Title: Strategic Planning and Space Management Algonquin Colleges Experience Experiments
1Strategic Planning and Space ManagementAlgonquin
Colleges Experience / Experiments!
Ottawa Ontario
- ERAPPA Annual Conference
- Atlantic City
- October 2005
- Presenter Phil Rouble, Facilities Planning
Specialist - Co-Presenter (in spirit) Mike Rushton, Director
Physical Resources
2Foreword
- In slide show mode, only slides relevant to the
ERAPPA 2005 Conference are presented - In normal mode and in notes view, additional
background information has been provided
explore - The Algonquin star denotes a watershed moment
with high impact in our development
3Changes from 2003 to 2005
4Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
5Departmental Strategic Plan 2003-2008
VISION The Where We Want to Go
Values Guiding Principles of Who We Are and
How We Behave
Strategic Actions
SMART Objectives
BRAGs Big Risky Audacious Goals
The How to Get to Vision
Strategic Areas of Focus
Action Plans Who / What / When
Mission The Why We Exist
More
Adapted from FMDC Model
6Vision Statements
- College Vision
- Algonquin College will be the leading Canadian
College delivering career- focused, quality
education supported by client-centered service
and technology - Physical Resources Vision
- We will be valued and respected among Canadian
Colleges for providing learning facilities and
property management services that support student
success
Alignment with College Strategic Plan was critical
7Strategic Planning Leads to Thinking Strategically
Need to start with strategy
- Strategy
- A plan designed to achieve a particular long-term
aim - Strategic
- Forming part of a long-term plan to achieve a
specific purpose
Good tactics are not enough
Tactic An action or plan that is intended to
achieve something Tactical Done or planned to
gain a specific end
8OOPS!
OVER HERE!
YES!
HEY!
Great Tactics Wrong Vision We may be busy doing
things right but are we doing the right things?
9Strategic Planning
- Strategic planning disciplines an organization to
look at the same big picture and to think
strategically
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13Physical ResourcesStrategic Areas of Focus
- Effective leadership
- Cost effectiveness
- Growth and capacity
- Service and quality
14Growth and Capacity
- BRAG Big Risky Audacious Goal
- We will adopt a Real Property Management approach
for College facilities - INDICATORS OF SUCCESS
- We will supply the right amount and quality of
facilities at the right time for the right price
for all College activities - As stewards for College facilities we will
develop College properties to meet growth
objectives, we will quantify the demand for
facilities, we will ensure the appropriate supply
of facilities to meet demand, and we will avoid
the oversupply of facilities. - We will look at the long term sustainability of
facilities
15Strategic Action
- Strategic actions Big plays - Big moves
16Strategic Actions Can Complement Strategic
Planning
Values
Mission Statement
Long-term Direction In the Future
Immediate Steps In the Present
17Prospect Charting
Not every opportunity and challenge is the same
18Prospect Charting
You cant do it all right away. Choose wisely.
Have patience.
Gold Nuggets
Polished Gems
Work harder to make these happen they make a
big difference The big plays with big results
High
Start with these to build some early successes
and momentum
Payoff
Dont waste your resources Dont play with
dynamite!
Just do these as they come along
Low
Fools Gold
Rough Stones
Effort
Easy
Hard
19Prospect ChartingStrategic Planning
Gold Nuggets
Polished Gems
Consolidation of Large Urban Campus
Support Moving Activity Online
High
Departmental Strategic Plan
Campus Enhancement and Improvements
Demolition of Expired Classroom Facility
Consolidation of 3 Smaller Urban Campuses
Payoff
Low
Fools Gold
Rough Stones
Effort
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Hard
20SPACE
MANAGEMENT
21How much learning occurs in empty space?
22None
23How much money disappears in empty space?
24Too much to leave it empty!
