Departments undertake planning to improved service delivery and help meet government priorities. Components of a comprehensive planning framework Long-term planning 5+ years Process to identify the long-term environment facing the department, and formulate the department’s high long-term strategy for contributing to achieving government’s broad objectives and sustainable service delivery Mandatory Requirements Chapter 2.3 Medium-term planning 4 Process to formulate the department’s strategies to deliver services over the medium-term to achieve departmental objectives guided by government objectives and priorities Mandatory Requirements refer Chapter 2.2 Departmental Performance Statements Service delivery (output performance measures), articulates the goods and services the department will deliver. Impact (departmental objective indicators) articulates the medium-term impacts on departmental objectives that the outputs are expected to achieve. Mandatory Requirements Chapter 4.2 Business Planning 1 year Process to formulate how the department intends to deliver outputs Good Practice refer Chapter 2.1 planning Guidance planning goals are published in the annual departmental performance statement (specifically the outputs/deliverables and performance measures) which provides the basis for annual performance reporting on the delivery of outputs that contribute to departmental objectives. Internally, the business plan sets out the operational processes, staffing arrangements and budgets allocated to achieve the relevant performance goals for the year. Departments could also oversee the development of more specific plans for portfolio agencies to assist in implementing departmental strategies to deliver the agreed outputs consistent with the requirements for Agency planning under Standing Direction 4.1.1(a) to (d). Medium-term planning Mandatory requirements MEDIUM-TERM PLANNING
The satisfaction of the relevant Minister with the policy advice service, per the common satisfaction survey. At least 70 per cent The total cost per hour of producing outputs $ All new significant operating expenditure proposals are subject to cost benefit analysis or similar. 100% Audit opinion issued by the Victorian Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the Government. Unqualified Compliance with risk management policies and parameters for management of Crown lending and Crown bank accounts No breaches Annual Report, including financial statements, is produced in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994 requirements and free from material errors. Achieved Advice to entities and ministers on budget processes was provided within agreed timeframes. 100 per cent compliance Degree of compliance with deadlines of briefings to the ministers, and or senior executives following release of public reports 100 per cent compliance
Does the performance measure provide relevant information to facilitate informed DTF analysis and advice? Does the performance measure provide the level of detail required into Departmental performance to assist with contextualising future DTF advice? If YES – then maintain as is Yes – Measure provides directly relevant and detailed information to support DTF analysis and advice. (Recommend measure is maintained) Partial – Measure provides information that may support DTF analysis and advice. No – Measure does not provide information to support DTF analysis and advice. If Partial or No to above Is (or is it likely that) more granular/relevant data/information related to the specific measure or activity is available to facilitate informed DTF analysis and advice? Does the Department have further information and detail that aggregates up and/or provides more relevant performance information than that currently reported? If YES – then recommend measure is disaggregated or revised Yes – More detailed and relevant information is available. (Recommend measure is disaggregated or revised) Partial – More detailed information may be available and of relevance. No – Further detail is not currently collected or reported within Department. If Partial or No to above Is there another more relevant measure that can be developed that would facilitate informed DTF analysis and advice? Is there more relevant measure or data point that would better facilitate informed DTF analysis and advice? Yes – (Recommend a relevant replacement measure) n/a No – Relevant measure cannot be easily replaced (Recommend measure is discontinued) Performance measures appropriateness Performance measure Unit of measure 201X-1X target Assessment criteria Comment Facilitates informed DTF analysis and advice? Is more granular data/ information available? Should measure be replaced or discontinued? Quantity Quantity measure 1 [assessment rating] [assessment rating] [assessment rating] Quantity measure 2 [assessment rating] [assessment rating] [assessment rating] Quantity measure 3 [assessment rating] [assessment rating] [assessment rating]