Responsible Division Management Implementation Taskforce
The Taskforce’s purpose is to oversee the Responsible Division Management Implementation project.
The Taskforce is accountable to the Vice-Chancellor for overall project delivery, high level decision making and ensuring adequate resources and support for the project.
Terms of Reference
- Develop a plan and program to implement a Responsible Division Management model of operations and to achieve the efficiency improvements and savings identified through the work of the Expenditure Review Committee.
- Develop detailed project plans with milestones, dependencies, risks and issues for each of the workstreams and monitor progress against the plans.
- Identify key issues and make decisions about how to resolve them, determining timelines and reporting through relevant committees for approval as required.
- Manage risks and resolve issues as they arise.
- Ensure excellent communication to stakeholders within the University and external to the University.
- Ensure mechanisms are in place to canvass opinions and liaise with relevant University committees and advisory groups, project working groups and staff as required.
- Ensure that programs are in place to equip staff with the necessary skills and training required to support changes emerging from implementation of the project.
- Ensure University principles of access, equity and diversity are upheld in the implementation plans.
- Advise the Vice-Chancellor and Senior Executive on resourcing and policy matters.
Membership
Chair:- Mr Ian Marshman, Senior Vice-Principal
Members:
- Professor John Dewar, Provost
- Professor Maggie Abernethy, Dean, Faculty of Economics and Commerce
- Professor Mark Considine, Dean, Faculty of Arts
- Profess Ken Hinchliff, Dean, Faculty of Veterinary Science
- Professor Liz Sonenberg, Dean, Faculty of Science
- Professor Tony Goodwin, Head, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
- Ms Liz Baré, Head of University Services
- Mr Allan Tait, CFO
- Ms Lin Martin, Executive Director, Major Projects
- Mr Neil Robinson, General Manager, Melbourne School of Engineering
- Ms Teresa Tjia, General Manager, Melbourne School of Land and Environment
Attendees:
- Ms Janet Beard, Director (Integrated Administration)
- Mr Michael Beaton-Wells, Deputy Principal, Planning
- Mr Michael Coyle, Communications Manager, RDM Project
- Dr Fiona Downie, Director, Provost Office
- Ms Gina Favaloro, Project Office, RDM project
- Ms Jackie Rosario, Project Office, RDM project
- Ms Sue Sleep, University Planning Office
- Mr Nigel Waugh, Executive Director, Human Resources
Meeting dates and minutes
The minutes from the Responsible Division Management Implementation Taskforce meetings will be published here. Staff login required.
2009
11. Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 9.00am - 11.00am
10. Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 9.00am - 11.00am
9. Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 9.00am - 11.00am
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 9.00am - 11.00am (cancelled)
8. Thursday, 16 July 2009, 2.00pm - 5.00pm (stocktake) (no notes taken)
7. Wednesday, 8 July 2009, 9.30am - 11.30am
6. Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 9.00am - 11.00am
5. Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 9.00am - 11.00am
4. Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 9.00am - 11.00am
3. Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 9.00am - 11.00am
2. Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 2:30pm - 3:30pm (stocktake) - read the progress report in Reports and progress section below
1.Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 9.00am - 11.00am
2008
2.Friday, 21 November 2008, 9.00am - 11.00am
1.Wednesday, 8 October 2008, 10.30am - 11.30am
Reports and progress
Reports of meetings of the Responsible Division Management Implementation Taskforce and information about progress towards project milestones will be published here.
RDMIT progress report to the Vice-Chancellor 28th January 2009