Author: Bryoney Johnson

Our new regular ‘meet the team’ feature will include interviews with colleagues across the New Core Programme. Our first interviewee is Programme Leader, Charlotte Wellington. What is your role on New Core? New Core is the University’s biggest ever business transformation and change management programme that will see our ageing core Finance, HR, and Payroll … Continue reading “Meet the team – Charlotte Wellington”

Extensive sessions were held over the summer to discuss and confirm the requirements for Finance elements of the new system that will be delivered in the second phase of the Programme launch.   These elements will form the ‘2b’ phase of the Programme, due to launch in summer 2019 and include: Supplier portal Tendering and Sourcing … Continue reading “2B or not 2B – that is the question!”

The New Core Finance workstream have been liaising with colleagues across all Colleges to discuss research funding application approval processes. The Research Grant Management elements of the new system, being delivered by our partner supplier Worktribe, will provide a standardised approval model for funding applications to facilitate collaborative working across the University. This model will … Continue reading “Worktribe implementation begins”

The New Core HR and Payroll team has been working closely with colleagues across Colleges and Professional Services to map roles and responsibilities for within the new system. This has included looking at organisation charts from all areas of the University and cross-referencing them to lists of staff. This has produced, the first standardised data … Continue reading “Roles, responsibilities, and reviews”

The New Core Change team have been meeting with colleagues across all Colleges, Schools, and Professional Services departments over the summer to provide updates on the latest from the programme and to gather questions and feedback on what New Core will mean for staff. More than 60 meetings have been completed so far with more … Continue reading “Consultation meetings continue…”

Activity for the University’s HR, Finance, and Payroll system continues apace, with upcoming work including a focus on all things testing, planning, and processes. The team will be inputting data into the secure test site over the next few months, and writing scenarios to help ensure that the functionality is as robust as possible for … Continue reading “Testing testing!”

Welcome to the University of Birmingham’s New Core blog, providing all the latest news, demos, and opportunities to feedback, on delivery of your new HR, Payroll, and Finance system.