CQI Defence Special Interest Group (DSIG) | 3 Year Strategy (2019-2021)

Promoting quality as a career pathway of choice in the Defence Sector

CQI Defence Special Interest Group (DSIG) | 3 Year Strategy (2019-2021)

Promoting quality as a career pathway of choice in the Defence Sector

Our Part in supporting CQI Strategy

“Supporting People & the Profession”

Establish a Defence Sector presence and framework that:

  • Promotes Quality as a career pathway of choice in the Defence Sector.
  • Provides Defence sector representation to the CQI.
  • Provides Defence context on CQI strategy.
  • Provides a challenge into the CQI for proposed changes to its service offering that may impact the Defence sector.
  • Integrates with other strategic partners / groups to align approach and reduce duplication.

 

 

DSIG & CQI-Principles of engagement

  • DSIG Steering Committee to include CQI as an Attending Member.
  • CQI to provide update on performance against its goals at each DSIG Steering Committee meeting.
  • DSIG strategy and supporting forward programme to be shared with and endorsed by CQI.
  • DSIG to be consulted/ provide Defence Sector context into all relevant CQI initiatives.
  • CQI to provide support to DSIG web / social media streams.
  • CQI to endorse, support and provide representation at DSIG events.

elivering our strategy

  • The value proposition of the quality professional in the Defence Sector.
  • The DSIG as the authoritative voice on quality competence across the defence sector.
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Development
  • A governance framework that delivers the key aims of the Defence Special Interest Group (DSIG), aligns with the CQI strategy and supports the defence sector.
  • A costed and resourced plan that adopts industry best practice, leverages key relationships and establishes Quality as a career pathway of choice in Defence.
Improve
  • The functional competence of quality professionals within Defence.
  • Engagement with the DSIG member base, ensuring their voice is heard.
Sustain

• The value proposition of the quality professional in the Defence Sector.
• The DSIG as the authoritative voice on quality competence across the defence sector.

2019 Objectives

Delivery against these objectives will provide the underpinning activity for the DSIG 3 year programme.

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Improved Governance
  • Develop DSIG 3 year strategy-Jun; endorsed by CQI. 
  • Agreed high level principles and governance between CQI and DSIG
  • Deliver [with CQI] an enhanced governance framework for SIGS.

Outcomes

Resets and redefines the relationship with the CQI, setting the groundwork for cross sector collaboration with other Special Interest Groups (SIG’s)

Developing Competence
  • Define, with the CQI, a framework for standardising quality career pathway, aligned to CQI member grades; includes early/ new careers.
  • Develop/ deliver a Defence Body of Knowledge that sets out a coherent framework for Quality across the Defence Sector.

Outcomes

Underpinning work to develop a coherent career pathway that supports delivery of enhanced utilisation of functional resource.

Enhanced Communications
  • Produce DSIG endorsed comms plans that informs DSIG engagement with its stakeholder groups.
  • Develop and improve the DSIG member base.
  • Improve the DSIG value proposition, leveraging relationships  with key strategic partners/ groups.
  • Enhance [with CQI] DSIG web/ social media presence.

Outcomes

Reconnects the CQI with the Defence Community and provides a voice for the sector in influencing and shaping future strategy.

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