OAG Model for Rating DPRs

2002 DPR Session

OAG Model for Rating DPRs

Barry Leighton and Yves Genest

Office of the Auditor General

Table of Contents

• Background
• The Model
• Five Criteria
• Example of a Rating
• Using the Model
• Conclusion
• Contact Information

Background

• Previous OAG audits
  • 1997
  • 2000
• PAC request in 2001
• Chapter 6 in April 2002

The Model

• Assumption
• 5 criteria, with sub-criteria
• 5 levels of achievement
• Anchored at both ends
• Road tested
• Consistent with TBS principles

Five Criteria

• Organizational context and strategic outcomes are clear
• Performance expectations are clear and concrete
• Key results are reported against expectations
• Reliability of performance information is supported
• Use of performance information is demonstrated

Example of a Rating

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Using the Model

• Parliament:
  • compare DPRs each year
  • ask for improvements
  • assess progress over time

• OAG:
  • audit tool for rating DPRs - report annually
  • Departments better understood by our own audit teams

• Departments:
  • potentially a useful tool for self-assessment
  • but not a template for preparing a DPR

Conclusion

• Serves needs of Parliamentarians
• Consistent with TBS leadership:
  -  Results for Canadians, DPR Guidelines, reporting principles
• A "Canadian approach"

Contact Information

• Barry Leighton - barry.leighton@oag-bvg.gc.ca
• Yves Genest - yves.genest@oag-bvg.gc.ca
• Web Site: http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca
  

  Auditor General’s 2002 Report, Chapter 6, A Model for Rating Departmental Performance Reports http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/domino/reports.nsf/html/02menu_e.html