Our highly successful Programs and Resource Optimization (PRO) service is a transformational academic program review process. PRO is an analytical review of academic programs that engages the institution and involves faculty, staff, alumni and trustees.
The academic program review process has four key analytic components:
- Mission-Centeredness
- Quality of the Program
- Marketability
- Financial and Responsibility Center Data-based Analysis
Each academic program is reviewed and measured based on its Mission, Quality, Marketability, and Net Income, and ranked within three tiers, ranging from extremely successful to extremely unsuccessful. Wi壯陽藥 th the analytical output of PRO, institutions can shift resources, develop goals that optimize academic program offerings, and strategically manage change. These findings can drive transformational decisions that result in significant improvements in institutional quality and financial performance. The PRO process can also include the full review of non-academic programs and services as well.
Testimonials From Previous PRO Process Clients
Southern New Hampshire University
Focused Strategic Analysis
Stevens Strategy reviewed the mission-centeredness, quality and financial performance of one of the schools at SNHU and offered recommendations for the direction the school should pursue in the future.
Our Client’s View
Dr. Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University
“Thank you for your good help on this project. Your report is helping us to focus the discussion and move things along.”
Our Client’s View
Anonymous, Southern New Hampshire University
“Your greatest strength is John’s ability to quickly understand the nature of the problem and his ability to listen and hear accurately…. [He] did a great job with little notice and little background information…. As usual, it was a pleasure to work with [him]!”8
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Programs and Resource Optimization (PRO) and Operational Planning
Stevens Strategy provided an analytical review of all academic and non-academic revenue generating programs at Kentucky Wesleyan College that engaged faculty, staff, alumni and trustees in the process. The program review process had four key analytic components: Mission-Centeredness, Quality and Marketability reviews based in part of Stevens Strategy survey research and a Responsibility Center Data-based Analysis conducted by Stevens Strategy. Kentucky Wesleyan College was able to optimize its program offerings, make significant shifts in institutional quality and achieve multi-million dollar improvements in financial performance.
Clearwater Christian College
Programs and Resource Optimization (PRO)
Stevens Strategy provided an academic program evaluation including facilitation of an institutional program review committee; the design, delivery and analysis of a survey of faculty, students and staff as to the mission relatedness and quality of all revenue generating programs; the design of a revenue center model; and the facilitation of the updating of the college’s existing financial planning model to support the mission and quality program review. All these efforts resulted in a cogent and shared campus recommendation of an optimum program mix for the campus.
The Client’s View
Eric Lovik, Director of Institutional Research, Clearwater Christian College
“Stevens Strategy possesses a level of expertise that is valuable to a major planning or assessment initiative, and on a personal level they were great to work with. John and Bob were patient and explained to us things that not all of us were familiar with, and they also kept us on track to continue moving forward….The SS survey and RCM together yielded a new perspective on what we’re doing and how our constituents view the college in terms of mission and quality, and while we have administered surveys that ask related questions, we had never asked for feedback from such a large audience. All in all, the process was an excellent stepping-stone on our path to becoming more dependent on data-driven planning and campus-wide assessment, and our faculty and staff have learned the value of open communication and sharing of a broad range of data on institutional performance. John Stevens and Bob DeColfmacker are not only experts in the field of higher education but also gentlemen who are a delight to work with. Thank you very much for your guidance!”