Annex E – THW Glossary

Table 13: Glossary

Action item/ initiative

The activity essential to meeting strategic objective.

Challenge/Barrier

Anything that inhibits or interfaces with the success of the program/initiative.

Current Funded

Current initiatives that are FOC and are baseline funded.

Current Unfunded

Current initiatives which are not baseline funded.

Deliverables

Refer to all inputs (tangible or intangible that are submitted within the scope of a project submitted during any project phases).

DRF Placemat

A tool that outlines the Core Responsibilities of the DRF and includes DRs (Defence Results), DRIs (Defence Result Indicators) and POIs (Program Outcome Indicators) Internally see Corporate Performance Measurement Framework FY 2022-23 – Departmental Results Framework (DRF) subset (accessible only on the National Defence network) or externally Departmental Results Reports

DRF Result

Defence Results Framework Result (see DRF placemat).

Expenditure

In accounting, the word expenditure is used to indicate a cost that is paid to acquire equipment or other assets. An expenditure is a type of expense but is listed differently on income statements. Expenditures are classified as capital assets, inventory items or expenses (which incur an immediate benefit).

FOC

Full Operational Capacity – Program/Initiative is post implementation and fully operational.

FY

Fiscal Year – Financial Period From April 1st to March 31st of each year.

Input

The various resources available to support the strategic objectives.

KPI

Program/initiative has available (could be brand new, existing, no data reported or with data available).

L1 Organization

The organization that owns the program/initiative.

Line of Effort (LoE)

LoE’s are the foundation for the approach to achieving the strategic goal.

Logic Model

A tool to provide a visual picture of what a program/strategy is trying to achieve, and the logical process of how to get there.

Milestone

A stage to be reached in the planning, programming or implementation processes of a project.

Office of Primary Interest (OPI)

The individual or organization named to exercise primary management or leadership responsibility in the execution of an assigned task.

Outcomes

Outcomes are the intended results of the strategic objective. They include immediate, intermediate and ultimate outcomes.

Output

The product of the activity.

Planned Funded

Planned initiatives that are FOC and are baseline funded.

Planned Unfunded

Planned initiatives which are not baseline funded.

Point of Contact (POC)

Reference to Primary THW SC member

PPSF

Program and Performance Summary Form

Proposed Unfunded

New initiatives proposed to meet the strategic objective – not baseline funded.

Responsibility Centre Manager (RCM)

The person in a position that is allocated a budget and who has spending authority under the Financial Administration Act for this budget.

Risk

A potential impact that may cause the program/initiative to fail.

Strategic Objective

Defines the activity that must be achieved to make the strategy successful.

Target

The measureable result for which the initiative/program is working towards achieving.

Target Date

The date the expected target is to be achieved.

THWS

Defence Team Total Health and Wellness Strategy

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