Sources of Information An extensive set of reference materials has been collated and together with information from workshops and surveys has been incorporated into the data warehouse. Each category of source information includes multiple individual component sources. Source Source Description S1 Agency Policies and Rules and Guidelines applicable to the formulation Up to Jul 2016 Business Practice and operation of Participant Plans published by the agencies (including relevant Acts) Agency business process workshops were held Oct-Dec 2014 and ongoing interviews to Jul 2016. S2 Agency Risk Workshops Agency operational management risks and issues Mar 2015 workshops S3 Agency Planner & Agency Planners and Coordinators operational Feb 2015 Coordinator Workshops #1 staff interviews and workshop records S4 Service Provider Survey #1 Responses to the Service Provider survey in April Apr-May 2015 2015. (Initial interviews in Nov 2014) S5 Agency Quarterly Reports Agency management and actuarial Quarterly Jun 2016 Reports Sep14 to Jul16 S6 Bilateral Agreements Trial Site scheme agreements between WA State & Up to Jul 2016 Commonwealth Governments S7 Agency Quantitative Responses to Agency Quantitative Survey in May-Aug 2015 Survey #1 August 2015 S8 External Sources Other sources including JSC NDIS inquiries and Up to Jul 2016 Senate hearings held in WA and Canberra in 2015. Published articles. S9 Participant Plan Survey 300 Participant Plans sampled from each trial site Feb 2016 for Nov 2014, Feb 2015 and Nov 2015. S10 Agency Planner & Agency Planners and Coordinators operational Feb 2016 Coordinator Workshops #2 staff interviews and workshop records S11 Agency Quality Review of Agency quality management approach Mar 2016 Management Workshops and practices in the trial sites S12 Agency Quantitative Responses to Agency Quantitative Survey #2 Feb-May 2015 Survey #2 completed in May 2016 S13 Participant Conversation Structured interviews with selected Participants Jun 2016 Program from each trial site. S14 Service Provider Survey #2 Structured interviews and Service Provider survey Jul 2016 updates in July 2016.
Sources of Information An extensive set of reference materials has been collated and together with information from workshops and surveys has been incorporated into the data warehouse. Each category of source information includes multiple individual component sources. Source Source Description S1 Agency Policies and Business Practice Rules and Guidelines applicable to the formulation and operation of Participant Plans published by the agencies (including relevant Acts) Agency business process workshops were held Oct-Dec 2014 and ongoing interviews to Jul 2016. Up to Jul 2016 S2 Agency Risk Workshops Agency operational management risks and issues workshops Mar 2015 S3 Agency Planner & Coordinator Workshops #1 Agency Planners and Coordinators operational staff interviews and workshop records Feb 2015 S4 Service Provider Survey #1 Responses to the Service Provider survey in April 2015. (Initial interviews in Nov 2014) Apr-May 2015 S5 Agency Quarterly Reports Agency management and actuarial Quarterly Reports Sep14 to Jul16 Jun 2016 S6 Bilateral Agreements Trial Site scheme agreements between WA State & Commonwealth Governments Up to Jul 2016 S7 Agency Quantitative Survey #1 Responses to Agency Quantitative Survey in August 2015 May-Aug 2015 S8 External Sources Other sources including JSC NDIS inquiries and Senate hearings held in WA and Canberra in 2015. Published articles. Up to Jul 2016 S9 Participant Plan Survey 300 Participant Plans sampled from each trial site for Nov 2014, Feb 2015 and Nov 2015. Feb 2016 S10 Agency Planner & Coordinator Workshops #2 Agency Planners and Coordinators operational staff interviews and workshop records Feb 2016 S11 Agency Quality Management Workshops Review of Agency quality management approach and practices in the trial sites Mar 2016 S12 Agency Quantitative Survey #2 Responses to Agency Quantitative Survey #2 completed in May 2016 Feb-May 2015 S13 Participant Conversation Program Structured interviews with selected Participants from each trial site. Jun 2016 S14 Service Provider Survey #2 Structured interviews and Service Provider survey updates in July 2016. Jul 2016
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