The CIDA Compass

Leveraging Working Groups to Divide and Conquer on a Time-Sensitive Effort
Recently, the CIDA team successfully led and coordinated efforts to establish operational processes to support a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)... More

Leveraging DMAIC to Achieve Your Goals
The DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) framework is a powerful tool that can be immensely useful in the context... More

Process Mapping 101: A Powerful Tool for University Employees
As a university community member, you're likely on the lookout for ways to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and provide better... More
Mapping Your Path to Success: Stakeholder Analysis in University Improvement Projects
When launching continuous improvement initiatives, programs or projects in higher education, understanding your stakeholders is crucial for success. A stakeholder... More

Crafting Effective Problem Statements
Throughout our consulting work with clients across the University, we have observed that the foundation of any successful project or... More

CIDA’s Compass – A Brief History of Continuous Improvement and Data Analytics
Last week we published our first post in the Continuous Improvement & Data Analytics (CIDA) Continuous Insights blog. In that... More

The CIDA Compass – CIDA is Launching a Blog!
Welcome to the very first Continuous Improvement & Data Analytics (CIDA) blog post! Our vision at CIDA is to create... More