clearly focused on delivering business objectives. Finance and administration Manage the accounting and treasury functions in accordance with statutory obligations and requirements and the direction of the GRDC Board. Corporate strategy and Support the implementation of the Strategic R&D Plan 2012–17. communication Each year, the GRDC establishes a work plan to guide staff on the objectives that the corporation expects to achieve. The Board assesses the overall performance of the GRDC based on the criteria established in the work plan. Table 25 sets out the GRDC’s performance against the objectives and measures in the Work Plan 2012–13. Table 25 Performance against work plan measures for 2012–13 Key performance indicator Result Key objective: Strategic direction of the corporation is established and supported by industry and government. The five-year R&D plan: The Strategic R&D Plan 2012–17 was GRDC’s approved by the Minister on 19 June 2012 and publicly clearly describes investment themes, launched at the Australian Grains Industry Conference strategies and performance measures on 31 July 2012. is approved by the Minister and supported by the representative The plan provides a framework for investment based organisation and wider stakeholder on six themes, and describes the strategies that will be base applied to achieve those objectives and the fully complies with the Primary performance indicators that will be used to measure Industries and Energy Research and success. Development Act 1989. Key objective: existing RD&E portfolio delivers maximum value to Australian grain growers GRDC’s Current projects are reviewed for alignment Themes, intermediate outcomes, practice changes and with new themes and strategies. performance metrics are identified in the Strategic R&D Plan 2012–17. All 2012–13 projects were mapped to the relevant theme, investment strategy and supporting program of work. All investment proposals were viewed in context with theme program logics. Systems and processes are working R&D providers gave positive feedback through the effectively to manage project performance. Research Partner Survey. However, GRDC’s significant work remains to be done on systems and processes. Relevant project outputs are delivered to Project outputs were delivered to growers through: growers in appropriate products and/or technology, such as barley variety identification services. services and soil phosphorus measurement tools communications, such as reports, publications, Ground Cover magazine, Ground Cover radio and online content
clearly focused on delivering business objectives. Finance and administration Manage the accounting and treasury functions in accordance with statutory obligations and requirements and the direction of the GRDC Board. Corporate strategy and communication Support the implementation of the Strategic R&D Plan 2012–17. Each year, the GRDC establishes a work plan to guide staff on the objectives that the corporation expects to achieve. The Board assesses the overall performance of the GRDC based on the criteria established in the work plan. Table 25 sets out the GRDC’s performance against the objectives and measures in the Work Plan 2012–13. Table 25 Performance against work plan measures for 2012–13 Key performance indicator Result Key objective: Strategic direction of the corporation is established and supported by industry and government. The five-year R&D plan: clearly describes investment themes, strategies and performance measures is approved by the Minister and supported by the representative organisation and wider stakeholder base fully complies with the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989. The GRDC’s Strategic R&D Plan 2012–17 was approved by the Minister on 19 June 2012 and publicly launched at the Australian Grains Industry Conference on 31 July 2012. The plan provides a framework for investment based on six themes, and describes the strategies that will be applied to achieve those objectives and the performance indicators that will be used to measure success. Key objective: GRDC’s existing RD&E portfolio delivers maximum value to Australian grain growers Current projects are reviewed for alignment with new themes and strategies. Themes, intermediate outcomes, practice changes and performance metrics are identified in the Strategic R&D Plan 2012–17. All 2012–13 projects were mapped to the relevant theme, investment strategy and supporting program of work. All investment proposals were viewed in context with theme program logics. Systems and processes are working effectively to manage project performance. R&D providers gave positive feedback through the GRDC’s Research Partner Survey. However, significant work remains to be done on systems and processes. Relevant project outputs are delivered to growers in appropriate products and/or services. Project outputs were delivered to growers through: technology, such as barley variety identification services and soil phosphorus measurement tools communications, such as reports, publications, Ground Cover magazine, Ground Cover radio and online content
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