7.3 Risk management The following section identifies the risks with each programme and discusses five key risks that may affect the realisation of the strategic objectives stated in each programme. Risk no Goal-1 Objective Risk Identified Mitigation Measures 1 Enhanced Promote efficient Lack of Implement efficiency and and effective management management effectiveness of administrative systems and poor systems to the department processes implementation of support internal controls institutional performance in critical areas for efficiency 2 Integrated and Human Poor Ensuring responsive settlements implementation of alignment of housing/human policies and policies and business settlements sector programmes programmes with Annual planning and developed resulting in poor Performance policy delivery Plans and Built environment Environment Plans 3 Increased Implementation Slow pace of Provision of provision of support on the delivery and poor technical support adequate housing delivery of expenditure to Provinces and in quality living adequate housing trends Municipalities to environments provided delivery Misinterpretation Capacity building of human initiatives settlements implemented, strategies and communication policies of programmes strengthened Limited availability Initiate capacity of personnel with building required skills programmes to deliver on the mandate PART C: LINKS TO OTHER PLANS 8. Links to other plans The Department directly contributes to the infrastructure build programme, across the strategic integrated projects (SIPs) and reports to the progress made to the PICC. A specific intervention on mining towns is the contributor to this, the projects implemented through the Urban Settlements Grants and the partnerships created with sector departments like Water and Sanitation linked to the long term infrastructure
7.3 Risk management The following section identifies the risks with each programme and discusses five key risks that may affect the realisation of the strategic objectives stated in each programme. Risk no Goal-1 Objective Risk Identified Mitigation Measures 1 Enhanced efficiency and effectiveness of the department Promote efficient and effective administrative processes Lack of management systems and poor implementation of internal controls Implement management systems to support institutional performance in critical areas for efficiency 2 Integrated and responsive housing/human settlements sector planning and policy environment Human settlements policies and programmes developed Poor implementation of policies and programmes resulting in poor delivery Ensuring alignment of business with Annual Performance Plans and Built Environment Plans 3 Increased provision of adequate housing in quality living environments Implementation support on the delivery of adequate housing provided Slow pace of delivery and poor expenditure trends Provision of technical support to Provinces and Municipalities to delivery Misinterpretation of human settlements strategies and policies Capacity building initiatives implemented, communication of programmes strengthened Limited availability of personnel with required skills Initiate capacity building programmes to deliver on the mandate PART C: LINKS TO OTHER PLANS 8. Links to other plans The Department directly contributes to the infrastructure build programme, across the strategic integrated projects (SIPs) and reports to the progress made to the PICC. A specific intervention on mining towns is the contributor to this, the projects implemented through the Urban Settlements Grants and the partnerships created with sector departments like Water and Sanitation linked to the long term infrastructure
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