Appendix 2. Summary of Related Planning Processes

Human Resource Management Plan

The ministry's Human Resource Management Plan (HRMP) aligns with its goal of Organizational Excellence and the government-wide Corporate Human Resources Plan.

The ministry is launching a new organizational model in 2004/05 to deploy the budget in accordance with the core review. During a time of substantive change the ministry will focus on priorities and deliverables to support both staff and clients in understanding and embracing the changes. New approaches, cross-organizational actions and leadership from all staff will enact the interagency cooperation required to achieve government objectives.

The Organizational Excellence goal, objectives and strategies provide a framework for parts of the more detailed multi-year HRMP. The key objectives and priorities for 2004/05 will further support the ministry and staff in demonstrating visionary leadership, being performance-focused and improving accountability and transparency.

The six key goals of the ministry's HRMP are:

• proactive and visionary leadership;
• performance-focused workforce;
• learning and innovative organization;
• flexible and motivating work environment;
• strong relationships between employees and supervisors; and
• effective future-looking people strategy.

Divisional human resource plans or integrated divisional business plans are guided by the goals of the ministry HRMP. Key goals of these plans include:

• Employee performance and development plans that enhance performance by linking staff activities to divisional, corporate and government objectives, identifying individual staff development needs and providing a method of recognizing and celebrating goal or milestone achievements;
• Identification of a ministry learning strategy including leadership competencies to develop future leaders and to help address succession challenges resulting from three years of workforce adjustment; and
• Enhanced clarity about who we are, what we do, and for whom we do it as reflected in service-level agreements, and a quick and easy performance-management process to enable efficient reporting on individual and business and service plan progress and final results. Strategic Human Resources Branch is a resource to executives to help implement HRMPs.

Information Resource Management Plan

The ministry has a central role related to information management in the natural resource sector. Goal 2 of this service plan focuses on delivery of integrated information, systems and land registries through the Land Information BC initiative. The ministry will rely on the Chief Information Office for leadership in setting standards for electronic-service delivery, records management, privacy and protection.

Major information-management projects include:

• integrated registries;
• land title e-filing;
• land and water integration;
• provincial base atlas;
• integrated resource information;
• Land and Resource Data Warehouse; and
• Land Information BC client access portal.

The ministry is committed to electronic service delivery and extending the enabling electronic service delivery infrastructure for land and resource applications. All new applications will be Web-based where feasible. In addition, the ministry will take advantage of shared corporate government infrastructure to address such issues as seven-day, 24-hour service delivery, security, Web-based payment, data archiving and common authorization.