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Your most pressing challenge right now

Deciding on where to focus, invest, and differentiate Building partnerships and networks to grow capability Running more efficiently and delivering digital and AI transformation Evidencing impact and strengthening reputation or rankings Getting trusted data and measurement to steer decisions

Strategize

We have a clearly documented set of strategic priorities that guides where we invest and, just as importantly, where we do not.

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Where should we focus, invest, and differentiate?

We can confidently identify the areas where our institution is distinctive from peer institutions

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

Our resource allocation decisions are informed by trusted evidence and benchmarking, rather than by history or internal negotiation

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

We regularly test our strategy against external trends, funder priorities, and the moves of comparable institutions.

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Collaborate

We take an intentional approach to partnerships and networks, rather than relying on relationships built case by case.

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Who should we collaborate and partner with?

When we need them, we can identify and engage the right people, partners, and networks across academia, industry, government, and community.

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

We are confident that our partnerships genuinely build our capability, whether through expertise, capacity, knowledge exchange, interdisciplinary reach, or funding.

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

We can see and evidence the value our partnerships and networks generate.

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Operate

We have a clear plan for digital transformation and the responsible adoption of AI across the institution.

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How do we run efficiently, sustainably, and digitally transform?

Our core administrative processes, including hiring, reviews, promotions, reporting, and award management, run efficiently and without excessive manual effort.

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

Our staff spend more of their time on mission-critical work than on administrative burden.

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

We can produce accurate institutional reporting for regulators and funders without repeated manual data-wrangling.

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Promote

We can evidence our societal and economic impact, not only our research outputs and rankings.

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How do we showcase excellence and impact to build reputation?

We are confident that our external reputation reflects the true quality and breadth of our work.

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

We take a deliberate, proactive approach to rankings, rather than reacting to results after they are published.

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

We can tell a coherent, evidence-backed institutional story to government, funders, and prospective students.

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Evaluate

We trust the quality and consistency of our institutional data enough to make major decisions on it.

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How do we measure, learn, and adapt? The point the cycle starts from.

We can measure progress against our strategic goals with clear metrics and evidence.

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

When circumstances change, we can adapt our plans quickly, because we can see what is and is not working.

1 - Strongly disagree or not at all confident 2 - Somewhat disagree 3 - Neutral 4 - Somewhat agree 5 - Strongly agree or very confident

Leadership, faculties, and professional services draw on a shared evidence base, rather than competing versions of the truth.

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