FORMATIVE ACTIVITY 3: SUCCESS VERSUS FAILURE

1. List five indicators of controversy that may exist in your organisation. (5)

2. In your own words, discuss any four examples of policy participation issues that characterise the design of a public participation programme in your organisation. (8)

3. Critically assess the extent to which a policy-based management approach exists in your organisation. (6)

4. Analyse why this is necessary. Provide specific examples across all areas of your organisation. (4)

5. Assess why this might constrain decision-making, flexibility and individual empowerment? Provide examples to support your thinking. (6)

6. Examine the extent to which the policy development process explained in the public policy life cycle above is relevant to your organisation. Justify your argument. (4)

7. Critically compare a failed and a successful policy. What were the reasons for the failure and the success? (5)