The Multi-tasking Methodology
Civil Service World, 10 September 2009
Defra has taken a leap into the unknown and abandoned the directorate structure that characterises Whitehall. The impetus for this rethink, says performance programme director Richard Price (also Defra’s chief economist), was the struggle to deliver the “rising expectations of ministers, the public and customers” in the face of a “steadily reducing headcount” - Gershon’s efficiency review recommended the loss of 2,400 staff). Ruth Keeling finds out about flexible staff resourcing – and its potential to cull consultants and short-term contracts.
See: www.larpnet.com/economics/publicsectorreform
and: http://www.civilservicenetwork.com/hubs/hr/hr-features-article/newsarticle/the-multi-tasking-methodology/
Civil Service World, 10 September 2009
Defra has taken a leap into the unknown and abandoned the directorate structure that characterises Whitehall. The impetus for this rethink, says performance programme director Richard Price (also Defra’s chief economist), was the struggle to deliver the “rising expectations of ministers, the public and customers” in the face of a “steadily reducing headcount” - Gershon’s efficiency review recommended the loss of 2,400 staff). Ruth Keeling finds out about flexible staff resourcing – and its potential to cull consultants and short-term contracts.
See: www.larpnet.com/economics/publicsectorreform
and: http://www.civilservicenetwork.com/hubs/hr/hr-features-article/newsarticle/the-multi-tasking-methodology/
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