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Staffing/Resourcing Function
June 2011

APPENDIX A – AUDIT METHODOLOGY

The criteria for the audit were based on:

Treasury Board’s Management Accountability Framework;
other guidance from the TBS on auditing management frameworks;
guidance from the PSC on auditing the staffing function.

Information to support the findings of this audit was obtained through the following methods:

interviews with staffing practitioners from Corporate Programs and Client Operations and Senior Management Services divisions;
interviews with senior departmental managers with staffing sub-delegation;
a review of the following documentation for the two divisions:
- Departmental Risk Profile and departmental plans (e.g. HR, employment equity, classification renewal, staffing);
- objectives and work plans;
- policies, procedures, and other work instruments;
- agendas and minutes of management meetings;
- reports, analyses, and tables reporting on departmental staffing activities;
bulletins, directives, and other instructions;
a high-level benchmarking exercise with two federal departments.