Working cohesively as a department and in partnership with stakeholders to align priorities and deliver coordinated outcomes.
Desired future state
PM&C is the Australian Government’s leading convener – bringing clarity, coherence and shared purpose to Australia’s most complex challenges. We work in partnership with stakeholders from Australian Government departments, to ministers’ offices, states and territories, and more to align priorities, achieve cohesive outcomes and give high-quality, contestable advice to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.
Internal and external collaboration is intentional, and we have consistent processes that guide how we collaborate within and beyond the department. Through sharing evidence, and working transparently and respectfully with our partners, we enable whole-of-government decision making and delivery. We use our central vantage point to identify barriers, negotiate solutions, and influence APS-wide performance. Because of this, we are a mature, dependable partner for our colleagues across the public service.
Priority actions
- Develop and communicate a well-defined central agency value proposition that reflects our unified purpose, the varied ways we deliver for government, and our role in upholding a culture of excellence across the APS.
- Show leadership on government priorities by delivering high quality advice that draws on perspectives from across government and the community.
- Develop an enterprise stakeholder engagement framework to support collaboration with external stakeholders.
- Review and strengthen our strategic collaboration to better identify coordinated, whole-of-government priorities.
- Strengthen communication pathways and information flows to ensure staff at all levels have the context and knowledge to confidently make decisions.
- Strengthen Cabinet operations to embed better coordination, timeliness of advice and delivery of government priorities.