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Transformation and Improvement (T&I) works to produce or ensure that business cases are robust, compelling and allow for informed investment decisions. T&I designs and makes services that are easy for people to use. T&I improves core processes from end to end, through projects or continuous improvement and optimisation. We measure how these activities add true value to the University.

Change, innovation, and improvement are our focus. We help the University community to work and study in an excellent organisation.

Transformation and Improvement is made up of:

  • Continuous Improvement Team
    Focusing on process management, continuous improvement, automation, service design, innovation labs
  • Strategic Programme Delivery Unit
    Focusing on the delivery of programmes of projects, typically enterprise wide, which have large change impacts for the University

Resources

Continuous Improvement Team intranet site

OURDrive project resources

Contact us

Transformation and Improvement Office

Jared Hayes (First Floor, Office 1.31, Clocktower)
Head of Transformation and Improvement 
Mob +64 21 279 4153
Email jared.hayes@otago.ac.nz

Naomi Weaver (First Floor, Office 1.44, Clocktower)
Manager Business Case Development
Email naomi.weaver@otago.ac.nz

Wendy O'Connell (First Floor, Office 1.44, Clocktower)
Administrator
Email wendy.oconnell@otago.ac.nz

Continuous Improvement Team

(Archway West, Second Floor, 2.03)

Katie Barrett
Senior Manager Continuous Improvement
Mob +64 21 279 0538
Email katie.barrett@otago.ac.nz

Process Improvement Analysts

Francesca Jackson
Manager Process Improvement
Email francesca.jackson@otago.ac.nz

Karina Buchanan
Analyst
Email karina.buchanan@otago.ac.nz

Michael Hall
Analyst
Email michael.hall@otago.ac.nz

Kitty Higbee
Manager Automation
Email kitty.higbee@otago.ac.nz

Benjamin Hutchison
Process Analyst
Email benjamin.hutchison@otago.ac.nz

Natasha Teokotai
Senior Analyst
Email natasha.teokotai@otago.ac.nz

Project Analysts

Lisa Voorwinde
Senior Analyst
Email lisa.voorwinde@otago.ac.nz

Julia Pye
Senior Analyst
Email julia.pye@otago.ac.nz 

Strategic Programme Delivery Unit

Alexander Heyes
Programme Manager (Web)
Email alexander.heyes@otago.ac.nz

Nik Merrilees
Programme Manager (Dentistry)
Email nik.merrilees@otago.ac.nz

Leonie McGeady
Programme Manager (Health Sciences Review)
Email leonie.mcgeady@otago.ac.nz

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