Leading Innovation (PPMN90032)

In this subject we will examine the key public sector management fields of:

i) performance measurement and management;

ii) change management;

iii) driving innovation in public sector agencies; and

iv) innovation policy at the national level.

Performance management and measurement have become cornerstones of how modern public sector organisations account for what they do. This subject will review this historical development, its implementation in practice, and its consequences. It will explore a range of theoretical and practical strategies, approaches and methods for analysing performance management and measurement in the public sector. A background in statistics and analytics is not required to complete this part of the subject. Contrary to public perception, many public sector organisations are subject to a very high degree of change and disruption. This subject will equip public sector leaders with a theoretical understanding and practical toolbox of approaches to managing a major change management exercise in government. A range of case studies will be used to provide a step by step analysis of the challenges in driving major change. Understanding the underlying factors which lead to effective policy, process and program innovation in government is central to the capacity of governments to deliver better policy and better outcomes for the whole community. This subject will seek to explain what drives public sector innovation and the structures, processes and individuals that promote and obstruct it. The subject will examine the role of government in driving large scale innovation and how to build a national innovation system that promotes technology and high wage economic growth for a nation.