IIA ASD research report - The Institute of Internal Auditors

The term partnership can be categorized further into three separate areas. The first type ofpartnership refers to the Federal Government setting up a partnership arrangement withother levels of government or an outside organization. In this case, the operationaldecision-making and risks are shared among the partners. The second type relates toestablishing a partner/contractor other than another Federal Government department. Thiswould involve hiring an outside firm to perform the necessary tasks; however, the controlwith respect to deliverables remains with the Federal Government. Essentially, thisscenario functions as a contractor/sub-contractor role. The final type of partnership relatesto privatizing a Federal Government department.By definition three human resource situations exist with respect to the Partnership option:a.Little or No IntegrationΧ partnerships are set up solely for the purpose of sharing technology or co-locatingfederal and non-federal work groups to provide complementary services to citizensΧ two or more distinct organizations emerge with their own managerb.Some IntegrationΧ placing a group of employees from a different organization under the supervisionof a single managerΧ ensuring that the rights, benefits and protections that are available to employees ofthe federal public service still remainc.Full IntegrationΧ examples include devolution of federal, provincial, or municipal workΧ ensuring fair and equitable treatment of the employees that are affected from thedecisionΧ ensuring that a clear demonstration that value for money was spent on the transitionThe benefits, related risks, and controls as well as the procedures to perform this type ofASD option have been analyzed further.æ