Scoping your work

Scoping your work

Scoping resources

Whether you are scoping a new initiative or re-examining how you deliver existing work, clarity on the problem and intended outcomes is key. Anticipating the skills you need – and how long you need them – is important. The resources below can help.

Things to consider

• Is this core work for the agency or APS?
• Does the expertise exist within the APS?
• Can we leverage APS networks to help scope or deliver the project?
• Support for problem definition and policy development
  • Define the problem | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)
  • Taskforce Toolkit | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)
  • A model for great policy advice | Australian Public Service Academy (apsacademy.gov.au)
• Overarching guidance on workforce planning
  • Workforce Planning Resources
  • APS Workforce Strategy 2025 | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)
  • Optimal Management Structures Guidance 2023 | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)
  • Specialist arrangements | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)
• Support when planning digital investment
  • Lifecycle - BuyICT
• For a behavioural perspective on your policy, program or service delivery problem, try BETA’s free Behaviour Discovery Tool
  • BE guided | Behavioural Economics (pmc.gov.au)
• Whole-of-agency corporate planning
• Corporate plans for Commonwealth entities (RMG 132) | Department of Finance