Six public agencies that work in planning came together to improve collaboration and customer service. They identified common challenges and opportunities to work jointly. Through open dialogue and sharing best practices, the agencies learned from each other and developed a more coordinated approach that is focused on customers and outcomes. Key actions included improving customer service standards, training, and guidance. Continued leadership, partnerships, and communication will be important to drive further changes.
6. Response
• Get together
• Identify common themes
• Open dialogue with customers
• Share practice and innovations
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7. What we learned
• We had a lot to learn!
• Processes change quickly, practice
takes longer
• Customer focus was under played
• We were all doing great things
somewhere
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8. Actions
• Customer based service • Building skills and
improvement capacity
– Know your customer – One stop info shop
– More customer facing – New shared web-site
– Early engagement – Shared commitments
– Proportionate advice – Free training events
– Clearer service – New approach to
standards guidance
– Service improvement
plans
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9. What worked
• Listening to customers
• Sharing problems & solutions
• Common approach to business
• Working together, working apart
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10. New Challenges
• Expectations
• Driving culture change
• Effective communication
• Securing wider partnerships
• Resources: people, time and money
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11. How we worked
• Awareness of challenge
• Recognition of common issues
• Collaboration to design change
• Clear articulation of change
• Mandate to implement change
• Commitment to deliver change
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13. Key Messages
• Leadership is essential
• Service improvement is easy if you
work hard enough at it
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14. Key Messages
• Leadership is essential
• Service improvement is easy if you
work hard enough at it
• Partnerships are an outcome
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15. Key Messages
• Leadership is essential
• Service improvement is easy if you
work hard enough
• Partnerships are an outcome
• Communication is vital
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16. Key Messages
• Leadership is essential
• Service improvement is easy if you
work hard enough
• Partnerships are an outcome
• Communication is vital
• Our work is never done!
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