[OKRA] Lean Paperless Office training at OU

[Jensen, Marc G.]

Hello Fellow Recycling Enthusiasts!

This spring, the OU Lean Institute created a new short course that we call "Lean Paperless Office" which looks specifically at problems and costs that are added to administrative processes because of paper.  By becoming leaner in terms of information flow efficiency, people are able to transition away from paper-intensive processes and reduce their material footprints.  As we designed this class, we immediately discovered that data retention and handling regulations varied too much from industry to industry to set up a broadly-sweeping public class, so we developed the class around OU's internal requirements and have been offering it only internally to OU staff.

This class has been immensely popular on campus, with sessions filling up almost as quickly as they are offered.  I'd like to see if anyone else out there would be interested in working with us to adapt the content of this class to the regulations of their organization (I'm thinking particularly of large institutions where we could do a series of classes).

This is how we describe the current class in communications with OU staff:

The OU Lean Institute is now offering its "Lean Paperless Office" course specifically designed around OU records retention and data management requirements on the OU Norman campus, at OU Health Sciences Center, and OU Tulsa. This course is a half-day introduction to Lean efficiency principles as they apply to information flow in offices, with practical recommendations for reducing paper, improving flow, and increasing efficiency as they apply specifically to OU's regulatory environment. Classes are open to all OU faculty and staff.

[list of class dates]

The cost to attend is $45 per person, and departments may pay by JV if desired. Registration for each class is limited to 25 participants. The sessions of this class offered in the spring were very well attended and filled up quickly, so please sign up now, because these classes will fill up quickly. To register, please contact Michelle Bassham in CCE Registration at 325-6034 or mbassham at ou.edu, or register online using the link following each class date above.

Thanks!
Marc

Dr. Marc Jensen

Program Coordinator, University of Oklahoma Lean Institute | Adjunct Professor of Music

1700 Asp Ave, Room 211 | Norman, OK 73072 | Ph:  405-325-9135 | Fax:  405-325-7044

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Visit the Lean Institute online at lean.ou.edu<seewhatwesee.ou.edu>

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