1. BPRC Report to the PC
16/04/2013

2. PROGRESS SINCE OUR LAST BRIEFING OF PC
This is our third appearance before the PC since our appointment in July 2011
The BPRC has produced a report for the period July 2011-June 2012
After this period the BPRC prepared for Phase 2
The Minister has since signed off on the Phase 2 projects
The BPRC found the work challenging and complex
The Committees approach was to work closely with the department and consult widely across the water sector
A lot of progress

3. KEY FOCUS AREAS & DELINEATED WORK STREAMS JULY 2011-JUNE 2012
Mandate & Strategy
Policy & Legislation
Organisational Development &HR Management
Business process review/re-engineering
Institutional Re-alignment including WTE, CMA’s and Water Boards
Infrastructure and facilities management
Financial management
ICT Infrastructure
Communication

4. Turnaround trajectory for dwa over next five years …… 1
Intervention title
Intervention & results
Value Add
National Water Resource Strategy
Intervention by Committee resulted in the completion of the NWRS. The committee ensured strong developmental focus in strategy
The intervention resulted in the publication of the NWRS. Thus providing a framework for the alignment of policy in the water sector.
DWA Strategic Plan &APP
Committee made inputs into APP for 202/13
Interacted with BPME thus streamlining the planning process and improved strategic planning.
BPME – Business Performance Monitoring & evaluation within DWA

5. Turnaround trajectory for dwa over next five years Cont…… 2
Intervention title
Intervention & results
Value Add
Institutional re-alignment
Working with the dept. to define as framework for CMAs & Water Boards
Re-alignment of CMAs and the adoption of policy for the improved governance of Water Boards
Re-organisation of the DWA structure
Worked with DWA to develop new functional structure.
To enable improved efficiency. Improved project management through PMU.

6. Turnaround trajectory for dwa over next five years Cont…… 3
Intervention title
Intervention & results
Value Add
Management of water infrastructure
The verification and valuation of major water resource assets; preparation of an asset register; asset management plans
Recommended process to effect changes.
Improved governance and savings.

7. Turnaround trajectory for dwa over next five years Cont…… 4
Intervention title
Results
Value Add
AG Audit remedial action
DWA & BPRC designed remedial plan for main account and WTE;
Main account qualifications reduced from and overall 30% improvement attained for 2011/2012
Water infrastructure off-budget financing
Investigated off- budget financing at KOBWA and TCTA.
Highlighted with regard to KOBWA the state bearing debt burden and prolonged exposure Recommended restructuring of KOBWA’s debt.

8. Turnaround trajectory for dwa over next five years Cont…… 5
Intervention title
Intervention &Results
Value Add
Finance management-function and operations
Skills assessment of finance capacity in WRI/WTE
Recommendations to address skills and competency shortages
Human Resource Management
Culture assessment conducted
Recommendations made to support high performance culture.
Greater interaction and cooperation fostered.

9. Turnaround trajectory for dwa over next five years Cont…… 6
Intervention title
Intervention &Results
Value Add
SMS Placement
assisted in the short-listing and interviews for 61 SMS posts, of which 36 were filled, 4 are on hold, and the rest are still in the interviewing process.
Filling posts more efficiently will also reduce the risk of unspent personnel budget being cut by Treasury.
ICT
Facilitated phased exit agreement with T-System. Helped to develop a plan delineating stages towards new ICT contract
Monitoring the process to completion.

10. Turnaround trajectory for dwa over next five years Cont…… 7
Intervention title
Intervention &Results
Value Add
ICT
ICT Governance
Facilitated phased exit agreement with T-System. Helped to develop a plan delineating stages towards new ICT contract
Investigated the ICT procurement system highlighting problems; Developed ICT governance protocol and will become ICT governance framework; ICT directorate now capacitated.
Monitoring the process to completion.
Implementation of ICT governance protocol will ensure compatibility of ICT systems and prevent duplication of systems making it more efficient and cost effective.

11. Turnaround trajectory for dwa over next five years Cont…… 8
Intervention title
Intervention &Results
Value Add
ICT
ICT Governance
Facilitated phased exit agreement with T-System. Helped to develop a plan delineating stages towards new ICT contract
Investigated the ICT procurement system highlighting problems; Developed ICT governance protocol and will become ICT governance framework; ICT directorate now capacitated.
Monitoring the process to completion.
Implementation of ICT governance protocol will ensure compatibility of ICT systems and prevent duplication of systems making it more efficient and cost effective.

12. Turnaround trajectory for dwa over next five years Cont…… 9
Intervention title
Intervention &Results
Value Add
Understanding current communication
Undertook 1.Reputation Management Survey to assess the image of DWA among stakeholders.
2. Empirical Investigation into DWA Internal and External Communication Efficacy in order to understand involvement of the public, especially the indigent in the formulation of water policy
The research benefit will manifest in improved image of DWA and better public participation and understanding of the work of DWA and how it works.
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13. Bprc Phase II continuation interventions
Value Add
NRWS-2 Policy and Legislation Strategic Planning APP Structural Reorganisation Institutional Arrangements Financial Audit Remediation
ICT Transition
WTE-NWRI
Communication
Programme Management Unit
These continuation interventions are all part of the five imperative for the Turnaround of DWA
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