Provide a conclusion for this question, Context

The Public Protector $($PP$)$ of South Africa has a central role to play in ensuring that public entities conduct themselves in a manner consistent with democratic values outlined in the Constitution.

Concerns have, however, been raised over the past few years that the PP has not lived up to its mandate. As a consequence, new leadership has taken over, and consideration is$,$ therefore, being given to deepening the impact of the office through the development and execution of a revised strategy.

The context for this strategy review is the performance deterioration of many public entities over the past $10-15$ years at all levels of government. The revised strategy is seen as a way to achieve a systemic change in public entity performance.

While this may be a gargantuan task for this office on its own, the strategic objective is to materially contribute to the systemic change that may be played by a wider array of organisations with related mandates. For this reason, the process of strategizing and execution is not seen as 'business as usual'.

Assignment

You form part of a strategic task team at the office of PP tasked with conducting a review of the existing strategy as outlined in its $2023-24$ Annual Performance PlanLinks to an external site..

The task allocated to the task team is fourfold:

Review the existing annual performance plan $($provided in the hyperlink above$)$ and identify key strategic weaknesses and gaps related to your exercise.

Provide guidance on five key strategic areas where an enhanced strategy appears possible.

Identify execution risks associated with the five strategic areas.

Provide an assessment of how the execution risks can be managed.

An important consideration in your analysis and strategic guidance is the capability of the organisation to execute an enhanced strategy. It is always important to be aware that not all strategies can be implemented with existing organisational capabilities. With this in mind, make use of the annual performance plan to help identify capability strengths and weaknesses of the PP$.$