performance budgeting & performance indicators

Challenges & Opportunities

for DFAT

MAC+

8 Oct 2012

Performance Budgeting& Performance Indicators

Performance Budgeting & Performance Indicators

Presentation Outline

Background to expenditure reform

Challenges for DFAT

Selecting performance indicators

Lessons from other Foreign Ministries

Feeding into our Business Planning cycle


Reform of the Public Expenditure Framework

Planning for Sustainable Public Expenditure

Multi-annual expenditure framework

Evidence-based Expenditure Policy

Performance-based budgeting

Accountability to the Oireachtas and the Public


Performance informed Budgeting

Relates resources to measurable results (as outputs/outcomes)

Results – together with other information –used to inform budget decisions

Performance information is part of the decision-making process but does not determine resource allocation


Challenges for DFAT

Many results not easily measured

Relevant data difficult/expensive to collect

Outcomes frequently beyond the control of

DFAT

Performance information not easily tied to

resource allocation


Measuring performance

“What gets measured gets done” - how can we ensure that

the less easily measured areas of our work are not

neglected?

Minimise the potential for perverse or skewed

performance

Understand the link between activity & outcome

Be clear in our objectives

How can we use the data we already collect?


Learning from others - Measuring difficult to capture aspects of policy

Qualitative assessment (own indicators, assessments

from missions etc.)

Quantitative data from international organisations

(UN, Transparency International, Crisis Watch, etc).

Levels of stakeholder satisfaction (require formal

channels in place to capture and measure sentiment)

Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada, Annual Report 2010-11


Measuring ‘failure’

“While Canada received the support of a significant number of countries, ultimately it was not successful in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2011-12.

Canada ran a principled campaign, based on its values of democracy, freedom, human rights and the rule of law.”

Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada, Annual Report 2010-11


Outcome 1: New Zealand’s security and economic interests safeguarded through its political and security relationships

NZ fully engages Australia, improving our ability to advance NZ

interests

position NZ to capitalise on economic growth and development in

Asia consolidate improvements in the bilateral relationship with the

United States as a new level of ‘business as usual’

establish a more influential relationship with the European Union

(EU).

In our Statement of Intent 2010–13 we set out two medium-term indicators of our success

our ability to engage other countries at the highest levels (e.g. Head of Government, Foreign Minister)

other governments take our position into account in their decision

making.

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Annual Report 2010-11

More easily measured work is best presented graphically


Monitoring & Feedba

ck

Indicators for 2013 are

selected

S&P Divisio

n liaises with units

Business

planning cycle begins

MAC sets High Level Goals

for 2013


Strategy & Performance Division

Orla McBreen#2648

Lesley Ní Bhriain#2655

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