
Our Community of Practice supports practitioners and others interested in Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, Project Management and Change Management.
Number of people: 180
Calendar: Second Friday of every month
Agenda for coming meetings:
Robots at Work: Streamlining Processes with RPA
Agility Strategies in the School of Social Work
People Solve Problems – The Power of Every Person, Every Day, Every Problem.
NCCI (Network for Change and Continuous Innovation) 2025 Conference Takeaways.
Past agenda topics:
2025
- Successful Communication and Continuous Improvement
 
- Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
 
- Agility Live! 2025 Event
 
- Tips on Project Management
 
- Beyond Ordinary: Achieving and Maintaining Business Excellence
 
- College of Engineering: Improving Together – Agility Update on Projects
 
- StratComm Projects: People Focused, Process Driven.
 
2024
- Office for Innovation & Commercialization.
 
- Successful Conflict Conversations.
 
- Compliance and Risk Management Agility Update.
 
- The Spirit of Continuous Improvement at UAB Operations for Facilities Administration and Environmental Health & Safety Departments and Projects.
 
- Big Picture for Project Management.
 
- Psychological Safety & Student Affairs.
 
- Improve Less, The Focus and Align Framework for Sustainable Continuous Improvement.
 
- Strategies to Improve Self-Awareness and Collaboration.
 
- Interactive Presentations.
 
- The Effect of Workplace Happiness on Productivity.
 
2023
- Keeping your Eye on the Prize: How to get your most important work done.
 
- Process Automation.
 
- O365 Productivity Tools.
 
- NCCI (Network for Change and Continuous Innovation) Membership and Outreach Committee.
 
- Deepen Your Lean Leadership Skills with Brain Science.
 
- Trello Overview – visual way for teams to collaborate on projects.
 
- NCCI (Network for Change and Continuous Innovation) 2023 Conference Take Aways.
 
- Agility at Work with Melinda Wallace (FOSAS – FO Shared Administrative Services).
 
- The Art of Data Storytelling.
 
- Write Smarter, Not Harder, with Smart Brevity.
 
2022 and Before
- Miro overview demo – Online collaborative whiteboarding platform.
 
- Introduction to Robotics Process Automation (RPA).
 
- Office 365 as a collaboration tool, including Teams, OneDrive, Planner & Lists.
 
- Agility webpage overview + Building a psychologically safe workplace video by Amy Edmondson.
 
- Cooperation Ted Talk video (How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done by Yves Moriex) and reflections.
 
- Jira implementation at University Libraries for their strategic planning.
 
- Business Analytics – Why data is important?
 
- Problem Solving.
 
- Change Management Overview.
 
- Brainstorming Strategies – Learn some new techniques to energize your brainstorming sessions.
 
- OTIDE Continuous Improvement Projects.
 
Notes: If you are interested in participating in our Community of Practice, contact us to cvegarengifo@ua.edu or lsway@ua.edu