25Space Management Three Strategies for Success
Corporate Management of Space
Set Target Utilizations
A Space Costing Model That Works
26Corporate Management of Space
27The Culture of Space
- Perception
- Effect
- Reality
I need space to succeed I must protect my space
at all cost Space is an enabling resource Space
must be allocated to support success
There is never enough space I must hide what I
have Space is a limited resource
My space is busy The real utilization of space is
often a cloudy picture All resources should be
used to the maximum value of the institution
End Result A culture of ownership and
protectionism and distrust
28Our Space Mantra
- Space at Algonquin is a College resource
- College resources are strategically allocated to
ensure the success of all College initiatives
within a context of fiscal responsibility - Space is not owned but is strategically
allocated by the College Space Management
Committee
29Algonquins Space Management Model
College Space Management Committee
Accountabilities for Space Optimization
Space is a Corporate Resource
Steering Body
Stewardship
No Ownership
Academic Room Inventory Approval
Utilization Reporting
Utilization Targets
Demand Analysis
Supply / Demand
Tracking Progress
Optimization Measure
Classrooms and Labs
More
30Algonquins Space Management Model
31Changing Culture
- Need a reason to change
- A crisis
- No funding
- Establish common ground
- Change the language
- Find a champion
- Senior administrator
- Best if driven by the academics
- Nick Papadolias It wont work unless it is
driven by the academics. They need to take
ownership of the concept. It must be relevant to
them and their success must be tied to it. - Harder to succeed if driven by a service
department - Need to believe in it and accept it
32Common Ground A Goal
To enable the delivery of quality curriculum in
the most appropriate space with the best student
timetables that College resources will permit
33A New Language of Space
- Access NOT Ownership
- Open or Dedicated
- Accountabilities NOT Users
- Focus on Optimization of Space
- Primary Accountability for Optimization
- Suitabilities of Space NOT Use of Space
- Functional
- Attributes
34Clear Accountabilities
- CSMC accountable to ensure that space is
strategically allocated to ensure the success of
College initiatives - Deans and Directors accountable to ensure that
optimization of space is always considered - Physical Resources accountable for the
stewardship of College facilities assets - Registrars Office accountable to ensure that
academic activities are scheduled in suitable
space with quality timetables
35Access to Rooms Overview
Access to Rooms
- Avoids conflicts in scheduling by clarifying who
decides what activity is best accommodated in a
particular space - Open access to rooms may assist in the
optimization of underutilized specialized spaces
- Assigned by CSMC
- Applies to both Daytime and CE activity
- Does not refer to time constraints
Dedicated
Open
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- Access managed centrally by Registrars Office
- Access to space is Open to All Departments
- Access to space is NOT restricted
- Priority Access to Open Space
- Permitted where appropriate
- Curriculum needs
- Improving optimization of a specialized space
- Assessed by Registrars Office and Physical
Resources - Subject to approval by CSMC
- Managed equitably by Registrars Office
- Access managed by specific School
- Access to space is restricted to departments
approved by specific School - Approved Departments are listed in Room Inventory
under Department Access - Departments from other Schools may be included
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36Understanding Priority Access to Open Space
GENERAL NEEDS
SPECIALIZED NEEDS
Suitabilities of Space Resources
Priority Access Required for
Specialized Space Resources
General Space Resources
Specialized Space Resources with Optimization
Potential
General Space Resources with Specialized Features
- Examples
- Classroom Eclassroom
- Classroom Theory
- Computer Lab - General
- Examples
- Classroom Museum
- Computer Lab Office Admin
- Examples
- Classroom CCP
- Classroom ESL/FSL
- Computer Lab New Media / CE
- Examples
- Lab Dental
- Shop Welding
- Computer Lab Linux
- Access
- Open
- Primary Accountability
- ALLD - All Departments
- Access
- Open
- Primary Accountability
- ALLD - All Departments
- Access
- Open
- Primary Accountability
- Specific School
- Access
- Dedicated
- Primary Accountability
- Specific School
37Cornerstones of Effective Space Management
- Senior administration support and champion
- Clear recognition of the significance of space to
the success of the organization - Program costing model that allocates space costs
