Blog posts / Guest Post / Newsletter May 2020 / Project Story
· by UCD Agile · 27 May, 2020
By Michael Sinnott, UCD Agile With the campus in Belfield now largely inhabited by locals out for their lockdown exercise, what about the people who are not there? How is remote working… working? I...
Blog posts / Events / Newsletter May 2020
· by UCD Agile · 27 May, 2020
By Caitriona Devery, UCD Earth Institute The Earth Institute have regular events that are very popular with researchers across UCD. Our main event is a weekly coffee morning which features a short research presentation...
Blog posts / Newsletter May 2020 / Project Story
· by UCD Agile · 18 May, 2020
By Niamh Nestor, School of Veterinary Medicine & Catriona Keane, Student Advisers At UCD Purl Jam, we really wanted to keep our craft meet-ups going during the lockdown, and they continue to be a...
Blog posts / Lean / Project Story
· by UCD Agile · 11 Nov, 2019
By Matt Jones, UCD Estate Services UCD Clubs, UCD Societies & UCD Students’ Union (CSSU) room bookings are managed by Campus Services, UCD Estate Services. Previously, CSSU had to make bookings in person in...
Blog posts / CoP News / Events
· by UCD Agile · 25 Oct, 2019
Our #UCDWST 23 October 2019 Event was a great success with over 120 colleagues from across UCD in attendance! Check the link to the slides from the event at the bottom of this post....
Blog posts / How To Story / Newsletter August 2019
· by UCD Agile · 20 Aug, 2019
By Olga Murdoch, UCD Agile Figure 1 Sample FMEA from the Module Reading Lists project What is a FMEA used for and why should someone use it? A failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)...
· by Michael Sinnott · 15 Mar, 2019
Work Smarter Together 2019 ran on March 14, with pre-event workshops on March 13, and you can find all the details of the event’s programme here on the WST 2019 website. Update: All posters...
· by Michael Sinnott · 10 Feb, 2019
Registration is now closed for Work Smarter Together 2019 (WST 2019). Welcome to your connection point for WST 2019. Check back here for news and updates, with more info on the main...
Blog posts / Events / Newsletter December 2018
· by Olga Murdoch · 11 Dec, 2018
By Olga Murdoch, UCD Agile If you learned about the new suite of training we have on offer, you are probably wondering how you can sign up! We are delighted to announce there are...
Blog posts / CoP News / Guest Post / Newsletter December 2018
· by Olga Murdoch · 11 Dec, 2018
By Maureen Quinn, President’s Office The UCD PA Network is planning a programme of events and training to enhance our respective areas for 2019. More details will be revealed in January 2019. In the meantime, if...
Blog posts / CoP News / Guest Post / Newsletter December 2018
· by Olga Murdoch · 11 Dec, 2018
By Jimmy Muldoon The UCD Technical Development Network in association with the UK group HEaTED is running a Network Meeting for Third Level technical staff, on the topic “Technical Careers – Making a Successful...
Blog posts / CoP News / Guest Post / Newsletter December 2018 / School Managers CoP
· by Olga Murdoch · 11 Dec, 2018
By Claire Nolan, School of Information and Communication Studies The Community of Practice for School Managers commenced meeting during the 2018/19 Autumn semester. Initial meetings have covered both operational and strategic issues, and the...
Blog posts / Guest Post / Newsletter December 2018 / Project Story
· by Olga Murdoch · 11 Dec, 2018
By Sabine Harrison, School of Agriculture and Food Science I am a food and nutrition technologist in the School of Agriculture and Food Science. Having completed my Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training in...
Blog posts / Guest Post / Newsletter December 2018 / Project Story
· by Olga Murdoch · 11 Dec, 2018
By Jeremy Britton and Amy McDonald Phase 1 of the rollout of the Unified Support Model (USM) began in October 2018. Since then we have made great progress, working with the first four offices...
Blog posts / How To Story / Newsletter August 2018
· by Olga Murdoch · 17 Aug, 2018
By Olga Murdoch, Agile Lead. What is anti-solutions used for? Sometimes the solution to a problem just doesn’t come easily. Other times the solution might seem obvious – but there is good reason to...
Blog posts / CoP News / Guest Post / Newsletter August 2018 / School Managers CoP
· by Olga Murdoch · 17 Aug, 2018
By Claire Nolan, School of Information and Communication Studies The next and newest CoP group will be a School Managers Group. Drawing on the expertise of all School Managers, the Group will aim to...
Blog posts / Guest Post / Newsletter August 2018 / Project Story
· by Olga Murdoch · 17 Aug, 2018
By Anne Hallinan, UCD School of Music A key achievement as the sole administrator in the UCD School of Music in 2014 was my central role in the successful organising of a national conference...
Blog posts / Newsletter August 2018 / Project Story
· by Olga Murdoch · 17 Aug, 2018
By Olga Murdoch, Agile Lead. When decisions are made by governing boards regarding the admission, progression, or graduation of students, Programme Offices/Graduate Schools submit a request to UCD Registry for changes to be made...
Blog posts / How To Story / Newsletter August 2018
· by Olga Murdoch · 17 Aug, 2018
By Olga Murdoch, Agile Lead. What are Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) used for? Standard Operating Procedures are step-by-step instructions for how to execute a routine task. Well defined SOPs are essential for a process...
Blog posts / Newsletter August 2018 / Project Story
· by Olga Murdoch · 17 Aug, 2018
By Olga Murdoch, Agile Lead. Every School/College/unit in UCD goes through the process of ordering and receiving goods. Those of you who are part of teams who place a lot of orders will appreciate...