Implementation challenges, risks and mitigation efforts
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Implementation challenges, risks and mitigation efforts
Delivering on our ambitious yet crucial strategy will not be easy. It will take the dedication of all of our employees to ensure our outcomes are achieved. In order to prepare for delivery, this section outlines six key implementation challenges to be considered going forward.
Corporate risks and strategic plan activities
A Corporate Risk Profile has been completed for the RCMP to identify key risks that have both a high chance of occurring and high potential to affect the RCMP and its modernization efforts. The strategic plan and the associated activities and initiatives have been designed to mitigate these risks. For more information refer to the RCMP Corporate Risk Profile.
Risk rating
- High
- Legend value - High risk level
- Medium-high
- Legend value - Medium-high risk level
- Medium
- Legend value - Medium risk level
Recruitment, retention and modernized skillsets
Risk that the RCMP will be unable to adequately attract and retain diverse groups of employees with the appropriate skills, attributes, characteristics and mindset to police the crimes of the future.
Expanding commitments
Risk that the RCMP's commitments continue to expand without sufficient resources, impeding its ability to deliver on priorities and core services.
Infrastructure and systems
Risk that the RCMP's IT infrastructure, systems and applications will become increasingly inadequate to support the administrative and operational requirements of the organization.
Technology
Risk that the RCMP may not have the technology to sufficiently combat the changing nature of crime.
Employee wellness
Maximize opportunities to promote and optimize employee wellness as well as support employees who experience stress, trauma or serious injury as a result of the nature of policing work and the environments in which they operate.
Strategic decision-making
Risk that the RCMP's priority setting and business planning are insufficient to support strategic decisionmaking.
Transformation resistance
Risk that the RCMP will encounter resistance and obstacles in the realization of transformative efforts to support policing of the future.
Intelligence and information sharing
Risk that a lack of clear, timely and reliable intelligence and information sharing across jurisdictions will impede the RCMP's ability to effectively investigate crime and take appropriate actions.
Implementation challenges, risks and mitigation efforts
Vision150 and Beyond outlines many important activities to focus on over the coming years. Delivering on these activities will lead to highly consequential, positive outcomes for the organization and our stakeholders. That said, doing so will involve challenges that should be considered in advance and mitigated where possible.
Adaptability of the RCMP's Strategic Plan
Using the Environmental Scan to shape its priority statements and refining these priorities based on the evolving operational environment will ensure that the Strategic Plan remains adaptable and relevant year over year.
Embedding strategic planning in the RCMP's standard practices
Understanding that any given strategic plan is a point-in-time exercise when it is first released, it should be adequately embedded throughout the organization to ensure adherence and adaptability.
Governance, ownership and accountability
Executing the stated priorities expressed in this plan will require sufficient governance oversight, as well as appropriate implementation, ownership and accountability.
Open and transparent collaboration and engagement
Business lines owning and executing priority statements must communicate needs or obstacles early and often to internal collaborators, contract partners and other stakeholders.
Using benefits management to continuously improve
Leveraging the RCMP's robust performance measurement frameworks in the Departmental Results Framework (DRF) and the Vision150 Outcome Model, along with associated Benefits Management will enhance execution and adaptability.
Monitoring and mitigating corporate risks
Utilizing the RCMP's 2020 Corporate Risk Profile in execution planning will ensure key corporate risks are addressed and mitigated throughout the modernization mandate.
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