1. Stretching Budgets Efficiency  Quality management/self audit  Continuous improvement processes  Benchmarking/statistics  Resource sharing

2. Financial Responsibility  Business case/business risk management  Long term financial planning/asset management  Activity based costing  Zero-based budgeting  Annual Budget Planning and Review

3. Cost Cutting  Developing a percentage “hurt” statement  Priority setting to lowest level  Staff planning to reduce staff strategically as other ways to managing emerge

4. Strategic Outsourcing  Focus on core competencies  Evaluate all processes and shift those that are non-core to external providers

5. Efficiency Self Audit Objectives Objectives Implementation Implementation Outcomes Outcomes Improvement Improvement

6. Objectives  What is the intent for the activity, the thinking and planning it undertakes to design the strategies, and the processes and infrastructure to achieve the intent?  What are we aiming to achieve?  What are the goals and strategies we have established?  What structures and processes have been established to achieve our intent? Why?  How do we intend to measure performance?

7. Implementation  How is the process implemented? Was it done as we intended?  How have strategies structures and processes been put into practice?  To what extent have they been integrated into normal operations?

8. Outcomes  What are the achievements that have been made against the objective? What are the gaps?  Were they what we set out to achieve?  How is this demonstrated e.g. measures such as benchmarking internally and externally, statistics, performance indicators, best practice? What is the value of what we did?  How do we know the results flow from the strategies and their implementation? How is the effectiveness monitored?  How are the results communicated and used?

9. Improvement  What has been learned and have we used this information to change our approach?  What activities or improvements are planned as a result of the assessment?  How the process of quality improvement is being undertaken?  How the effectiveness and appropriateness of the approach is monitored?  What are the priorities for action?

10. Locally, nationally and internationally Consortia agreementsConsortia agreements Collecting agreementsCollecting agreements Services agreementsServices agreements Cooperative arrangementsCooperative arrangements Reciprocal servicesReciprocal services Best practiceBest practice Resource Sharing

11. Developing a Business Plan Business Concept Business Concept Customer Customer Finances Finances

12. Activity Based Costing What work is done? What work is done? Who does it? Who does it? How long does it take? How long does it take? What outputs are produced? What outputs are produced? Who uses them? Who uses them?

13. Annual Budget Process Planning prioritiesPlanning priorities Existing and new proposalsExisting and new proposals PrioritiesPriorities 5 year budget cycle5 year budget cycle Variations to budgetVariations to budget Justification for new resourcesJustification for new resources Quarterly reviewQuarterly review

14. Strategic Outsourcing Benefits A clearer strategic focus A clearer strategic focus Potential cost savings Potential cost savings Better resource allocation Better resource allocation Access to leading practices Access to leading practices Access to expertise Access to expertise