to academic programming - A healthy alternative for academics to consider
during times of cost reduction and constraint - Helps with improving the bottom line
- Space management committee chaired by a senior
space champion - Ideally this
38Cornerstones of Effective Space Management
- Procedures and processes for managing space that
continually reinforce the need to optimize the
use of space - Inventories and reports that accurately and
meaningfully reflect the portfolio of space
resources and how they are being used - Well organized and understood room inventory
- Access to centralized sources of scheduling
information - Academic departments should be accountable to
ensure data is up to date
39Cornerstones of Effective Space Management
- Support decision making
- Offer solutions not problems
- Help decision makers make decisions
- Summarize the facts
- Present options
- Assess the risks
- Make recommendations
- Be proactive not reactive in the services offered
- Effective data analysis techniques that shed
light on areas of inefficiency and highlight
opportunities for improved optimization - Well structured and undisputed information
40Set Target Utilizations
41This Vessel Called Space
Space is a container
42This Vessel Called Space
Target Utilization
It is full at some point below the brim Try to
fill every space
43This Vessel Called Space
It is usually obvious when it is not
full Filling the gap is the challenge
44This Vessel Called Space
It is not a good thing to overfill! Timetable
quality and client satisfaction may suffer
45This Vessel Called Space
The question Is it half full or half empty?
Poor performance? (Hide it!)
46Capacity of Space
Room Utilization Rates
Station Occupancy Rates
Average Station Size
47Optimizing Utilization Rates
Room Utilization Rates
Based on 50 hrs/week M-F 800am to 600pm
48Optimizing the Other Aspects of Capacity
49A Space Costing Model That Works
50The Cost of Space
- Space is a costly resource
- 1 Human Resources
- 2 Space Resources
- Empty or full space consumes operating funds
- Utilities
- Housekeeping
- Overbuilding consumes capital funds
- Less money for academic equipment and other
initiatives - More work to raise capital funds
- Money spent on empty or underutilized facilities
is not available to support or expand core
academic activity - Fewer faculty
- Older equipment
- Poorer
51How Can We Afford to Leave Space Empty?
- What were we thinking?
- Ignorance the cost of space is often hidden in
overhead - The perception
- Space is free
- The answer
- Let consumers of space know how much their space
is costing - Give academic managers tools to manage their
space along with their other costs - The solution
- Implement a space costing model that allocates
space operating costs to cost centres - Make it clear where subsidization occurs to
inform decision making
52Space Costing
- Simple allocation of space operating costs to
cost centers - Accurate within an order of magnitude
- Only looks at scheduled space classrooms and
labs - Applied during program assessment, performance
and renewal - No transfer of funds or budgets
- Only allocated against revenue generating
departments - Academic areas
- Ancillary services
53ACADEMIC AREA PROGRAM ASSESSMENT/PERFORMANCE/RENE
WAL
PERFORMANCE QUALITY MEASURES
PROGRAM COSTING
PROGRAM RENEWAL/NEW PROGRAM OFFERING
PROGRAM REVIEW
REMEDIATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM SUSPENSION
From Area 5 Program Assessment Summary June
2004
54Prospect ChartingSpace Management
Gold Nuggets
Polished Gems
College Space Management Committee
Capacity Metrics
Space Costing Model in Revenue Areas
Utilization Targets
High
Space Costing in Service Areas
Utilization Reporting
Complete College Space Inventory
Centralized Scheduling
Academic Space Inventory
Demand Analysis
Occupancy Rate Targets
Quality Timetable Indicators
Payoff
Low
Fools Gold
Rough Stones
Effort
Easy
Hard
55SPACE
MINING
56Prospecting for Space
Leads
Hearsay
Audits
Mostly yields rough stones with the occasional
nugget
Rumours
Observations
Hunches
57Special Deans and Directors Space Workshop
- Crisis
- One year to consolidating the last large
satellite urban campus - Over 30000 sf of unresolved space issues
- Workshop Setup
- All the Deans and Directors brought to a single
large room - Wallpapered room with floor plans of facilities
- Colour coded the classrooms and labs
- Green Utilization target met or exceeded
- Yellow Utilization between 50 to 100 of
target - Red Utilization less than 50 of target
- Outcomes and Observations
- Full transparency
- Most of the red spaces were allocated to programs
which were in trouble - At end gave each participants 10 coloured dots
to stick on spaces that they thought we should
look into more closely - Space leads for follow-up
Suddenly all the lights went on!
