Overview

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. 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.

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 provides 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 in Part 3), and related Strategic Plans of the three Services,
• the Capability Management Framework (CMF)¹²,
• the Operational Preparedness Framework¹², and
• the Strategic Human Resource Framework,
• the Knowledge Management Framework,
• the Defence Performance Management Framework (see the part on Measurement of the NZDF’s Performance within Section 4).
• the Risk Management Framework¹²,
• the Financial Management Framework,
• Annual Plans (NZDF, the Services, Headquarters Joint Forces, and applicable NZDF Headquarters Branches.)

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