Those responsible for compiling annual performance statements should include audit committee clearance in their timeframes, and provide the audit committee with any required supporting documentation. Further information on the role of audit committees and the enhanced commonwealth performance framework can be found in the paper entitled Function of audit committees: Reviewing the appropriateness of performance reporting, including the 2016-17 annual performance statements. Appendix A Performance maturity model – Maturity level Dimension Sub-dimension Beginning Developing Mature Strategic purposes are There is some reference to Entities’ long term strategic Purpose ambiguous and not strategic purposes and links purposes are expressed linked to expected to expected measurable clearly and link directly to measurable results (i.e. results expected measurable results unclear purposes impedes overall assessment of an entity’s performance) Resource management There are some links Resource management Capability planning is not clearly between resource planning is clearly linked to STRATEGY linked to an entity’s management planning and an entity’s ability to achieve ability to achieve its an entity’s ability to achieve its purposes purposes its purposes Impacts of factors in the Impacts of factors in the Impacts of factors in the Environment operating environment, operating environment on operating environment on an on an entity’s ability to an entity’s ability to achieve entity’s ability to achieve its achieve its purposes are its purposes are identified purposes are clear unclear but not clearly linked to impacts on achieving purposes Producing strategic The benefits of developing Senior leaders value, and are Leadership performance and using strategic engaged in, driving the information is generally performance information, development and use of high viewed as a compliance are highlighted by senior quality strategic CULTURE exercise. is limited leadership performance information engagement by senior leadership in its development and use
Those responsible for compiling annual performance statements should include audit committee clearance in their timeframes, and provide the audit committee with any required supporting documentation. Further information on the role of audit committees and the enhanced commonwealth performance framework can be found in the paper entitled Function of audit committees: Reviewing the appropriateness of performance reporting, including the 2016-17 annual performance statements. Appendix A – Performance maturity model Dimension Sub-dimension Maturity level Beginning Developing Mature STRATEGY Purpose Strategic purposes are ambiguous and not linked to expected measurable results (i.e. unclear purposes impedes overall assessment of an entity’s performance) There is some reference to strategic purposes and links to expected measurable results Entities’ long term strategic purposes are expressed clearly and link directly to expected measurable results Capability Resource management planning is not clearly linked to an entity’s ability to achieve its purposes There are some links between resource management planning and an entity’s ability to achieve its purposes Resource management planning is clearly linked to an entity’s ability to achieve its purposes Environment Impacts of factors in the operating environment, on an entity’s ability to achieve its purposes are unclear Impacts of factors in the operating environment on an entity’s ability to achieve its purposes are identified but not clearly linked to impacts on achieving purposes Impacts of factors in the operating environment on an entity’s ability to achieve its purposes are clear CULTURE Leadership Producing strategic performance information is generally viewed as a compliance exercise. is limited engagement by senior leadership in its development and use The benefits of developing and using strategic performance information, are highlighted by senior leadership Senior leaders value, and are engaged in, driving the development and use of high quality strategic performance information
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