Appendix 5. Summary of Related Planning Processes

Human Resource Management Plan

To achieve the ministry's future vision, the executive and management are committed to creating a high performance organization that is results-driven and client-focused. This commitment is achieved through a workforce that demonstrates leadership and creates a workplace environment that fosters learning and innovation.

The ministry's multi-year Human Resource Management Plan (HRMP) supports the achievement of its Service Plan goals and objectives and is aligned with the government-wide Corporate Human Resources Plan. The HRMP also informs the ministry's business and individual performance plans. Key performance measures related to this goal are presented under Goal 4 in this Service Plan.

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 an
• effective, future-looking people strategy.

Key deliverables include:

• employee performance and development plans that enhance performance by linking staff activities to divisional, ministry and government objectives, identifying individual staff development needs and providing a method of recognizing milestone achievements;
• development of a ministry learning strategy during the first quarter that includes developing adequate skill and comfort to fulfill human resource management responsibilities; leadership competencies to develop future leaders and to help staff 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 timely communication with staff regarding ministry direction, activities and deliverables and in the acknowledgement of achievements.

Information Resource Management Plan

All ministry systems applications are hosted by the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, which also collects and integrates data and provides information access for the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection.

The Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection prepared its 2004/05 – 2006/07 Information Resource Management Plan (IRMP), which is linked to both the ministry's strategic and operational processes. The mandate of the ministry's Systems and Information Planning Committee (SIP) and the information and knowledge management section is to provide high-quality, cost-effective solutions to meet the ministry's business needs. Key strategies include:

• providing technical solutions that are aligned with the ministry's business and service plans;
• seeking partnerships with other ministries and with the private sector in the areas of systems development, maintenance and support;
• acquiring cost-effective, existing commercial products to minimize customization;
• adopting corporate standards; and
• using the Government Enterprise Portal as a single window of service to ministry clients and to disseminate program information.

Key activities for 2004/05 – 2006/07 include:

• developing an E-Service Delivery Strategy and implementation plan;
• converting all Web sites and electronic services to the Government Enterprise Portal to provide a single window to land, resource and geographic information products and services in British Columbia (the ministry is scheduled to convert 1,000 Web pages by August 2004);
• assisting in developing and implementing an integrated business process and business solution model that supports all ministry authorization and compliance needs;
• defining and designing an integrated environmental data model required to support the ministry's business; and
• identifying user and client access methods and tools to access key information sources for decision-making purposes.