Missouri Office of Administration

ITSD-U is designed as a university-style professional development program for ITSD team members to develop their different skillsets along with cohort of fellow ITSD team members. Team members must apply for a limited number of seats available each session. ImproveIT is a program at the heart of ITSD to support continued success within the division. The program was designed for team members to help ITSD grow from their own ideas. ImproveIT has four steps: 1) collect ideas, 2) asses ideas, 3) implement approved ideas, and 4) share success stories.

Participation in Missouri's Tableau Center for Excellence's (COE) Iron Viz Competition allows data analysts from across the State to share their knowledge, thoughtfulness, ingenuity, creativity, and story telling though data visualizations. The competition was attended by department leadership from across the State. Submissions were judged on the following categories: -Storytelling -Analytical Skills -Understandability/Usability -Visual Aesthetics -Creativity Finalist were chosen and presented their dashboards to a statewide audience who voted for the overall winner.

Since the Office of Administration issues credentials statewide, it is important to highlight those that only team members within OA are eligible to receive. Only team members within OA are eligible to receive the credentials within this collection.

Show Me Excellence is a subset of OpEx skills, capabilities, mindsets, and processes that deliver lean and continuous improvement impacts at the department, team, and project levels.

All badges in these this collection are considered statewide awards. Team members in any agency are eligible to receive them if they meet award requirements and are selected by review committees.

Credentials within this collection are part of statewide recognition and leadership programs. They are not necessarily an award, but require an above and beyond commitment to the State of Missouri, public service, and leadership.

A credential commemorating years of service with the State of Missouri. This is a significant accomplishment and worthy of recognition for the demonstrated level of commitment and dedication to serving Missouri's citizens. The minimum tenure with the State to be eligible for this credential is 15 years.

This collection is comprised of various badges that make up The Missouri Way Training Series. The series incorporates approaches proven successful in other high performing organizations in both the public and private sectors, all tailored our unique management challenges. The Missouri Way objectives are to: -Accelerate participants professional growth through individual leadership development, building new skills to lead others and lead change. -Provide department leaders the skills and shared understanding needed to improve team performance and cultivate a strong, positive work environment. -Develop needed skills amongst team members across the State of Missouri to improve government performance for our citizens.