The achievement of efficiency gains module of the toolkit looks at how an organisation is performing against its efficiency objectives.
Overview assessment
The Framework Questions cover how an organisation is approaching efficiency improvements.
Detailed assessment
Part Two of the NAO report, 'Progress in improving government efficiency' outlines good practice in measuring efficiency gains in the context of the Government's Efficiency Programme. Appendix 5 contains guidance on data systems underpinning efficiency gains.
Other sources include
'Progress in Improving Government Efficiency': identifies six broad improvements if government is to achieve longer term, sustainable efficiency: strategic leadership from the centre of government; staff professionalism and expertise; quality and timeliness of data on efficiency and productivity; integration of efficiency into day-to-day thinking and systems; use of comparisons of efficiency between organisations; and collaboration between public sector organisations.
'Procurement Efficiency and Value for Money Measurement': OGC guidance for heads of procurement and staff delivering and reporting procurement efficiency gains, containing principles and techniques for measuring procurement efficiency gains and value for money savings.
'Productive Time': OGC guidance on productive time measurement, which sets out four objectives and supporting principles for the measurement of productive time, a productive time measurement framework, and advice on the core measurement of activities and quality of service delivery.
'Efficiency in water resource management' looks at the efficiency of the Environment Agency's approach to water resource management.
'Efficiency Assessment Questionnaire': a tool to check the robustness of reported efficiency gains.
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