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Theme 6:

Modernize Administrative Systems to Improve Administrative Work and

Decisions

Who are the main leads and what do they need to do?
The school must cost‐effectively deliver student, financial, facilities, auxiliary, human resources, and

other support services and data to school organizations.

Recommendation Summary

● Identify systems for developing and maintaining mission-critical business applications while
minimising application maintenance costs.
● By using computerised workflow and approval processes, the IT Team will modernise administrative
services.
● Conduct a business process study prior to implementing significant new administrative systems or
making significant changes to current administrative systems in the area of facilities, auxiliary, human
resources, and other support services.
● Propose revisions to school policies and procedures that obstruct the use of electronic approvals and

automated workflows.
● Developing a complete data warehouse and implementing data analysis tools, enable line managers
to access well-defined financial, human resource, and student data.
● Where applicable, provide mobile access to administrative services and data.

Key Benefits to the school

● ∙Enhances the readiness of the admission process and facilitates communication between all
stakeholders.
● Ensures accurate documentation between administrative and teaching staff regarding the
textbook allocation and/or damage to other digital resources due to students who are properly
paid prior to graduation.

● Provides timely data and reduces the time and effort required to get the essential information
● Increases school efficiency by automating manual, paper-based activities.
● Assists school leadership at all levels in making fact-based decisions.

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