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Assessment Plan =
Unit
University Budget Office
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Unit Mission Statement
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(Adopted 1997)=C2=A0 The = University Budget Office supports the mission of Administrative = Services, and the University, by providing operational management of = appropriated resources and analytical review of fiscal issues impacting = the institution. The University Budget Office is charged with the = oversight of the entire University Budget, and therefore will interact = through teamwork at all levels of the administration. It is through this = interaction that the Budget Office provides its greatest service, = supporting individual units in completion of their mission through = effective communication and guidance on the utilization of = resources.
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University Strategic Plan Goal
Unit Goals, Desired = Outcomes
Assessment = Criteria and
Measures
Process for = Using Assessment
Results for Continuous = Improvement
Timetable for = Implementation
Goal = 8 Support units in completion of their mission by streamlining = the budget amendment processes to allow said units to focus on their = core mission. The time = frame in which it takes units to process budget amendments under the = current format, and then contrasted against time frame after process is = electronic

90% of all budget transfers will be completed in two = business days or less		 Assessment results will be used to identify nature of = bottlenecks in the process, and the correction of those impediments will = be the subject of future improvements. December of 2005 for implementation = of new processes, and then four months for data = collection.
Goal = 4 Assist units in the proper management of resources through = training and formal interaction in order to provide self-sufficiency in = the management of fiscal resources. The = University Budget Office will maintain contact with units in order to be = sure that the lines of communication are in place to facilitate = understanding and management of the budget.

Conduct at least one = training session annually

Participate in or initiate at least one = meeting annually with units to review budget matters.		 Should formal meetings not be conducted, the reason for their = lack of occurrence will be reviewed. =C2=A0That review may uncover = additional challenges that need to be addressed. =C2=A0It is imperative = that any hindrance in communication be identified. Immediate and on = going.
Goal = 5 Support operational management of resources through better = information availability Measure = manager satisfaction with available reports and information that assist = in the management of budget.

Conduct a survey that queries on = user access to budget data, with at least 75% indicating that data = access is satisfactory		 The results of the survey will assist in indicating what data = is missing or insufficient such that future reporting improvements can = be focused on these areas One year from completion of = survey
Goal = 8 The management of resources will be supported by addressing = the management of one of the single largest components of the operating = budget. Salary = budgets are the largest component of the budget, and therefore have the = largest level of central control. =C2=A0In the upcoming fiscal year = ahead, certain aspects will be decentralized to allow for immediate = reaction and changes by units to current events.

Conduct survey = after decentralization to determine results of that process, with goal = of 75% customer satisfaction.		 The decentralization of salary budget management will be new = for FGCU, and the end result of that change will be adjusted based upon = the feedback received December of =C2=A02005, with survey = to follow
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