Capstone Capstone PresentationPresentation

Prepared by Natalya BrownPrepared by Natalya Brown

Career objectiveCareer objective

Developing as an administrative executive Developing as an administrative executive in the higher education fieldin the higher education field

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Budget Coordinator Director of Accountingand Finance

Vice President ofAdministrative Services

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Administrative Executive Administrative Executive ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Financial planning and analysisFinancial planning and analysis Accounting, finance and budgetAccounting, finance and budget Purchasing and contractingPurchasing and contracting Administrative policiesAdministrative policies Strategy formulationStrategy formulation LeadershipLeadership

ChallengesChallenges

Leading in a dynamic environmentLeading in a dynamic environment Issues of shifting student and faculty Issues of shifting student and faculty

populationpopulation Impact of emerging technologiesImpact of emerging technologies Political forces shaping the institutional Political forces shaping the institutional

agendaagenda Exercise leadership in a context of Exercise leadership in a context of

diminishing financial and human diminishing financial and human resourcesresources

Projected personal successProjected personal success

MBA Completion + Continuous professional development + MBA Completion + Continuous professional development + Experience = Professional successExperience = Professional success

The completion of the MBA program has given me a The completion of the MBA program has given me a much broader perspective on:much broader perspective on:

business operationsbusiness operations

organizational behaviororganizational behavior

leadership leadership

strategystrategy

Leading people and teamsLeading people and teams

Strong emphasis on ethics, integrity Strong emphasis on ethics, integrity and accountabilityand accountability

Climate that facilitates individual Climate that facilitates individual motivation, commitment, motivation, commitment, achievement and growthachievement and growth

Team building and encouraging Team building and encouraging decision-makingdecision-making

Professional developmentProfessional development

Developing sustainable Developing sustainable solutionssolutions

Strong foundation for marketing Strong foundation for marketing analysis, cost analysis, strategy analysis, cost analysis, strategy managementmanagement

Understanding of the internal and Understanding of the internal and external environmentsexternal environments

Keeping current with emerging Keeping current with emerging trends and technologiestrends and technologies

Analytical skillsAnalytical skills

Serving customersServing customers

Investing time in connecting with Investing time in connecting with faculty and studentsfaculty and students

Knowledge of roles of different Knowledge of roles of different constituent units on campusconstituent units on campus

Evaluation and design of servicesEvaluation and design of services

Serving customers is what makes or breaks a business.Serving customers is what makes or breaks a business.

Managing products and Managing products and servicesservices

Integration with the institution’s Integration with the institution’s mission, strategic planning goals and mission, strategic planning goals and the needs of clientsthe needs of clients

Knowledge of productivity and Knowledge of productivity and efficiency, forecasting techniques, efficiency, forecasting techniques, capacity planning, quality capacity planning, quality managementmanagement

Managing technology and Managing technology and innovationinnovation

Key driving forces that enable change Key driving forces that enable change and provide a competitive advantageand provide a competitive advantage

Skills to promote process improvement Skills to promote process improvement and resource enhancementand resource enhancement

Managing technology and innovation gives institutions a powerful Managing technology and innovation gives institutions a powerful tool to improve service delivery of an administrative activity in tool to improve service delivery of an administrative activity in

response to campus needs, reduce costs, and increase response to campus needs, reduce costs, and increase productivity and revenues.productivity and revenues.

Assessing the competitive Assessing the competitive environmentenvironment

Assessing risksAssessing risks Knowledge of internal and external Knowledge of internal and external

sourcessources Knowledge of industry and new Knowledge of industry and new

developing trendsdeveloping trends

Planning for the future in the Planning for the future in the global marketplaceglobal marketplace

Actively explore the paths to the futureActively explore the paths to the future Knowledge of change enablersKnowledge of change enablers Knowledge of threats and Knowledge of threats and

opportunitiesopportunities Integrating institutional planning with Integrating institutional planning with

budget practicesbudget practices Seeking information on emerging Seeking information on emerging

trends and consumer expectationstrends and consumer expectations

Thank you for your Thank you for your time!time!