Going into the future, the NZDF needs to be united, professionally trained, competent at what it does, appropriately equipped, and capable of serving the interests of New Zealand, whenever and wherever that may be. Robust planning for the future, near-term and long-term, within many unknowns, needs to be an essential hallmark of the NZDF’s business as usual.
Under the umbrella of the Defence Planning Framework (DPF) the NZDF has developed and maintains planning systems to support the achievement of Defence Outcomes and the delivery of NZDF Outputs, and to remain effective and efficient in administration. The DPF also includes processes for strategic and operational planning, resources and financial planning, performance evaluation and a range of corporate information and management systems. The DPF, when fully implemented, will provide the overarching framework that will align all planning with defence policy, corporate goals and strategies. Components of the DPF include:
- the NZDF Strategic Plan (covered earlier), and related Strategic Plans of the three Services,
- the NZDF Strategic Operating Concept (including Joint Vision and Strategic trends Assessment),
- the Capability Management Framework (CMF) - described later,
- the Strategic Human Resource Framework,
- the Knowledge Management Framework,
- the Risk Management Framework,
- the Defence Performance Management Framework,
- the Financial Management Framework,
- the Operational Preparedness and reporting System (OPRES), and
- Annual Plans (NZDF, the Services and Headquarters Joint Forces).
As stated by the Minister of Defence in his foreword to the NZDF Strategic Plan 2007-2011:
“It is essential that the NZDF has the correct management and evaluative tools to enable robust resource management and decision-making into the future. The requirement to be able to continually review and prioritise projects, programmes and scarce resources within the NZDF is vital. The NZDF Strategic Plan as part of the wider architecture of the Defence Planning Framework (DPF), together with the tools that underpin it, sets the NZDF in the right direction to efficiently manage its resources. The introduction of the NZDF Balanced Scorecard as part of the NZDF strategic planning process, together with enhanced performance management processes, will enable the NZDF to track the implementation of its strategy”.
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