Elements and Performance Criteria
- Develop the evaluation plan
- Details of the organisation's compliance policies, objectives and assessment criteria are obtained
- Information on current compliance requirements applicable to the organisation is obtained and interpreted
- A suitable evaluation methodology is developed to enable sufficiently valid and reliable outcomes for the required research and suitable arrangements for both internal and external monitoring processes
- The evaluation plan for the proposed project is prepared including the detailing of established evaluation criteria and the data to be collected
- Approval of plan is obtained from relevant internal and/or external personnel
- Gather required evaluation data
- Relevant evaluation data on how the organisation is fulfilling its compliance requirements is collected using appropriate techniques and sources in accordance with the agreed evaluation plan
- Collected data is organised, interpreted and reviewed against established evaluation criteria including those specified in relevant Australian and international standards
- Ambiguities, uncertainties and problems experienced while interpreting collected data are discussed and addressed appropriately in conjunction with relevant internal and/or external personnel
- Interpreted evaluation data is organised for later analysis
- Analyse the collected data
- Determine evaluation findings and outcomes
- Preliminary findings and any identified issues are developed and discussed with relevant internal and/or external personnel
- Any additional data collection and analysis required to clarify aspects of findings, issues and related action options is undertaken if necessary
- Recommendations for any action to improve identified deficiencies in compliance are prepared in conjunction with relevant internal or and/ personnel
- Document and disseminate the outcomes and recommendations of the evaluation
- A draft report of the outcomes, findings and recommendations of the compliance evaluation is prepared in accordance with the agreed structure and format and distributed to relevant internal and/or personnel for comment and feedback
- The report is edited based on the feedback obtained
- The report is proofread in preparation for publishing
- The report of outcomes, findings and recommendations of the evaluation is signed off by authorised personnel
- The report is produced and disseminated to nominated internal and external personnel in accordance with agreed arrangements