| Recommendation: 1 | Implement APS transformation through strong leadership, clear targets, and appointment of a secretary-level transformation leader. | Overall status: Complete |
| Thodey guidance | Status | Delivery on Thodey |
|---|---|---|
| Secretaries Board to lead and be accountable for ambitious APS reform through an adaptive APS transformation program agreed with the Government. | Complete | APS Reform is a standing item at Secretaries Board, and Secretaries Board is responsible for: a) agreeing initiative-level ambition; b) establishing initiative-level accountabilities; c) establishing the authorising environment for reform; d) problem-solving delivery risks; e) helping shape and set the direction for APS reform; and f) overseeing the delivery of outcomes. |
| Secretaries Board to agree to a small number of APS-wide targets to guide the transformation and measure its progress. | Complete | Eight APS Reform whole-of-program outcomes were endorsed by the Secretaries Board in April 2023, and agreed by the Minister for the Public Service in May. Underpinning indicators of success and metrics are currently being developed in consultation with APS agencies, as part of a broader approach to outcomes tracking and reporting. |
| Government to appoint a secretary-level transformation leader to lead change, remove delivery roadblocks, and track progress. Transformation leader to: be a member of Secretaries Board and have the authority and influence to drive change have the authority to approve and prioritise funding for transformation initiatives, and report regularly on transformation progress to the Government and the public. | Complete | Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM was Secretary for Public Sector Reform from 22 June 2022 to 10 May 2023, before being appointed as the APS Commissioner on 11 May 2023. Dr de Brouwer is a member of Secretaries Board. Dr de Brouwer is responsible for: a) advising the Minister and Secretaries Board to delay, suspend or accelerate initiatives, in consultation with secretary-level colleagues b) ensuring initiatives are delivered on-time and to the intended effect to achieve APS reform ambition and c) assurance and sign-off on appropriate planning and optimisation of the delivery agenda. The APS Reform Office will report regularly on transformation progress to the Secretaries Board and the Minister for the Public Service. The Minister will report annually on transformation progress to the public. |
| PM&C to establish a dedicated transformation office to support and drive APS transformation. | Complete | The APS Reform Office was established in 2020 as a dedicated transformation Office in PM&C. From December 2023, the division will sit within the Australian Public Service Commission. |