Designing a Capability Development Framework for Home Affairs

Résumé du livre

The Department of Home Affairs and Australian Border Force (ABF) are seeking to establish an auditable, transparent and evidence-based approach to a Capability Lifecycle Management Model (CLMM) that is flexible enough to meet the needs both of the department and ABF, and, potentially, of the entire Home Affairs Portfolio. In this report, RAND researchers make 12 observations on the current approach to capability development within the Department of Home Affairs and ABF, based on interviews with senior departmental and ABF officials, and a review of departmental documentation and practices. Existing domestic and international practices by peer public sector organisations in capability development are also reviewed. Together, these observations led to a defined set of eight principles for the establishment and implementation of a CLMM, a detailed framework for strategic planning and capability requirements phases of the CLMM, and the identification of three options for governance models to support a future Home Affairs CLMM. The RAND team identified the need for an internal capability development function to support delivery of the CLMM.