Leading by Standing Back: seven habits of more

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Leading by Standing Back: seven habits of more effective commissioners Matthew Pike March 28th 2012 Letting Go: Holding On "..the skill we lack …is…understanding how to let go, to get somebody else to deliver where we specify the results we are after, then work with those suppliers.. to make sure the incentive structure is right and we are all working together to deliver better public services in the end." Gus O’Donnell – outgoing Head of Her Majesty’s Civil Service What new capabilities are required? Impact intelligence Value for money appraisal Supply chain ‘choreography’ Evidence-based practice Habits of innovation Social entrepreneurship Navigating social finance markets “Commissioning is the strategic activity of identifying need, allocating resources and procuring a provider to best meet that need, within available means.” “Commissioning is all about the most effective and efficient way of using all the available resources to improve the outcomes for …………………..” i) Skillfull Impact Measurement Longstanding rhetoric of outcomes and results Most LA’s now have clear high level outcome statements and a sea of data Provider capacity is weak and the field of impact reporting has been immature and fragmented – until now Moves to results-based funding and the fiscal crisis have increased the pace and the stakes The new Inspiring Impact alliance will help build capacity and awareness ResultsMark A new service to help build impact reporting and analytic capacity for Local Authorities and providers Shared measures, evidence gathering tools, data sources, reporting standards, use of open data – available free to providers Discounted access to the Views reporting system Three tiers of reporting: Bronze, Silver, Gold – most providers will take two years to get to Gold. An increasing number will gain a formal impact rating. Supports benchmarking, informed commissioning, as well as the efficient sharing of best practice Local Authorities can add outcome measures to new contracts, access intelligence about the local and wider supplier market and stream-line reporting in the future – with annual reports submitted on-line* * Quality assured, verified, made consistent with open data standards, rated for information quality, evidence and outcomes achieved and subjected to both routine and bespoke value for money analysis Views Impact reporting made easy A simple, flexible reporting system that is ideal for small-medium providers in particular The Views dashboard gives supply chain managers and commissioners real-time reporting on outputs and outcomes Builds in all the metrics, standards and tools developed for