Assess activities

Assessment profile

Chapter G1 of the Planning, programming and funding manual covers:

  • What is an assessment profile (section G1.2)
  • Assessment factors (section G1.3)
  • Guidance on ratings for:
    • Seriousness and urgency (section G1.4)
    • Effectiveness (section G1.5)
    • Economic efficiency (section G1.6).Assessment factors (section G1.3)

Considerations when undertaking or reviewing an assessment

Chapter G2 of the Planning, programming and funding manual covers:

  • What needs to be considered (section G2.2)
  • Information required in support of assessments (section G2.3)
  • Status = Cat1 or Cat2 (section G2.4)
  • Type = generic OR complex OR regular OR package (section G2.4)
  • One assessment for the whole package (section G2.4)
  • Meaning of symbols and letters used in the tables (section G2.4)
  • Tables of considerations:
    • Project outline (section G2.5)
    • Readiness (section G2.6)
    • Seriousness and urgency (section G2.7)
    • Effectiveness (section G2.8)
    • Economic efficiency (section G2.9)
    • Funding and affordability (section G2.10).

Assessments of

  • packages (Chapter G3)
  • generic projects (Chapter G4)
  • improvement projects (Chapter G5)
  • proposals for studies, and strategy and/or plan development (Chapter G6)
  • demand management (Chapter G7)
  • community programmes (Chapter G8)
  • passenger transport programmes (Chapter G9)
  • road operations, maintenance and renewal programmes (Chapter G10)
  • police activities (Chapter G11)
  • research activities (Chapter G12)
  • national education and training activities (Chapter G13)
  • programme management and performance monitoring (Chapter G14).