Session #1
Track #1 - Departmental and Agency Control Frameworks:
"Developing Early Warning Systems that Work"
Len Jodoin, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
The RCMP has developed a Financial Management
Control Framework that defines control requirements, provides managers
and staff with a better understanding of controls in the context of
day-to-day management, and identifies control gaps that needs to be
addressed in relation to risks.
Mark Huard, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA)
CCRA has developed a detailed strategic control
and reporting framework, applicable to all assets, liabilities, expenditures
and revenues for CCRA Agency Activities, which clearly define what is
required on an on-going basis to assure that all accounting information
is accurate, complete, useful and timely for better decision making by
all levels of management at CCRA and external clients. This framework
links the roles of the financial, administrative, management, human
resources, materiel management and internal audit groups to increase
confidence in the federal government's administration of appropriations
and financial statements presentation.
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Track #2 - Hotwiring our Information Systems to Link Financial
and Non-Financial Results
Mr. Bernier, Environment Canada (EC)
EC's presentation will review progress accomplished
at Environment Canada with the "Blue Print" initiative. Developed from
the need to provide senior managers with information for the strategic
management of business lines, it provides the ability to:
- link resources and program costs to key results;
- link program costs to performance; and
- link non-financial information with financial information.
Mr. Bernier will review how Blueprint is being
implemented in three phases in EC to meet these objectives and will address
several associated challenges.
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David Hum, CCRA.
CCRA is integrating key management processes
business planning, resource allocations, cost recovery pricing, performance
measurement) through an integrated Activity Based Costing System..
Track #3 - Integrating Values and Ethics into the Workplace --
"Walking the Talk"
Bill Maxwell, RCMP.
Part of preparing officers for community
policing has involved ensuring they have the ability to make the right
decisions in potentially difficult situations. Decisions are often value
judgements, making it critical for all officers to operate under a common
set of principles, or values.
Stephen Medd, (Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
PWGSC has developed an Ethics Program that provides
a focus, framework and process to help employees examine the grey areas in
ethical decisions. The program consists of five elements that together
promote ethical awareness, leadership, decision-making and actions.
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Track #4 - Managing Risk – "Reducing Stress through Risk
Management"
Jacques Bruneau, Canadian Space Agency (CSA. )
CSA has developed a risk management framework
aimed at minimizing the probability and impacts of unexpected and adverse
program developments. The framework focuses on the identification and
assessment in the management of risks from the problematic, performance,
costs and schedule perspectives and the development of effective mitigation
strategies. It also ensures that identified risks, for existing programs
and projects, are fully within approved Reference Levels, before launching
new initiatives.
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Franklin Roy and Joelle Montminy, Department of Indian and
Northern Development (DIAND)
DIAND manages the fourth highest volume of
litigation within the federal government. The litigation is complex,
diverse and can involve high profile, controversial issues as well as
significant contingent liability. DIAND has found a more proactive
approach to litigation management. The department has developed and
implemented a comprehensive Litigation Risk Management Framework to enable
it to become more "risk-smart".
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Track #5 - Overcoming Barriers to Modern Management –
"Managers Survival Guide to Implementing Modern Management Culture
Change"
Normand Théberge, Industry Canada (IC)
IC has a project underway to identify and understand
the typical barriers, both operational and cultural, which impede on the
implementation of modern comptrollership within departments and agencies.
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Marilyn Hay, Canadian Centre for Management Development (CCMD)
One of the primary focuses of the eight forum
undertaken as part of the National Dialogue on Modern Management focused
on how to manage change. This session will discuss culture change and
present a Manager's survivor guide to managing change. It will also
highlight available tools for Managers such as the guidebook prepared
by TBS in partnership with the Transportation Safety Board on Changing
Management Culture: Models and Strategies to Make it Happen.
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