5 Critical success factors
Senior management buy-in and support is essential to the credibility and effectiveness of a robust QA process.
A high-level of awareness throughout the agency about the RIA requirements and the QA process is important in ensuring that all RISs obtain the required QA.
Widespread understanding of the reviewer's role and the QA process is also needed. It is recommended that procedures and protocols around the operation of the QA process are documented and communicated across the agency.
Having the RIA framework embedded early as part of the generic policy development process will help lift the quality of analysis more generally and enable the RIA requirements to be met.
