LibraryC4 Enablers4d Organizational design
LTI-ENA-027
Establish a dedicated provost-level boundary-spanning unit for joint operations
Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearwith adaptationFour-year to four-yearwith adaptation
Mechanism
A dedicated office runs the day-to-day joint transfer work, like the Office of Community College Partnerships that houses ADVANCE. Somebody's job is the boundary between the two institutions, so the work does not drift.
Preconditions
A shared funding agreement and org charts approved by both provosts.
Owner, by role
Provost and Executive Vice President
Who can act
One institution alone (a George Mason unit, not a joint office)
Effort
Large, 12 months to first visible effect
Outcome metric
Transfer programs launched; long-term partnership enrollment growth
Failure modes
Staffing the unit with personnel who lack administrative authority can limit operational impact.
Contra-indications
None stated
Related practices
- LTI-ENA-028 Formalize a multi-tiered cross-institutional joint governance committee structure