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Who is Productivity SA

Background

Vision

Mission

Strategic Thrust

Programmes

Strategic Priorities

2013/14 Strategic plan

Highlights 2012/13

Challenges

PRESENTATION

OUTLINE

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Productivity SA is an organisation for South

African businesses, labour and government, that

advises, implements programs, monitors solutions

and evaluates progress in order to promote a more

competitive South Africa.

WHO IS PRODUCTIVITY SA

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BACKGROUND

National Productivity Institute was established in 1969

Various research and sector studies conducted , within

government, agriculture and manufacturing

The board comprises members from organised business,

organised labour and government

NPI rebranding to Productivity SA took place in 2007

First Productivity Awards were presented in 1979

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PREVIOUS KEY NOTE SPEAKERS

Joseph Maqekeni

Gill Marcus

Gwede Mantashe

Mildred Oliphant

Raymond Parsons

Steve Ross

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Vision

To lead and inspire a productive

and competitive South Africa.

To improve productivity by advising, implementing, monitoring and evaluating solutions aimed at improving South Africa’s

competitiveness

Mission

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STRATEGIC THRUST

Enterprise productivity and competitiveness

Cooperatives and micro enterprises productivity capabilities

Public sector efficiency and effectiveness

Knowledge Management and Research

Productivity awareness

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STRATEGIC PROGRAMMES

Marketing &

Communications

Human

Resources

Finance, IT &

Admin

Turnaround

Solutions

Productivity

Organisational

Solutions

Value Chain

Competitiveness

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

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Maximising Stakeholder

management

Growth and sustainability

Learning and growth

Improve responsiveness

Demonstrate impact

Improve provincial footprint

Improve processes and

tools

Turnaround Solutions

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WHAT IS TURNAROUND SOLUTIONS

Turnaround Solutions is an intervention which delivers

turnaround and contingency plans for companies that are

faced with the risk of financial ruin, extensive job loss, and

sustainability challenges.

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OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME

An initiative of the Jobs Summit (1998)

• Funded by Department of Labour

• Managed by Productivity SA

• Aim to save jobs

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TARGETS 2013/14

Outcomes

• Jobs saved in distressed companies

Indicators

• Future Forum established

• Work-plans developed

• Implementation of work plans

• Close out reports

• Post implementation monitoring(days)

• Capacity building for future forums

• Jobs impacted upon

Minimum Targets

• 150

• 110

• 110

• 64

• 64

• 150

• 12 000

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PRODUCTIVITY ORGANISATIONAL

SOLUTIONS

INDUCTION PROGRAMME PRESENTATION

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Productivity Organisational Solution is an assessment and productivity training program that gives individuals the right attitude, knowledge and skill capacity to become a more competent asset to their organisation. It is also a short term intervention program for productivity projects.

INTRODUCTION

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PROGRAMME FOCAL AREAS

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Small Enterprise Development

To implement productivity improvement training

programmes with entrepreneurs including

cooperatives.

Education and Training

Productivity Improvement

projects

TARGETS 2013/14

Outcomes

•Capacitated Education, Training and Development (ETD) service providers and SMMEs in order to contribute to sustainable employment creation

Indicators

•Educators trained to educate learners in schools about productivity

•Productivity competencies for emerging enterprises and cooperatives

•Workers for distressed and stable organisations trained on Productivity concepts

•Skills Development Facilitators trained in Productivity Improvement techniques

• Implement productivity improvement project in government department

•Engage graduates in mentorship programme

•Government and SOE managers trained on productivity improvement techniques

•Licensing of external productivity service providers

Minimum Targets

•850

•4500

•700

•450

•1

•4

•140

•40

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VALUE CHAIN

COMPETITIVENESS

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PROGRAMME STRATEGIC

FOCAL AREAS

•Manages the total knowledge assets of Productivity SA

•Provide support around installation and maintenance of computer hardware, software electronic data processing, and networks

•Improves the productivity and competitiveness of South African firms and sectors through the implementation of continuous improvement principles at the workplace

•Generate and provide decision makers in government, business and labour with information on productivity

