Data Strategy Tracker

TBS will lead an outreach and engagement campaign to promote diverse data careers in the public service, providing opportunities across the GC where possible.

This item is a work in progress that will continue indefinitely, as new technologies and tools become available for outreach to the community to increase awareness and facilitate access to the latest technologies (for example, generative artificial intelligence and process automation).
Participated in several Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) presentations:
• Data for Impact Series – Investing in Data from the Start: The CDO for the comptrollership function was one of the speakers. The session explored the Data-Works Costing Framework, a tool that helps identify and justify funding requirements needed to govern, develop, report and share data. The event also covered how to follow the data through the process of forecasting credible cost estimates in the GC using the new Guide to Costing.
• Enriching Your Finance Career: The Director of the Financial Management Data Analytics team was one of the speakers who discussed the importance of data and the development of data analytics skills for the finance officer of the future.
In addition to the above, the OCG continues to collaborate with the Association of Canadian Financial Officers / Association Canadienne des agents financiers (ACFO-ACAF), North America’s largest union exclusively representing accountants, comptrollers, auditors and financial professionals in order to develop a data curriculum and to contribute to the Joint Career Development Program and various other data-related courses and training.
The Community Development team of the OCG has developed a three-pronged approach for an informed workforce and skills strategy. The desired outcome is a “modern and diverse workforce and inclusive workplace where innovation, continuous improvement and experimentation are embedded in the culture. Ensuring access and development to a pool of talent with the skills and capacity to allow us to meet the demands of the future.”
The three-pronged approach will include:
1. develop a data-by-design talent management strategy
2. develop a pilot on data-driven executive talent management strategy
3. develop a data-driven staffing strategy anchored in IDEA
Learn, adjust, and expand to all levels and other Comptrollership Communities and share with departments.
Foster a Culture of Continuous Learning
Leverage common performance objectives across the FM community to foster a culture of inclusion, diversity, accessibility and innovation and experimentation.
Governance, career paths and development programs at all levels with learning partners (CSPS, ACFO, FMI, CPA Canada, universities)
New Leadership Competency Profile/Compass will create focus on leadership skills of the future.
Valuing data and innovation
Comptrollership Data Strategy  (embedding data skills across all functions to heighten business intelligence)
Leverage Finance Innovation Radar to foster experimentation and help identify emerging skills.
CFO Learning, Experimentation and Collaboration Working Group helps create horizontality, share best practices, facilitate scaling up;  five CFO-led sub-working group focusing on themes.
Modernize tools and processes, leadership of Financial Management Transformation