Purdue
Logic Model- A BRM Tool for Easy Value Articulation
If you’re struggling to articulate BRM value to leadership, look no further than the logic model – a helpful tool that paints a quick story to translate long-term value. During BRMConnect 2019, the Purdue BRM team unveiled this critical tool, which they use to add structure and clarity to any BRM initiative. According the USDA, a logic model is a visual and systematic way to represent the strategy of your program, the resources you have available, the activities you plan, and the outcomes you expect to achieve.
Journey of BRM: Purdue Part 4
In March 2018, the BRM Annual Report was distributed to college leadership. It is a vibrant contrast to our first report, a single page of event and task counts. The annual report illustrates our growth and maturity in a year. We are still learning, improving and, more importantly, moving forward.
Journey of BRM: Purdue Part 3
With BRMConnect 2018 just around the corner, we’re diving even deeper into this year’s theme: The Journey of BRM. Already, we’ve highlighted and shared the stories of top BRMs in our #IAmBRM campaign. We launched Becoming A Value-Focused Organization to support BRMs on their journey to identify and drive value in their organizations. Now, we’ll share the step-by-step process of The College of Agriculture at Purdue University, in a series of pieces which document their own, very special Journey of BRM. The series will culminate with the release of their annual report at BRMConnect in San Diego this Oct 1-3.
Journey of BRM: Purdue Part 1
Introducing BRM in an operational-focused organization can be viewed as overhead or duplication of effort. As I began to develop this program, it was apparent that I needed to create a new level of transparency around the work. If the BRM program was going to show value, even at an early, tactical stage, we were going to have to provide metrics.
On the Ground: BRM Operations at Purdue
Observing a BRM team actively building strategic relationships with faculties, and generating results was truly inspiring. During the open house, for instance, the BRMs were interacting with researchers, staff and the interim dean. I am sure new ideas were formed about how IT could even do more for the faculty. At the end of the day, I sat down with the team and recorded a podcast episode to be published in the next couple of months.