Research

The workplace challenge programme

Knowledge management

Information technology

TARGETS 2013/14

RESEARCH

Outcomes

•Productivity Research Reports for selected sectors produced

Indicators

•Report on the contribution of municipal land on the economy

•Report of a national audit of municipal land

•Updated report on the impact of municipal programmes on SMMES in relation to productivity and jobs produced

•Number of provincial seminars conducted on research reports

•Compile annual Productivity Statistics

Minimum Targets

• 6 seminars in six municipalities across 3 provinces

•6 seminars in six municipalities across 3 provinces

•Annual report

•9 seminars

•Annual report

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TARGETS 2013/14

RESEARCH

TARGETS 2013/14

Outcomes

•Productivity Research Reports for selected sectors produced

Indicators

•A study on competitiveness indicators for South Africa

•A study on public sector productivity, performance and service delivery

Minimum Targets

•Report published

•Report published

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TARGETS 2013/14

RESEARCH

TARGETS 2013/14

Outcomes

•A study to investigate how to better manage productivity, performance and remuneration for PES to be efficiently and effectively managed

Indicators

•A report with recommendations relating to the best ways of managing productivity, performance and remuneration within the branch.

•Benchmarking study to investigate and make recommendations on factors driving an efficient public employment legislation and guidelines environment.

Minimum Targets

•Recommendation of the study included in performance and development strategy and plan of the branch.

•Recommendations of the study included in the draft Public Employment Services Policy and Bill.

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TARGETS 2013/14

Workplace Challenge

Outcomes

• Implementation of continuous improvement principles in companies through Workplace Challenge Programme

Indicators

•Enterprises nurtured.

•Companies assisted through WPC.

•Capacity building workshops conducted.

•Clusters and user-groups participating in aftercare.

• Number of participating projects(clusters, user groups and model companies) in orientation and implementation.

•Number of change facilitators trained and coached in world class competitiveness and BOP

Minimum Targets

•239

•230

•24

•24

•20

•13 Change facilitators and 4 interns

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TARGETS 2013/14

Workplace Challenge

Outcomes

• Implementation of continuous improvement principles in companies through Workplace Challenge Programme

•Research geared to evaluate the impact of WPC with an intention to improve effectiveness

•Collate and package WPC processes, experience and lessons

Indicators

•Number of enterprises facilitated by change facilitators (clusters, user groups and aftercare) to develop their change management skills.

• Issue quarterly e-newsletters sharing lessons learnt in implementation of BOP.

•Number of research papers published.

•Conduct companies impact.

•Number of success stories

Minimum Targets

•280

•4

•2 research papers

•2x6 monthly assessments

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Green Productivity

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TARGETS 2013/14

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Outcomes

•Knowledge Management

Indicators

•SharePoint for document and content management

•Management system to institutionalize processes

•Framework for copyrighting, patenting and securing intellectual property

• Implement Knowledge management strategy

Minimum Targets

•Updated software

•Updated process flows

•Updating of framework

•Three aspects of strategy implemented

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MARKETING AND

COMMUNICATIONS

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PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

To inform, educate and lead South Africans in discussions on issues pertaining to Productivity

To promote the concept of productivity and competitiveness through various medium

• Print

• Radio

• Online

• Seminars

• Workshops

• Awards and Productivity Month

To build appropriate relationships between Productivity SA and stakeholders

Partnership or co-sponsorship of productivity or labour related issues

• Initiate own and participate in relevant discussion forums

• Invitations to lectures, seminars

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TARGETS 2013/14

Outcomes

•National Awareness campaign

•Productivity related knowledge at a strategic level to support the national productivity campaign

