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Completed in December, the first round of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) design sessions produced the first recommendation documents for review and validation by representatives in the participating units. Design sessions provide a forum for exchanging ideas and best practices as participants work together to determine how the UT Works program will improve business processes by leveraging the functionality of the technical system.

The UT Works Program launched a Transformation Network and a Communications Network in the fall to help units involved in the program understand the changes coming with UT Works.

The Design Phase of the UT Works program is kicking off in November with preliminary design sessions with “The Core Design Team,” representatives from Facilities Planning and Management (FPM), Enterprise Business IT Solutions (eBITS), Utilities and Energy Management (UEM), Technology Resources (TRecs), and Business Financial Services (BFS). The Core Design Team will be responsible for making configuration and process decisions with the goal of a “one business process for one business need,” a core tenant of the UT Works program. The Core Design Team was selected by the UT Program Oversight Committee.

In this video, Senior Vice President and CFO Darrell Bazzell frames the importance of the UT Works program. Program Leaders David Darling, Dan Cook, Heather Hanna, and Mark Jacaman provided an overview of the program guiding principles, governance, and training and communications. Attendees also saw demos of the Assetworks tool which will power UT Works when it launches.

On October 5, Financial and Administrative Services (FAS) portfolio leadership hosted a launch event for the UT Works Program, a new set of software tools and business processes focused on enabling the university to improve the management of physical spaces, improve the delivery of mission-critical services, and streamline workflows.

I am excited to announce the launch of UT Works, a new project that will allow us to better manage our physical spaces, improve the delivery of mission-critical services, and streamline our workflows across the Financial and Administrative Services (FAS) portfolio. This new project will transform many of our business processes and strengthen our technical tools that will support the university’s future growth.