Corporate Plan 2003-04  
 
 

Key Result Areas - Strategies For Excellence in Service Delivery

Effective Service Standards
Effective Partnerships
Staff Commitment
Effective Business Performance
Prudent Financial and Risk Management

Effective Service Standards

  • Treating the veteran and defence force communities with courtesy, respect and sensitivity to their individual circumstances
  • Responding promptly to feedback, inquiries and correspondence
  • Demonstrating personal commitment to delivering quality service
  • Improving the range, accessibility, quality, timeliness, consistency and coordination of services
  • Keeping the veteran and defence force communities informed of their full entitlements and available services
  • Explaining our decisions clearly and facilitating rights of review
  • Promoting community appreciation of the service of our veterans and current serving members
  • Providing high quality services to the Minister, the Government, Parliament and the Repatriation Commission

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Effective Partnerships

  • Identifying and developing partnership opportunities
  • Using market research and industry knowledge in purchasing decisions
  • Developing and managing contractual relationships
  • Forming strong relationships with DVA's service providers
  • Maintaining DVA's values in purchased services and in monitoring standards of service delivery
  • Working with other Government agencies
  • Working with veteran and Australian Defence Force member organisations

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Staff Commitment

  • Displaying leadership at all levels
  • Demonstrating commitment to continuous learning and development
  • Demonstrating commitment to career development and employability
  • Communicating openly, honestly and clearly and taking responsibility for staying informed
  • Ensuring that the right people are in the right place at the right time
  • Participating in and contributing to opportunities for change and improvement
  • Recognising and rewarding staff through effective performance management
  • Working in a diverse, supportive, safe and fair environment
  • Having clear and flexible working structures

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Effective Business Performance

  • Matching best practice in processes and unit costs
  • Sustaining continuous improvement and innovation
  • Integrating DVA's planning, monitoring and reporting systems
  • Refining DVA's performance measures
  • Ensuring effective corporate support and excellence in record keeping, both paper and electronic
  • Implementing DVA's IT Strategic Directions, including our capacity to conduct business electronically
  • Ensuring IT systems are effective and meet business needs

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Prudent Financial and Risk Management

  • Identifying, assessing and managing risk systematically
  • Integrating risk management into business process and individual practice
  • Providing prudent financial management and consistency in attributing costs
  • Strategically managing audit and fraud control
  • Adjusting priorities to the fiscal environment

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Photo of the hand of Canberra WWII veteran Les Cook