NZDF

NZDF Strategic Initiatives

The Minister of Defence has confirmed that his priorities for the NZDF continue to be focused on:

  • maintaining current operations and management of related issues;
  • rebuilding military capability [achieving the desired and required results of the Defence Sustainability Initiative (DSI) and Defence Long-Term Development Plan (LTDP)];
  • managing within the operating and capital funding envelopes;
  • and rebuilding corporate capability and management systems [in line with the Defence Transformation Programme (DTP) and DSI].

These requirements, together with the NZDF’s priorities, have been incorporated into the NZDF Strategic Initiatives. The NZDF will focus on achieving the Strategic Initiatives (updated annually) over the period 2008/09 - 2010/2011 as shown in the table that follows. The Strategic Initiatives are set against the Strategic Objectives. The table below also shows the measurement areas against each objective.

Strategic Initiatives
Objectives Measures Initiatives
Stakeholder
  • Current: sustain current operational commitments while introducing new capabilities
  • Sustainment measures for current operational commitments (Navy, Army and Air Force)
  • Progress with introducing new capabilities
Initiatives to deliver objectives in the Stakeholder perspective are found across the other perspectives of the balanced scorecard.
  • Future: be ready to meet the Government’s next request
  • Resource Management: make best use of allocated finances and resources
  • Reputation: enhance our reputation as an effective Defence Force and valued interagency and coalition partner
  • Preparedness projections: Navy, Army and Air Force
  • Future Baselines compared to inflation index
  • Key Messages by key audience
Enabling Processes
  • Business Processes: deliver effective and efficient business processes
  • Savings realised from Defence Transformation Programme (DTP) initiatives
  • Project Delivery performance by portfolio
  • DPMS (Defence Performance Management System)
  • Efficiency and Innovation programme
  • Five Year Resource Plan
  • Portfolio, programme and project management framework
  • Logistics: deliver agile and effective logistic support
  • Unplanned unavailability of equipment
  • Availability of spares
  • Logistics Change Programme (under the Defence Transformation Programme (DTP)
  • Capability Development: deliver flexible and relevant future capabilities
  • Flexibility and Utility of Capabilities
  • Progress with Capital Programme (CP) Minors
  • Long-Term Development plan (LTDP) review
  • Army Transformation Programme (ATP)
  • Capability Management Plans which prioritise investment
  • Network Enabled Capability (NEC) concept and roadmap
  • Military Policy: develop and sustain an effective military policy capability
  • Under development
  • Defence Strategic Guidance for the Defence Planning Framework
  • Whole of Government: increase our contribution to wider Government initiatives and activities, both in the security sector and whole of Government
  • Multi-Agency Operations and Tasks (MAOT) Output delivery
  • Under development
  • Relationships: develop key relationships with national and international partners
  • Stakeholder feedback
  • Interoperability - Operational Preparedness and Reporting System (OPRES)
  • Under development
  • Training: optimise our training systems
  • Trained state of Force Elements (OPRES)
  • Segmented cost per Equivalent Full-Time Student
  • Education and Training Change Programme (under DTP)

Resources

  • Equipment: equip our forces to meet current commitments and be ready for the next request
  • Availability of Equipment
  • Under development
Infrastructure: optimise Defence Infrastructure to meet future needs
  • Satisfaction with facilities
  • Building condition index
  • Capital renewal index
  • Defence Estate Strategic Plan
  • Estate Change Programme (under the DTP)
Learning and Growth
  • Culture: Be an organisation of choice
  • Propensity to join
  • Overall Satisfaction
  • Voluntary Early Rate of Notice
  • Housing and Accommodation Assistance Policy implementation
  • Remuneration Strategy
  • Personnel: ensure we have the people we need
  • Overall Numbers versus targets (Navy, Army and Air Force)
  • Rank/Trade Risks (Navy, Army and Air Force)
  • Military Attrition
  • Civilian Attrition
  • Aligned personnel and capability planning - WPST (Workforce Planning Systems and Tools)
  • Single Service initiatives
  • Personnel Management: prepare and support the joint team
  • Satisfaction with Performance Management and Career Development
  • Satisfaction with Leadership
  • Defence Recruiting Systems Project
  • Human Resource Change Programme (under the DTP)
  • NZDF Professional Development Framework
  • On-line performance reporting system for officers and civilians
  • Information Management: grow information management capabilities to support the Knowledge Edge Force
  • Under development
  • Under development
  • Technology: improve the ability of technology to support effective management of the NZDF
  • System availability
  • IT project delivery
  • Information and Technology Change Programme (under the DTP)
  • Secure Wide Area Network (SWAN) expansion programme
  • Network Enabled Communication and Information Systems (NECIS) LTDP projects - such as: Defence Satellite Communications; Joint Command and Control System; Land Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Joint Communications Modernisation; Army Tactical Trunk Communications

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