The University of Washington is committed to excellence in teaching and learning, research and scholarship, patient care and public service. We are also committed to excellence in administrative operations; however, our highly decentralized model creates extra bureaucracy across all levels, costing time and money on administrative tasks that would be better spent serving our mission. UW Operational Excellence focuses on making administrative work simpler, easier to navigate, and less complex, so more time and resources flow directly to the University’s mission.
Learn more about UW Operational Excellence.


