Integrated planning handbook for deputy ministers and senior managers
Integrated planning calendar
This is a planning calendar with approximate timelines that organizations may follow, or adapt, to support their respective planning cycles.
- Discussing strategic direction: April - June
- Getting the priorities right: July - September
- Detailed work planning: October - December
- Reporting and readiness: January - March
Fiscal year 2, implement steps 1 to 4 and begin new planning cycle
Fiscal year 3, report on previous fiscal year, implement year 2 plan, and begin new planning cycle
Responsibilities of key partners in effective planning
- Align priorities
- Share information
Managers
- Proactively inform HR of risks
- Plan resource allocation ($ and people)
- Integrate HR into business planning
Human resources
- Proactively advise management on HR issues, risks, decisions and policies
- Provide HR tools to managers
- Support efforts to mitigate risks
Corporate planners
- Guide/facilitate planning process (RPP/DPR)
- Communicate approaches to planning
- Include HR requirements in relevant call letters to branches/regions
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