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Strategic commercial interventions: SMART objectives and objective bank
Guidance to assist officials when developing objectives as part of a new or existing intervention process.
4. Questions to consider in setting objectives
Determining objectives:
- What outcome are you trying to achieve in both the short term and long term?
- This should be considered from a public service provision perspective so as to avoid preconceived solutions.
- What wider policies are the objectives seeking to support?
Understanding the role of the strategic asset in delivering these objectives:
- How and to what extent do you rely on this company to achieve your policy objectives?
- Is it providing essential services to society and the economy?
- Is it strategically important to national resilience, including critical supply chains and national security?
- Is the company providing high value jobs or employment to socio-economically disadvantaged communities?
- Will there be any impacts on key sectors in the economy?
Revisiting objectives:
- How often do you revisit your objectives?
- How well do they still align with wider Scottish Government objectives?
- Where objectives exist; what are they and are they formally documented?
- How are the objectives communicated between the company and SG sponsorship team?
Contact
Email: SCADPMO@gov.scot