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Public problems are increasingly complex and connected, which requires policy practitioners to tap into creative answers. Additional Overview Resources OECD Declaration on Public Sector Innovation International Resources Observatory of Public Sector...

We’ve brought together examples of how agencies and policy practitioners are using the Policy Project frameworks and tools in their policy practice. We’ll add to these case studies over time. They provide useful insights into how the...

Great policy managers build high performing policy teams that deliver great policy advice. That means ensuring the policy team knows what it’s trying to achieve, has a culture of constructive challenge, innovation and continuous improvement....

As part of its Open Government Partnership work programme, the Policy Project has produced a report on the impact of engagement on the development and implementation of the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy and related initiatives. The report...

The Start Right Green Light records the agreement to formally commence a policy project, the initial policy question and the approach to policy development. It's also known as policy initiation, project mandate, project initiation or policy...

The Start Right question prompts for Commissioning Conversations between senior managers and the manager or policy team can encourage the right behaviours in the early stages of policy development. It's also known as policy initiation,...

The New Zealand public service has a duty of stewardship, to look ahead and provide advice on future challenges and opportunities.   Additional Conversation trackers, presentations and speeches The Challenges for the Public Service: In pursuit of...

Start Right is also known as policy commissioning, policy initiation and project management for policy development. On this page: About Start Right Why you should use it What it involves What you will get out of it Ideal circumstances...

This document outlines how to apply the Start Right approach to initiating a policy project, so it's set up for quality and success. The HTML is provided for accessibility purposes. Please do not print the HTML or use it as the primary source for this...

Using this document This document contains guidance on different types of communication with ministers and Cabinet. Whether you’re writing a Cabinet paper, a policy paper, an aide memoire or an A3, you’ll find high level descriptions of what’s involved...

Open, early Commissioning Conversations are the starting point for quality policy. The questions listed on the next page are a guide for effective Commissioning Conversations. They can help you consider the most important elements that shape a policy...

This document outlines how to apply the Start Right approach to initiating a policy project, so it's set up for quality and success. This resource is available as an HTML and PDF file and covers Policy Commissioning Behaviours and Values and...

Start Right: Green Light Framework The Green Light Framework below lets you record the things you learned during the Exploration phase.   The Framework can be used to seek agreement and authorisation, and should be iterated over time as...

A tool to help policy advisors identify the level on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation most appropriate for a specific policy project. The final two pages of the design tool are editable and can be used by policy teams to help design their...

Resources to help policy advisors choose the right engagement methods to support good engagement planning. Please download the PDF and open it from your computer before using and printing, as it contains pages in both A4 and A3 that may not print...

In 2016, the Policy Project co-developed the Policy Skills Framework with policy practitioners. It is one of three policy improvement frameworks designed to improve the quality of policy advice across government. On this page: The Policy Skills...

Improving the quality of policy advice across government requires a policy community that is committed to upping its game and sharing best practice. This includes strong leadership of the policy system. Find out about the various elements of...

The Policy Skills Framework describes the mix of knowledge, skills and behaviours a modern policy practitioner requires – to be able to deliver quality policy advice.  Each element of the Framework is described at varying levels of experience and...

The Policy Skills Framework describes the knowledge, applied skills, and behaviour policy practitioners require to be able to produce quality advice. This tool has been designed to help policy practitioners assess their policy skills profile. It can be...

This tool applies the Policy Skills Framework, which describes the knowledge, applied skills, and behaviour expected of policy practitioners. This tool has been designed to help policy managers assess the skills of their team against the Policy Skills...

“The Long-term Insights Briefings require the public service to look over the horizon, for the common good.” – Brook Barrington, Head of the Policy Profession The New Zealand public service has a duty of stewardship, to look ahead and...

As part of its work on Commitment 5 of the Open Government Partnership 2018−2021 National Action Plan, the Policy Project carried out a survey of policy advisors, community representatives and their networks, and engagement specialists. The purpose of...

This is one of a suite of Long-term Insights Briefings guidance resources. It sets out the requirements on departmental chief executives to develop a Long-term Insights Briefing (Briefing) and recommendations for how these Briefings should best be...

This is one of a suite of guidance resource on Long-term Insights Briefings (Briefings). It provides guidance to support agencies in undertaking the necessary activities that form each of the eight steps in the development process for a Briefing, and...

These standards will help you assess and improve the quality of your agency’s written policy and other advice, and whether it is fit for purpose. The advice may be for a minister, Cabinet, or other decision-makers, and may be jointly provided with other...

Quality Standards for written policy and other advice These standards will help you assess and improve the quality of your agency's written policy and other advice, and whether it is fit for purpose. The advice may be for a minister, Cabinet, or other...

This checklist can be used when reviewing a paper that you (or someone else) are developing. The Policy Quality Framework sets out four standards of quality policy analysis and advice. Detailed characteristics sit under each of these standards. ...

About this guide This guide contains advice on how to run a panel-based assessment of policy and other advice papers after their delivery (an ex-post assessment process) using the Policy Quality Framework. It also explains how to score advice papers...

This paper-scoring template can be used by policy quality panel members to record their preliminary assessment of each paper they read. This document is an editable PDF. It can be completed electronically and then printed, or you can print it out and...

This guide contains advice on how to run a panel-based assessment of policy and other advice papers after their delivery (an ex-post assessment process) using the Policy Quality Framework. It also explains how to score advice papers using the Policy...

This is one of a suite of guidance resource on Long-term Insights Briefings (Briefings). The Checklist provides a list of questions based on good practice that can be considered during each step of the development process for a Briefing. It sets out...

Policy Skills Framework The Policy Skills Framework describes the mix of knowledge, skills and behaviours a modern policy practitioner requires – to be able to deliver quality policy advice.  Each element of the Framework is described at varying...

Ministry of Transport case study: The Policy Project has worked with several public sector agencies as part of the ongoing focus to improve policy quality across the public sector. Here is what the Ministry of Transport had to say about...

Inland Revenue case study: Inland Revenue has committed to applying the Policy Capability Framework every 6 months as a health check. This case study outlines Inland Revenue’s policy capability journey and how they have used the Policy...

We've created three policy improvement frameworks to help government agencies deliver great policy advice. They promote a more joined-up and consistent approach to improving individual’s policy skills, organisational capability, and the quality of advice...

This resource describes the main features of the Policy Capability Framework and explains how to apply the review tool to improve policy capability.