The University of Portsmouth (UoP) in the UK has selected Objective’s content, collaboration and process management solution to enhance the way that the organisation manages its documentation, which will strengthen the commitment to its programme of innovative teaching that is informed by significant research.

With over 21,000 students and 3,000 staff (academics and administrative staff) a vast amount of information is created on a daily basis. The sheer task of managing this information in a coherent way, let alone using it effectively, was proving particularly challenging to the university.

The initial implementation will be trialled within four main departments, including the Faculty of Technology, the Academic Registry, Estates and the Programme Office for Information Services; with the objective of creating a centralised repository of information that is readily accessible to all relevant staff, enabling the streamlining of administrative processes.

Sally Hartley, University Secretary and Clerk to the Board of Governors, University of Portsmouth commented: ‘By providing all our staff with a single, centralised repository, we should be able to share information far more effectively, both within individual departments and across the entire university. This should enable us to respond more quickly to enquiries and will support more effective decision making. With Objective, we are delighted to have an opportunity to explore a solution that can bring major efficiencies right across the campus enabling staff to focus on more valuable activities’.

Simon Etherington, General Manager UK, Objective Corporation concluded: ‘The sheer volume of content generated within the university environment is staggering. Our solution provides a logical structure to be adopted for the easy storage, retrieval and sharing of information, enabling staff to leverage the strategic value of the information and focus on helping students to achieve their ambitions.’