58Start with Higher Grades of Space with Bigger
Yields
General Classrooms
General Computer Labs
Bonus in reducing inventory of unused computers
Excess capacity in oversized specialized labs in
problem areas
Drill down to more difficult yields in
specialized labs
59Drilling for Space Through Data Analysis
- Data analysis can be one of the simplest, fastest
and most cost effective ways to begin optimizing
space
Pivot tables in Microsoft Excel can yield
stunning results fast
If you have never seen pivot tables in action
you need to!
60- Just because we (Academics) ask for space, it
doesnt mean we should be given it - Nick Papadolias, Chair of CSMC
- Executive Director of Academic Services
As stewards of the space resources, Physical
Resources has a responsibility to match supply
and demand for space and not to oversupply space
61Demand AnalysisA More Fluid Approach to Space
Inventory
Active Pool of Open Spaces Available for
Scheduling
- Guiding Principles
- Do not oversupply space
- All scheduled activity accommodated
- Both Daytime and Continuing Education
- Active pool of open spaces available for
scheduling based on target utilizations
- Classify activity into
- Full semester activity
- Half semester activity
- Short duration actiivty
Reserves of space Swapped and/or added to active
inventory as needed
- Demand Activated Open Spaces
- Managed by Registrars Office as scheduling
progresses - Used for
- Accommodating new demand or changes in activity
- Refining the quality of timetables
- Bookings Internal and External
- Look at
- General classroom pool
- General computer labs
- General drafting labs
- Not To Be Scheduled Spaces
- Managed by Physical Resources
- Used to accommodate various College initiatives
- Maintenance and repairs, renovation swing space,
short duration storage, cyclical College
initiatives and projects, longer term bookings
- Match mix of classroom sizes to section size
clusters
62Shed or Share Phenomenon
- Driven by the Space Costing Model
- Schools and departments approach CSMC and
Physical Resources asking for help to shed space
or share space - Sometimes requires reconfiguration of shop or lab
space - Renewal of programs
- New energy and synergies
- Increased enrollments in programs
63Prospect ChartingSpace Mining
Gold Nuggets
Polished Gems
Optimization of Specialized Labs
Renew Shed Space
Optimization of General Computer Labs
High
Optimization of General Classrooms
Utilization Reporting
Demand Analysis
Faculty Offices
Academic Space Inventory
Payoff
Reclaim Poor Quality Space
Senior Administration Offices
Lab Activity Audits
Change Locks on Vacant Space
After Hours Office Walkabouts
Low
Fools Gold
Rough Stones
Effort
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Hard
64Contact Info
- Phil Rouble
- roublep_at_algonquincollege.com
- Mike Rushton
- rushtom_at_algonquincollege.com
65Appendix APhysical Resources Strategic Plan
2003-2008
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
66Vision Statements
- College Vision
- Algonquin College will be the leading Canadian
College delivering career- focused, quality
education supported by client-centered service
and technology - Physical Resources Vision
- We will be valued and respected among Canadian
Colleges for providing learning facilities and
property management services that support student
success.
