC. Like the report, the deck should be set out against the Innovation and Quality Circles criteria. Step Step Step Step Step 1 2 3 4 5 IDENTIFY PROJECT Identify projects completed in the last 1 year that achieved measurable results. Projects previously submitted are not eligible. PROJECT REPORT Prepare a 20‐page report for submission. Report must be set out against the Innovation and Quality Circles criteria. More information at the Team Registration page. liqc.nus.edu.sg LIQC Present project at LIQC and be assessed by judges appointed by the Singapore Productivity Association. Presentation lasts 15 minutes. 8 For more information Amir Hamid • • • Phone: +65 6516 2458 E‐mail: [email protected] Web: http://liqc.nus.edu.sg Your Invitation: Come and showcase your TEAM at the Learning Institutions Quality Conference 9