1. Operational Self Assessment 2009
A personal perspective by
Adrian Buckle

2. Development opportunity

3. Why me!

5. Where we are

6. Local
Context

8. Deprivation

9. About us Population of 490,000 15 Million Visitors
£21,594 Million Budget

10. Vast Scale of Cumbria Cumbria covers an area the size of :-
Greater London
Hertfordshire
Bedfordshire
Buckinghamshire
Half of Oxfordshire
Half of Berkshire
Part of Hampshire
Part of Surrey
Parts of Kent, Essex
& Cambridgeshire

11. Build a Team

12. Managing the Task: Understand Key Lines of Enquiry
Negotiate “buy in” & support of senior staff
Timeline/timescale
Risk assess
Identify contributors & allocate quality time
Burdensome……!

13. Managing the Task:

14. Approach: Magazine style report Electronic version with hyperlinks
Proportionate approach to evidence & narrative
Focused on outcomes….so what?
Narrative needs to tell a story

15. Approach: Write narrative to Key Lines of Enquiry not Briefing Sheet
Spread sheet to gather evidence
Use of case studies ‘making a difference’
Honest assessment by challenging assumptions
Develop Improvement plan

16. Approach:

17. Learning Process: Steep learning curve First draft….. to final report
Project manager with overall editorial control…. one narrator

18. Learning Process: Don’t be disheartened Responsive to feedback
Get on the phone…

20. We all make mistakes!

21. Contact details:
Adrian Buckle