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
67College Mission Statements
- QUALITY
- Algonquin College will consistently provide high
quality and relevant programs and services - SERVICE
- Algonquin College, through each and every
employee, will demonstrate commitment to student
and client success - TECHNOLOGY
- Algonquin College will lead in the innovative
use of technology to enhance our programs,
services and the environment in which we work and
learn - FINANCIAL STABILITY
- Algonquin College will facilitate institutional
stability by continuing to maintain and improve
its financial position
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
68Physical Resources Mission
- To provide quality state-of-the-art facilities
management through innovation and team based
processes, in support of Algonquin College as it
pursues its vision
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
69Physical Resources Values
- We are committed to achieving the highest level
of excellence in delivering our services and
products - We will conduct ourselves consistently in an
honest and credible manner applying the highest
ethical and moral standards - We will demonstrate responsible leadership in
conducting our business and display courage and
conviction in our judgement, decisions and actions
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
70Physical Resources Values
- We will foster a dynamic, innovative working
environment that stimulates and empowers staff
and encourages creativity and participation at
all levels - We believe in trust, respect, teamwork and open
communication in a culture where individuals are
supported in their effort to grow professionally
and personally
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
71Physical ResourcesStrategic Areas of Focus
- Effective leadership
- Cost effectiveness
- Growth and capacity
- Service and quality
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
72Effective Leadership
- BOLD GOAL
- We will be respected as the best led Physical
Resources Department among Canadian Colleges - INDICATORS
- All department employees know where we are going
or will be well informed of where we are going - Respected by employees for firm, fair consistent
HR practices. Reward excellence, maintain
productivity, deal with inefficiencies - Employees view department as a place for personal
growth and development - Model for leadership sought out by other Colleges
- Our documented processes will become a standard
for Colleges in Canada
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
73Cost Effectiveness
- BOLD GOAL
- We will achieve and demonstrate maximum value
for resources invested in College facilities and
services - INDICATORS
- We actively compare with industry to validate us
as being best service provider - We will proactively compare ourselves within the
relevant FM Industry - To be recognized as an Asset Manager rather than
a cost centre - Our deliverables are provided in the most
efficient, effective, and economical manner - We assess our initiatives for value contribution
to the whole College
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
74Growth and Capacity
- BOLD GOAL
- We will adopt a Real Property Management approach
for College facilities - INDICATORS
- We will supply the right amount and quality of
facilities at the right time for the right price
for all College activities - As stewards for College facilities we will
develop College properties to meet growth
objectives, we will quantify the demand for
facilities, we will ensure the appropriate supply
of facilities to meet demand, and we will avoid
the oversupply of facilities. - We will look at the long term sustainability of
facilities
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
75Service and Quality
- BOLD GOAL
- Students and staff will view the quality of
Algonquin's learning and working environments as
among the best in Canada - INDICATORS
- Algonquin's Woodroffe Campus will be recognized
as a model of excellence for learning facilities
among Canadian Colleges - The environment would contribute to the
attraction of students to the College. - A model of energy efficiency and sustainability.
- We will support student success through learning
environment quality standards, which we meet
consistently. - Provide for ready access to high quality, timely,
effective services with a client centred focus. - Each employee of the department will demonstrate
a professional client service attitude to every
client they meet.
Vision
College Mission
Values 1
Values 2
Areas of Focus
Dept. Mission
Effective Leadership
Cost Effectiveness
Growth and Capacity
Service and Quality
Link Back to
Strategic Planning
Space Management
Space Mining
76Appendix BSpace Costing Model
77Space Costing
- An effective cost allocation practice of
assigning space operating costs to cost centres - Relatively simple to implement
- Management tool for
- Decision making
- Managing costs increases range of options to
consider - Improvements to the bottom line
- Identification and elimination of overhead cost
inefficiencies - Direct linking of costs to revenue generation
area - Whats costed?