•Productivity month campaign

Indicators

•Print and electronic campaign

•Media articles published

•Monthly Electronic newsletters published

•Quarterly productivity magazine published

•Annual report

•Productivity awards

•Workshops and seminars conducted in regions during productivity month

•Partnerships with major stakeholders

Minimum Targets

•National campaign

•85

•6 newsletters

•4 Magazine

•Annual Report

•8 regional & 1 national

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•7

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HUMAN RESOURCES

DEPARTMENT

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PROGRAMME FOCAL AREAS

2013/14

TALENT MANAGEMENT

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

LEARNING AND GROWTH

REWARD AND RECOGNITION

CULTURE SURVEY

HR TARGETS 2013/14

TALENT MANAGEMENT

Outcomes

• To have a pool of “ready now” skilled competent and potential leaders

Indicators

• Identify critical required skills and behavioural attributes

•Define Talent Management strategy, tools and processes

• Identify people for assessment

•Categorise talent groups

•Generate career paths maps

•List development areas

Targets

•Skills audit & competency framework

•Strategy in place

•4 candidates identified for assessments

•Level 3/4 assessment and categorization of talent

• Generate career paths for 4 candidates

•Compile development plans for 4 candidates

HR TARGETS 2013/14

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

Outcomes

• Improved PM system aligned to organisational strategy, where individual performance is assessed and evaluated.

• LEARNING AND GROWTH

• To build internal capacity and to strengthen the leadership skills to achieve the strategic objectives of the organisation

Indicators

• Establish goal setting processes

• Develop performance monitoring skills for managers

• Develop Individual Development Plans and Training Plans

Targets

• 101 employee performance contracts in place

• Performance management training for all managers and employees conducted

• 101 Individual Development and Training plans (where applicable) in place

HR TARGETS 2013/14

REWARD AND RECOGNITION

Outcomes

• To implement a reward and recognition system that will recognise performance excellence

• Culture Survey

• To evaluate change conducted to improve culture shift

Indicators

• Conduct Salary Survey and Benchmarking exercises

• Culture shift journey pillars

Targets

•Completed Salary Survey and Benchmarking exercise

• Complete the outstanding culture shift journey pillars

FINANCE

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BUDGET – 2013/2014

Statement of financial performance - 2013/14

R’000

Revenue

Total other income 7 455

Income from sources other than grant funding 6 113

Interest received and other income 1 343

Transfers and grants received 115,460

Total revenue 122 916

Expenses

Compensation of employees 38,897

Goods and services 83 393

Depreciation 566

Interest 60

Total expenses 122 916

Surplus / (Deficit) - 37

SOURCES OF REVENUE

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INSTITUTION PROGRAMME R’000 %

DOL(Grant) PRODUCTIVITY SA • Research • Productivity Awareness • SMME and Cooperatives

40 285 34.89

DTI WORKPLACE CHALLENGE 9 700 8.40

UIF TURNAROUND STRATEGY 65 475 56.71

TOTAL TRANSFERS 115 460 100

TOTAL REVENUE

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DESCRIPTION R’000 %

TOTAL TRANSFERS(GRANTS) 115 460 93.93

OTHER NON-TAX REVENUE 7 455 6.06

TOTAL REVENUE 122 916 100

HIGHLIGHTS 2012/13

Expansion of Productivity awards to the Mpumalanga province.

Expansion of the awards category to Include cooperatives in line with the government strategy.

Raising the profile of Productivity SA brand by being in media discussions on productivity discourse, resulting in significant media coverage.

Supporting of the industrial sub sectors through the Department of Mineral Resources .

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HIGHLIGHTS 2012/13

• Partnership with East London IDZ for a virtual incubator.

Productivity SA in conjunction with the Limpopo Department of Education managed to train more than 400 educators in the province on the Improvement of Productivity in Schools during challenging times in March 2013.

Strategic partnership with various institutions enabling Productivity SA to carry out its mandate; SANACO, SEDA, DTI , ILO and LEDET.

Productivity SA has acquired accreditation with the South African Board for People Practice as a service provider.

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HIGHLIGHTS 2012/13

Successful pilot of SCORE programme with ILO thus becoming a centre of excellence to offer the programme in South Africa.

Partnerships have been obtained with Tshwane Metro, Mafura Mafura incubator in Limpopo and SMTDC and Rustenburg Seda incubators for the implementation of the Business Productivity Improvement Programmes.

Productivity SA came in top three with the research conducted by EDD as “pocket of excellence” with their programme on small business development.

Partnership with the EDD on developing productivity accords, focusing on key sectors of the economy, agro processing, automotive, green economy and Platinum Group Metals.

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CHALLENGES 2012/13

Limited resources to market , fund and implement Productivity SA programmes to the critical masses as well as increasing our footprint throughout the country.

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THANK YOU

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