GFOA ALBERTA LEARNING
Tracey Polowich | Contigo Business Services
Organizational Excellence
A Two Part Virtual Series | June 2023
Meet Tracey Polowich | Contigo Business Services
Tracey has experience providing consulting services to municipal and not-for-profit organizations in Alberta. This experience includes organizational review work, mentorship of municipal finance personnel, process documentation and improvement, facilitation of strategic planning workshops with council and senior administrative staff members, and policy development.
With experience as a former municipal finance employee, financial statement auditor and through the past 12 years of consulting, Tracey has gained a good sense of how the finance functions within municipal government operate and the resources, capacities and capabilities needed to deliver outcomes successfully. Tracey’s background with Organizational Excellence Specialists in the areas of quality and excellence means your organization will benefit from her relentless need to seek improvement and eliminate non-value adding activity.
Designing, Documenting & Improving Work Processes
Every municipal manager should know about 10 best management practices in the Work Processes area that are common to high performing organizations. Knowledge about these practices will help management learn how to get started with Work Process development and improvement and how to engage staff to improve organizational performance.
During this two-part workshop, participants will learn how to design, document, monitor, control and improve Work Processes as well as where the Work Processes area fits in the management system. Participants will self-assess their organization to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement and prepare an improvement plan to address gaps.
This workshop is valuable in shifting from a reactive (firefighting) position to a preventative and continuous improvement position.
Member rate: $125.00 | Non-Member Rate: $175.00
(Rates include Parts 1 and 2)
Who should attend: Managers and Team Leads in the public sector
Timing: Two – 2-hour workshops, June 13th and June 27th
Maximum attendance: 25
NOTE: Both parts are included in the purchase price
Organizational Excellence
Part 1 | Tuesday, 13 June 2023 | 10:00 AM MST
Part 2 | Tuesday, 27 June 2023 | 10:00 AM MST
Seminars will be held via ZOOM, and will be available to members and non-members of GFOA alike. Additional information for each Seminar may be found below, while common characteristics include:
The seminar will run for 120 minutes on Zoom.
Start time is 10:00 AM MST
All sessions are English language
Events may not be recorded (neither audio or video) by attendees. All materials will be available to registered attendees after each webinar.
About Us
GFOA Alberta is a professional organization whose purpose is to enhance the practice of governmental finance in the Province of Alberta. Our objectives include:
- Promote networking opportunities for all government finance officials within all levels of government
- Support and promotion of Provincial, Canadian and International GFOA Conferences and training programs
- Communication with membership on financial issues
- Liaison with Municipal Affairs
- Enhance the profile of GFOA Alberta.
Our Association is affiliated with the International Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and maintains contact with its staff to promote training opportunities and participation in annual international GFOA conferences.
Quick Connect to GFOA Alberta
Quick Connect to GFOA Alberta
About Us
GFOA Alberta is a professional organization whose purpose is to enhance the practice of governmental finance in the Province of Alberta. Our objectives include:
- Promote networking opportunities for all government finance officials within all levels of government
- Support and promotion of Provincial, Canadian and International GFOA Conferences and training programs
- Communication with membership on financial issues
- Liaison with Municipal Affairs
- Enhance the profile of GFOA Alberta.
Our Association is affiliated with the International Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and maintains contact with its staff to promote training opportunities and participation in annual international GFOA conferences.