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Chief Audit Executive / Director General, Audit and Evaluation Branch – Annual Report – 2009-2010

June 2010

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6 Influence on Future Year's Plan

The AEB will build on lessons learned from the risk assessment as well as the audit and evaluation work to develop the next RBAEP.  The plan will continue to focus on areas of highest risk while ensuring that it captures current and significant departmental and government-wide priorities, risks and challenges.  Projects included in the 2010-2011 audit plan reflect the highest areas of risk that align with results of follow-up on past audit recommendations.

As has been our practice, the work of other assurance providers will continue to be taken into consideration in AEB's planning process to ensure proper coverage and minimize duplication of efforts.

The impact of government-wide fiscal constraints will also be factored into the next planning process.

AEB remains committed to conducting audit engagements and evaluation projects of the highest quality to support the improvement of management practices and program design and delivery in the Department.  As well, the Branch continues to be committed to continually improving and strengthening its functions to respond to changing demands and requirements.  As noted earlier in this report, the new and evolving policy requirements in relation to both audit and evaluation are among the major changes facing AEB.

For fiscal year 2010-11, the AEB will use the Logic Model and expected outcomes to focus its resources and efforts on the following priorities^[4]:

• Continue to support the activities of the department, the EAAC and DEC as mandated;
• Complete the implementation of the new TB Policy on Evaluation, in accordance with our action plan;
• Complete the implementation of the recommendations resulting from the external and internal quality reviews of the internal audit function;
• Continue to develop and strengthen AEB performance indicators and reporting;
• Develop and use collaborative approaches to pilot joint audit and evaluation projects;
• Converge the RBAEP and CRP risk assessment processes in collaboration with CMD for effectiveness and efficiency;
• Continue to improve accuracy of project timelines and reducing unplanned carry-overs;
• Continue to develop the RBAEP in order that the Department can maximize the use of AEB resources; and
• Develop action plans to address the results of the employee survey conducted in December 2009.

[4] The Departmental Audit and Evaluation Plan for 2010-12 can be found at: www.ec.gc.ca/ae-ve/.

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