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Strategies Outputs
Strategy A.7.3:
Development
and updating of
Service Delivery
Improvement Plan
in compliance
with DPSA
requirements
Strategy A.7.4:
Develop an
effective
Monitoring and
Evaluation System
for DCS
Strategy A.7.5:
Enhance measures
to mitigate
significant and
prioritised risk in
DCS
Strategy A.7.6:
Appropriate
operational
management
coordination
within DCS
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Improved service
delivery to clients
of DCS
Improved ability to
report on delivery
on strategic plan
of DCS, and to
utilise delivery
information for
decision making
purposes
Reduce number
of significant and
prioritised risk and
reduced risk levels
in DCS
Enhanced
operational
delivery and
accountability
Service Delivery
Indicator
Develop and
implement SDIP
Develop and
implement the
Monitoring and
Evaluation System
Convening of Annual
Risk Assessment
meetings
and effective and
significant Prioritised
Risk Mitigation
Monitoring by
Risk Management
Committee
Tabling of Risk
mitigation Reports
at EMC
Risk Monitoring
within all Branches
and by all
supervisors
Mechanism
developed and
available
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Actual Performance
Consultative sessions were held with all Regions and
Head Office to determine areas of service delivery
improvement.
The SDIP was compiled and submitted to the
Department of Public Service and Administration.
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting (MER) policy has
been drafted.
Logic Model And Suite Of Indicators - Version 3
of logic model with outcomes, outputs, activities
developed.
Budget Programme Optimisation – plan for addressing
process developed and work begun.
Validation Of Data Related To Indicators – work begun
in relation to indicators developed and integrated into
ENE.
Management Information System (MIS) Refining
- alignment of MIS to performance indicators as basis
for work stream.
MISP Solution 4: Strategic Planning & Corporate
Performance Management System – business case
developed, is dependent on completion of logic model
and performance indicators.
Legislation Monitoring Tool – Project on monitoring
implementation of Correctional Services Act in
partnership with the Open Society Foundation is
integrated into MER Project.
Management Information Centre (MIC) Facility – work
has begun on establishing the physical MIC space;
initial sourcing of quarterly and trend reports has been
initiated.
Annual Risk Assessment convened in August and
Corporate Risk Profile for 2008/09 approved by
National Commissioner.
Quarterly Risk Mitigation Reports tabled at each
EMC and report on risk management made at Audit
Committee meetings.
Risk Monitoring within all Branches and by all
supervisors is managed through the KRA on
risk management and performance assessment
processes.
A Framework for risk management developed and
submitted to all Branches.
Regional Commissioners’ Forum, convened by
National Commissioner, is established and fully
functional.
Planning and reporting processes reviewed to place
greater emphasis on operational management and
delivery.