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Robert McCormack, Director, Planning Services Luke Minchin, Principal Information Analyst

Practical Planning – the OPP at School / Section Level A Presentation to the University’s Managers’ Group. Robert McCormack, Director, Planning Services Luke Minchin, Principal Information Analyst 17 August 2006. Overview . Overview of the OPP Relationship of Faculty Plans to OPP

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Robert McCormack, Director, Planning Services Luke Minchin, Principal Information Analyst

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  1. Practical Planning – the OPP at School / Section Level A Presentation to the University’s Managers’ Group Robert McCormack, Director, Planning Services Luke Minchin, Principal Information Analyst 17 August 2006

  2. Overview • Overview of the OPP • Relationship of Faculty Plans to OPP • How to Develop Faculty and School OPPs • Sources of Information / Assistance Interactive Session to Share Ideas

  3. Why have an Operational Priorities Plan? • To translate the Strategic Plan into priorities and meaningful strategies for the triennium • To advance the University’s vision of Achieving International Excellence in a coordinated manner • To improve the resources available and allocate those resources appropriately

  4. How will the OPP Work? • The OPP is part of an overall planning framework to translate overall strategy into specific actions at local level • Planning-budget nexus- budget model has substantial performance component • Cycle of Planning and Accountability specifies annual timetable of events to monitor progress and refine plans

  5. How was the OPP Developed? • Extensive consultation across the University involving: • Senate • OPP Coordinating Group plus four working parties • Faculty consultations • Open Forums • Senior Managers Group • Faculty and School Visits by DVC and Registrar

  6. What is the Operational Priorities Plan? • The OPP identifies a focused and selective set of objectives that are to be given the highest priority across the University over the triennium. • For each priority (strategic and operational) objective, we have: • key implementation strategies • performance indicators and associated targets • executive responsibility

  7. What is in the OPP for 2006-2008? • The OPP documents comprise: • The OPP 2006-2008 document • The Performance Indicators / Targets Schedule • The Faculty Performance Indicators / Targets Schedule • Implementation Schedules (under development) • See intranet.uwa.edu.au/planning/PlanServ/OPP_2006_2008 • It is deliberately more quantitative than previous OPP

  8. OPP Strategic Priorities • To improve the quality of the student learning experience • To improve the quality and impact, and productivity of research and research training • To improve the University’s positioning, reputation and strategic relationships • To increase and diversify the University’s income, with particular emphasis on general purpose income • To recruit, develop and retain the highest quality staff, supporting development of their full potential, within a ‘one staff-one University’ philosophy • To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the management of the University

  9. Performance Indicator Schedule Provides • Strategic Objective • Operational Objectives • Executive Responsibility • OPP performance indicators and • Associated targets set after analysis of current trends in consultation with relevant parties

  10. Characteristics of a Good Performance Indicator It should: • measure progress towards achievement of stated objective • relate as directly as possible to the desired objective • focus on outcomes not processes undertaken to further the objective Note: • Performance indicators are imperfect instruments designed to measure progress • Deviation from a target should be followed by a careful examination of the underlying factors influencing the result

  11. What should be in Faculty Plans? Faculty plans should: • Mirror the structure used in the University’s OPP • Include relevant objectives from the University’s OPP with specific faculty targets and strategies • Also include Faculty-specific objectives, targets and strategies

  12. Presentation of Faculty Plans • Deans to present their faculty OPPs for 2006-2008 on 28-29 September 2006 • Format • Dean’s presentation (30 minutes) • Discussion of issues arising (30 minutes) • Discussion with Heads of School on implications for School OPPs

  13. Information / Assistance Available • Overall & Performance Indicators / Targets – Robert McCormack • Teaching and Learning - Sue Smurthwaite • Research and Research Training - Campbell Thomson • Staffing - Bob Farrelly • Resourcing - Scott Logan • Community Relations - Doug Durack • Executive Information System – Luke Minchin http://www.planserv.uwa.edu.au/eis

  14. Interactive Session

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