WARNING - By their nature, text files cannot include scanned images and tables. 
The process of converting documents to text only, can cause formatting changes and 
misinterpretation of the contents can sometimes result. Wherever possible you 
should refer to the pdf version of this document.


CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY 
Paper 7 22/01/10 

CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY 


FOR INFORMATION 


Title: Corporate Plan Monitoring 

Prepared by: David Cameron, Head of Corporate Services 

Purpose 

To present the results of the fifth update on progress against organisational objectives on 
the basis of the corporate plan monitoring framework. 

Recommendations 

a) The Board is asked to note the report, and to raise any questions on the update 
provided. 

Executive Summary 

Update on Progress toward Delivery of Corporate Plan Achievements 

1. The Board received a paper setting out the revised Corporate Plan monitoring 
framework at its meeting in September 2008. This paper presents the results of the 
fifth update on progress against organisational objectives on the basis of this 
framework, covering the period to mid December 2009. 

2. The latest update of performance against corporate objectives is presented at Annex 
1 to this paper. Annex 1 sets out each of the 46 achievements agreed in the 
Corporate Plan, together with the associated milestone, where applicable. A 
commentary on current performance is presented to update on progress toward 
delivery of each Corporate Plan achievement by March 2011. 

3. No individual achievements are highlighted for specific note by the Board at the end 
of the first year in the process of securing Corporate Plan achievements by March 
2011. None of the 46 achievements are currently assessed as red, which would 
indicate significant risk of not being delivered within the Corporate Plan period. 

4. All Corporate Plan achievements are assessed either as “green” – and should be 
achieved with existing levels of forecast resource and time allocation – or “amber”, 
where the achievement is still deliverable by 2011 although likely to require 
additional allocation of staff time and/or resource. 

5. It is worth noting that, while no individual achievements are highlighted for particular 
note by the Board, there are areas of the Corporate Plan where there is a 


PAGE 2

preponderance of achievements currently highlighted as amber and therefore at 
some heightened risk of non- or partial delivery by the end of the current Corporate 
Plan period. 

a) Integrating public support for land management to deliver public 
benefits 
b) Making tourism and business more sustainable 
c) Making housing more affordable and sustainable to help meet the 
needs of people living in the Park 
d) Planning and development management to ensure the Park is a 
well designed and sustainable place. 

6. These four programmes of activity therefore are currently assessed as amber and in 
need of further investment of time and / or financial resources. 

7. The level of amber assessments in these areas indicates that additional management 
attention is required in order to address current issues. The Management Team will 
continue to use the Corporate Plan monitoring information to assess what remedial 
action may be required to address delivery issues and seek to ensure that Corporate 
Plan achievements are delivered as far as possible by 31 March 2011. 

“Balanced Scorecard” Key Performance Indicators 

8. The latest review of the Authority’s performance against a range of Key 
Performance Indicators (KPIs) is summarised in the balanced scorecard in Annex 2. 
The assessment now presented represents performance to end November 2009. 

9. In general, analysis of performance against KPIs reflects a very strong performance 
by the Authority on these adopted measures. There are no significant exceptions to 
highlight at this point. 


DAVID CAMERON 
14 January 2010 

davidcameron@cairngorms.co.uk