- Space operating costs currently only allocated to
revenue generating activities - Academic Services
- Only scheduled space classrooms and labs
- Ancillary Services
78Program CostingFinancial Contribution
Financial Contribution Total Revenues Direct
Costs of Delivery
- Total Revenues
- Tuition fees
- Provincial grant total
- Basic grant
- Add-on grant
- KPI grant
- Direct Costs of Delivery
- Direct costs
- Allocated overhead costs of
- Department
- Schools
- VP Academic Services
- Service costs from other program areas
79Reduction of Program Subsidization
- Financial performance expectations
- Financial Contribution before space should exceed
30 - Financial Contribution after space should exceed
25 - The 5 contribution reduction is approximately
equivalent to Physical Resources overall
operating budget - The Board of Governors directed the College to
reduce overall program subsidization - Overall subsidization now limited but not
eliminated - List of subsidized programs reviewed each year
- Program Costing is only one consideration in the
overall Program Assessment Process - Failure to implement a successful remediation
plan may lead to program suspension
80ACADEMIC AREA PROGRAM ASSESSMENT/PERFORMANCE/RENE
WAL
PERFORMANCE QUALITY MEASURES
PROGRAM COSTING
PROGRAM RENEWAL/NEW PROGRAM OFFERING
PROGRAM REVIEW
REMEDIATION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
PROGRAM SUSPENSION
From Area 5 Program Assessment Summary June
2004
81Program AssessmentPerformance and Quality
Measures
Performance Quality Measures
QUALITY MEASURES Internal Statistics -Admissions
-Enrolment -KPI
PERFORMANCE MEASURES KPI Student
Satisfaction -Course Assessments -KPI
From Area 5 Program Assessment Summary June
2004
82Program AssessmentProgram Costing
Year End Area 5 Revenues/ Expenses (Peoplesoft)
- Program Offerings
- Teaching contact hours
- Audited enrolments
- (GeneSIS)
Grant Financial Reporting (Finance)
Program Costing
Space Operating Costs Space Utilization Room
Inventory (Physical Resources)
Capital Investments Depreciation Fixed
Assets (Finance)
From Area 5 Program Assessment Summary June
2004
83Key Accountabilities
- Physical Resources
- Quantifies space operating costs and establishes
a reasonable unit cost for academic space - Publishes net area for spaces
- Academic Services
- Manages the allocation of space costs to program
areas - Establishes incentives to optimize the use of
academic space
84Quantifying Space Operating Costs
- Calculated by Physical Resources based on data
from the Cost Operating Report (example next
slide) - Total Operating Cost per SF charged against
classroom and lab spaces - Average Cost Premium Costs
- 2002/03 12.85 /sf
- Average Cost per SF
- Total Operating Budget for Physical Resources
divided by total GSF of College - 2002/03 7.42 / sf
- Premium Costs per SF for Classroom and Lab spaces
- Incremental usage costs related to
- Electrical and HVAC Maintenance
- Building Maintenance
- Cleaning
- Utilities
- 2002/03 5.43 / sf
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86Program CostingAllocation of Space Costs
- Assigned by Academic Services to various programs
based on use of space - Dedicated space
- 100 of cost of space assigned to program using
space - Area of space x Total Operating cost / sf
- Open (shared) space
- Costs assigned to programs based on prorated
average cost per scheduled hour of activity in
all open spaces - No. of program hours x Average Cost per Scheduled
Hour - Size of room is not considered as program areas
to not control the size of open room in which
activity is timetabled
87Incentives to Further Optimize the Use of
Academic Space
- Full cost recovery established from Fall and
Winter activity - Spring term activity does not incur space costs
- Goal - Increase Spring term activity to
capitalize on available capacity - Open space costs are charged by the hour and are
shared with the broader College - Invariably results in lower space costs
- Open space is better optimized
- Goal Encourage open space where appropriate
88Space CostingDoes It Work? Very Well!
- Academic Schools provided with a tool to more
accurately map costs with revenue generation - Program subsidization has been significantly
reduced and is now quantified - Academic areas are provided with additional
options to reduce costs and better position
programs for sustainability - Space dividend
- Space is optimized to reduce costs
- Shedding of space
- Movement towards open (shared) rather than
dedicated space - Redeployment of shed space
- Redeployment of space from suspended programs
89References
- Stephen L. Nelson, Excel Data Analysis for
Dummies - Chapter 14 Almost Ten Tips for Presenting List
Results and Analyzing Data - Formisano, Roger A., Managers Guide to
Strategy, New York, McGraw-Hill, 2004 - FMDC
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