Articles from the Pilbara team on higher education costs, margins, benchmarks, budgeting and AI.
128 articles
Lea Patterson
Why Understanding the Cost of Teaching Matters More Than Ever Australian universities operate in an environment of constrained public funding, growing demand for diverse delivery modes, and pressure…
Lea Patterson
Why Evaluating Courses and Forecasting Programs Is Critical As universities navigate increasing complexity and financial pressure, academic leaders are seeking more data-informed ways to evaluate…
Lea Patterson
Why Managing University Research Portfolios Matters for Institutional Success Managing a university’s research portfolio is far more than allocating funds, it’s a strategic exercise that shapes an…
Lea Patterson
This article is written for senior leaders in higher education, including vice-chancellors, provosts, deans, chief financial officers, and institutional planners. It assumes an advanced understanding…
Lea Patterson
How Leading Universities Balance Mission and Financial Sustainability In today’s higher education environment, where institutions face funding volatility, increased regulatory scrutiny, and shifting…
Lea Patterson
Why Academic Resource Management Matters More Than Ever Universities across the globe are facing an inflection point. The financial pressures of declining government funding, rising operational…
Lea Patterson
Very…but let’s elaborate. Professor Bill Massy, professor emeritus of education and business administration and former vice president and vice provost at Stanford University, states in his book…
Lea Patterson
TLDR: The last 10-15 years of low interest and low inflation were great but are now gone. You need the financial performance of every academic program and course available for review at any time…
Lea Patterson
From the Australian Navy to Universities. Reducing implementations from multiple years to multiple weeks. The perception that Activity-Based Costing (ABC) is overly complex, prone to failure, and…
Lea Patterson
We are excited to announce that we have achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance in accordance with American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) standards for SOC for Service Organizations…
