Introducing UCD’s Continuous Improvement Leads
A short Agile news item from the support units. In May 2017 some of the largest support units were asked to nominate what Agile calls ‘continuous improvement leads’ (CILs). The role has three...
Monthly Archive: June 2017
What is a Community of Practice?
What is a Work Smarter Together community of practice? It is a network of enthusiasts who share and create knowledge about a shared interest area. Given the context is the work we do in...
Ag obair as láimhe a céile! Working hand in hand!
By Clár Ní Bhuachalla, Bord na Gaeilge UCD Irish Language Officer. Anyone who sat leaving certificate Irish might recall the term ‘seanfhocal’ or proverb. A lot of these ‘seanfhocail’ pertain to the weather, to the...
SPARC: Working together to make UCD a better place
By Sorcha Mulcahy, Deputy Director of UCD Career Development Centre. The SPARC (Supporting Partnerships And Realising Change) programme enables UCD staff and students to work together on projects that make UCD and/or the surrounding community a...
Who is Tim Woods …… and how do I eliminate him?
By Olga Murdoch, Agile Lead. What is the tool used for? TIMWOODS is waste – it is an acronym that provides us with a framework for finding all the wasteful steps in our processes...
Start of Year Planning 2017/18 – Information Sessions
By Caroline McTeigue, Support & Training Officer in Administrative Services, UCD Registry. As part of the preparations for each academic year, UCD Registry host two information sessions during the summer that are aimed at...
