Further Resources

Australian Government

Australian National Audit Office

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is a specialist public sector practice providing a full range of audit services to the Parliament and Commonwealth public sector agencies and statutory bodies. The ANAO assists the Auditor-General to provide an independent view of the performance and financial management of public sector agencies and bodies. The ANAO has developed a range of Better Practice Guides which outline a series of better practice elements, that, if adopted, will encourage more efficient and effective achievement of organisational goals and objectives.

Further information on the ANAO and its reports and links to audit offices in other jurisdictions in Australia and internationally is available on the ANAO website.

The Department of Finance and Administration

The Department of Finance and Administration (Finance) is a central agency responsible for advising on and implementing many key Government priorities. The Department of Finance and Administration is responsible for the Commonwealth Government’s Procurement Guidelines.

The Australian Government has introduced the Gateway Review Process (Gateway) to improve the on-time and on-budget delivery of major projects undertaken by Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA Act) agencies.  The Gateway Review website provides practical informationon the process and requirements of Gateway and how it can help to improve the successful delivery of projects.

Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO)

AGIMO is a specialist group in the Department of Finance and Administration.  AGIMO works collaboratively with agencies to share and make best use of collective knowledge within the Government's broader fiscal and administrative framework.  AGIMO facilitates, within the public sector at Commonwealth, state, territory and local government levels, high quality government service delivery.  It does this by providing strategic advice and guidance on the application of emerging and existing information and communication technologies. AGIMO aims to respond to citizens' needs by making government services easier to use, employing delivery mechanisms that are sustainable and cost-effective, more accessible, better integrated and broader in range. The Office takes a leading role in the development and implementation of a holistic, consistent and targeted ICT approach in supporting the Government’s operations and reform agenda.

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Australian Public Service Commission (APSC)

The Australian Public Service Commission’s role is to promote, review and evaluate a values-based Australian Public Service and to foster its capability. The APSC provides a wide range of range of leadership events and training activities including programme design, implementation and delivery, which have been developed to meet the needs of APS leaders and their agencies.

Further information may be found at: http://www.apsc.gov.au/learn/index.html

Comcover

Comcover, located within The Department of Finance and Administration portfolio, is the Australian Government’s self-managed general insurance fund, and provides insurance and risk management services to Australian Government Departments and agencies. Comcover’s risk management programme assists Fund Members to obtain the knowledge, skills and expertise required to assist with the successful implementation and integration of risk management within their organisations.

On the 12th June 2008 the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Deregulation, Dr Ian Watt officially launched Comcover’s Risk Management Better Practice Guide.  The Guide has been developed to provide advice to agencies on the development and implementation of an enterprise wide approach to managing risk giving consideration to the key principles and concepts of risk management.   To support the concepts discussed in the Guide, Comcover will continue to develop and release a range of better practice material, including case studies and fact sheets, which will provide further practical examples that illustrate and promote good risk management within the public sector.

Connected Government

The Australian Public Service Commission has established a Connected Government website to help Australian Government officials understand what working in a whole of government way means, what tools, techniques and training is available, and to provide case studies and examples of whole of government work.

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International

Office of Government Commerce UK (OGC)

OGC is an independent Office of HM Treasury UK. It is responsible for UK procurement and ppm policy and practice. As a result it has developed a wide range of high-level guidance covering procurement strategy, programme management, service management, and performance management. This practice is aligned to the life cycle of delivery from policy initiation to benefits capture. The OGC Successful Delivery Toolkit describes proven good practice for procurement, programmes, projects, risk and service management. The Toolkit includes the OGC Gateway process and brings together policy and good practice in a single place aligned to the delivery life cycle. It helps the user to ask critical questions about capability and project delivery and gives practical advice on how to improve performance.

States and Territories

The Tasmanian Government has published some helpful project management tools on the web, along with information on Web Publishing, Information Security and Management, Identity Security, and Interoperability.

The Victorian Auditor General publishes good practice guides including one on IT project management.

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Networks and Contacts

PM&C does not endorse or promote any of the following networks or organisations, but provides this list for information.

Risk Management Institution of Australasia

The Risk Management Institution of Australasia Limited (RMIA) is the largest professional association for risk management practitioners in the Asia-Pacific region. It has more than 1,700 members covering every sector of the Australian economy, and all levels of government.

Australian Institute of Project Management

The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) is the national peak body for project management in Australia. The AIPM can assist government agencies with competency based training and certification for project managers, aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and based on individual assessment to the National Competency Standards of Project Management; assessment-based organisational accreditation programmes; and access to the latest project management research and materials across all industries.

Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute (PMI) is a global, not-for-profit project management association. PMI assists government agencies with project governance through the use of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). It provides internationally recognised qualifications, tools and services for organisations to assess and improve their level of project management maturity.

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Last Updated: 19 June 2008