Timeline
 Pre-launch: Establish context |
 Step 1: Build the baseline |
Step 2: Identify opportunities |
Step 3: Design options |
 Step 4: Vet options |
| 2 weeks | 4-5 weeks | 5-7 weeks | 7-9 weeks | 2-4 weeks |
| Appoint Steering Committee and internal team. Select external consultants. | Conduct campus-wide interviews to gather information. Review campus organization, culture, processes, metrics, and policies. Collect and analyze quantitative data such as cost detail, headcount, and relevant metrics. | With campus input, identify and prioritize high potential cost reduction opportunities; validate and review findings. | With campus input, define opportunities and develop implementation options with business cases. | Solicit input from users and providers of campus services on potential options. Refine options as necessary based on feedback. Decide which opportunities to implement. |