Day One Agenda
Masterclass times: 9am-5pm

Understanding the meaning of implementation and where it fits with effective policy development

• Defining policy
• Why policy wanted and what is is it supposed to do?
• Why is implementation important?
• Defining implementation
• Where does implementation fit in the policy game?
• Challenges of implementation in the public sector

Where does implementation fit with usual processes of developing policy and how can different ways of doing policy affect successful implementation?

• Defining implementation - refocus
• Policy development frameworks and implementation

What are some of the common problems of implementation failure and can we derive some basic lessons?

• Conditions for perfect implementation
• Common implementation failures
• Diagnosis: Case studies
• Is the public sector environment too conducive to implementation failure!

Governments choose from a range of different policy ‘tools’ to achieve their goals.Sometimes these are appropriate, often they are expedient. Whatever is chosen, it affects implementation.

• Option assessment for policy
• Thinking ahead about implementation
• Choosing the 'right' policy tool
• Connecting to policy tool choice to implementation

The techniques of doing implementation are outlined.

• So what's the implementation challenge?
• Resistance, obstacles and negativity
• Consultation: Forewarning and gaining support
• Marketing and selling techniques
• How far should public servants go
• Thinking tactically within a strategic framework
• Techniques of initial environmental assessment

A brief review of the day in terms of implementation and setting the scene for Day 2 where a case study is worked through and the techniques discussed in Day One are applied.