Capability Reviews: Progress and Next Steps - The Civil Service

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StrategyKey questions that test current capabilityS1Focus on outcomes• Do you have a clear, coherent and achievable strategy with a single, overarchingset of challenging outcomes, aims, objectives and success measures?• Is your strategy clear what success looks like and focused on improving theoverall quality of life for customers and benefiting the nation?• How do you negotiate trade-offs between ‘priority’ outcomes?• How do you work with your political leadership to develop your strategy?S2Base choices on evidence• How do you understand and respond to what your customers want?• How do you identify future trends, plan for them and choose between the range ofoptions available?• How do you ensure that your decisions are informed by sound evidence andanalysis?• How do you cultivate innovative solutions to existing and new problems?S3Build common purpose• How do you engage, align and enthuse partners in the delivery chain to worktogether as a team to deliver the strategy?• How do you remove obstacles to effective joint working?• How do you work with partners when developing strategy?66ANNEX A: THE MODEL OF CAPABILITY
DeliveryKey questions that test current capabilityD1Plan, resource and prioritise• Do your business planning processes effectively prioritise and sequencedeliverables to deliver your strategic outcomes?• Are your delivery plans robust, consistent and aligned with the strategy? Takentogether, will they effectively deliver all of your strategic outcomes?• How do you maintain effective control of the organisation’s resources? Do yourdelivery plans include key drivers of cost, with financial implications clearlyconsidered and suitable levels of financial flexibility within the organisation?• Are your delivery plans regularly reviewed?D2Develop clear roles, responsibilities and delivery model(s)• Is the purpose of the centre/headquarters functions clear?• How do you identify and agree roles, responsibilities and accountabilities fordelivering your strategic outcomes across the delivery chain? Are theseunderstood and supported by appropriate rewards and incentives, andgovernance arrangements?• Do you have clear and well understood delivery models which will deliver yourstrategic outcomes?• How do you work with partners to build capability in the delivery chain?D3Manage performance• Do you take personal responsibility for driving performance and striving forexcellence across the organisation in pursuit of your strategic outcomes?• Do you have high-quality, timely and well-understood performance information,supported by analytical capability, which allows you to track performance acrossthe delivery chain? Is performance information aligned with the strategicobjectives of the organisation?• How effectively are programmes and risk managed across the delivery chain?How do you realise and recycle benefits from programmes?• How do you use financial information to drive greater efficiency and valuefor money?CAPABILITY REVIEWS: PROGRESS AND NEXT STEPS67
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