1. Presentation to IPSG 5th of February:
Review of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) Resource Centre at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA)

2. Elements of the review
How is the management control system affecting the performance at the resource centre
The DG-meeting
IPSG
CAF-Correspondents
Funding of the CAF resource centre
EIPA as the host for the CAF resource centre
Attention from management and overall priorities
Utilisation of the internal resources at EIPA, including personnel, financial and any additional resources of interest
Services provided by the EIPA resource centre
Involvement in working groups
Ability to deliver services – based on different expectations and preconditions
Input to CAF activities involving co-operation with member states and CAF correspondents
Web site activities
Personnel
Technical support
Possible future workload

3. Methodology Data collection Analysis and recommendations
Relevant documents
DG-, IPSG-, CAF network and EIPA documents related to the resource centre and it`s work
Interviews
Analysis and recommendations
Recommendations will be made based on a thorough analyse of the initial research

4. Interwievs at EIPA Peter Humphrey Institute og public
Gerard Druesne DG EIPA
Robert Polet Deputy DG EIPA
Sean Fitzpatrick CAF project leader at EIPA
Ann Stoffles Secretary for the CAF work at EIPA
Christian Engel Former project leader for the CAF work at EIPA
Peter Humphrey Institute og public
adminitraton - Ireland

5. Interwievs from IPSG/CAF-network
Partick Staes, Belgium
Richard Murray, Sweden
Hanne Dorthe Sørensen, Denmark
Sylvia Archmann, Austria
Sabina Belotti, Italy
NN Slovenia
NN Estonia
NN Slovakia
Jack Hudson, EFQM
Armin Libig, Speyer

6. Quality assurance
Finalized by the end of March

7. Content of the final report
Purpose of the rewiev
How is the management control system affecting the performance at the resource centre
EIPA as the host for the CAF resource centre
Services provided by the EIPA resource centre
Possible future workload
Sum up and further recommendations