Paul Clifford Head of Maintenance Operations Aspire Housing DWF Presentation 10 th June 2008.

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Paul Clifford Head of Maintenance Operations Aspire Housing DWF Presentation 10 th June 2008

Transcript of Paul Clifford Head of Maintenance Operations Aspire Housing DWF Presentation 10 th June 2008.

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Paul CliffordHead of Maintenance Operations

Aspire Housing

DWF Presentation 10th June 2008

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Today’s Presentation

• Successful DLO

• Who we are

• Where we have been

• What we have done

• Where we are now

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Definition

• DLO

– Deane DLO Homepage

– Communities Scotland

– 17th Acronym

• Success

• The achievement of something

• Desired planned or attempted

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Who We Are

• Aspire Housing

• Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council LSVT February 2000

• Circa 10,000 units

• 12,000 customers

• Largest single RSL in Staffordshire

• Lead organisation HMR Pathfinder North Staffs AMIs

– Knutton and Cross Heath

– Blurton

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Who We Have Been

• Audit Commission Inspection November 2005

– 1 star promising

– Stock Condition and Asset Management – strengths outweigh weaknesses

– Responsive Maintenance – area of weakness

– Void Management – weaknesses outweigh strengths

– Aids & Adaptations – area of significant weakness

– Gas Servicing – an area of strength (2 stars)

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Where We Have Been

• No strategic direction

• No published Decent Homes programme

• Repairs performance

– Urgent repairs 81.6%

– Routine repairs 81.1%

• Void turnaround

– 63 days

– No major void definition

• Aids & Adaptations

– Disabled bathrooms (40)

• Gas Servicing

– 1462

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What Have We Done (1)

• A lot of thinking!

• Audit Commission Inspection Action Plan

• New Regime (Part 1)

• Direct Services Continuous Improvement Plan (DSCIP)

• New Regime (Part 2)

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What Have We Done (2)

WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS DIRECT SERVICES WILL BE PROUD TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE MARKET LEADER FOR THE IN-HOUSE AND EXTERNAL DELIVERY OF AN EXCELLENT REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENT SERVICE WITHIN THE HOUSING SECTOR

AND WILL BE IN A POSITION TO CHALLENGE THE SERVICE DELIVERY OF COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS

CONSULTATIVE FORUM/TRADE UNIONS/ASSISTANT DIRECTORS

ZONED SALARY PAY AND REWARD

Salary Zone optionsFinancial ImplicationsPerformance and RewardWorking hoursMulti-skillingBonus Team & Bonus IT SystemSOR Bonus Book reprints/SMV’s

Managed by HR & Finance

DS BUSINESS PLAN

Strategy

Financial Plan linked to Aspires Business Plan

Strengths & Opportunities

Trading Account & Internal Charge Mechanism (SOR Codes/Job Costing)

Managed by DS & Finance

PROCESS AND SYSTEMSIMPROVEMENTS

AppointmentsHandheld/Mobile TechnologyVariationsAuthority Levels & Audit trailsWork Scheduling & Job Tickets/SORsRepair Diagnostic Tool/SkillsRepairs Co-ordinators

Managed by DS & IT

SERVICE CHALLENGE

Communication: IT AccessConsistent MessageTwo-way

Service Drivers: Technician Empowerment

Aspire’s Values & VisionValue for MoneyCustomer Focus/SatisfactionWork PrideQuality AssuranceBest PracticeContinuous Improvement TeamChange Champions

Performance: NM Development & SkillsTTM Development & SkillsPersonal Development/Learning

Support: StoresBKL UsageWork ToolsTransport FleetCharge Cards

Partnerships: Internal & ExternalPFG

Managed by DS and HR

DSCI PLAN STEERING GROUP (Direction, Resource & Risk – Supported by a Critical Friend)PROJECT SPONSOR WILL NIXON OPERATIONS DIRECTORPROJECT LEADER PAUL CLIFFORD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DIRECT SERVICESPROJECT MANAGER CHRIS CHADWICK SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT MANAGERHUMAN RESOURCES NINA ZISSLER SENIOR HR ADVISOR

Aspire Board of Directors & Executive Team

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What Have We Done (3)

• DSCIP

– Launched August 2006

• 15 Project Teams

• 40+ staff involved

• Zoned Salary options

– Bonus to Salary

• Process & Systems

– Appointments

– Diagnostic Tool

• Service Challenge

– Performance

– Communication

• Direct Services Business Plan

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What Have We Done (4)

DSCIP Achievements

• Neighbourhood approach launched January 2005

• Co-location of Managers June 2006

• Appointments implemented December 2006

– 2 hour slots

• Performance monitoring reporting suite

• Schedule of Rates revised

• Base costs identified

• IHMT Performance Management Framework agreed July 2007

– Productivity

– Competency

– Customer Satisfaction

– Behaviour

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What Have We Done (5)

DSCIP Achievements

• Diagnostic Tool implemented November 2007

• Mobile working solution

– OJEU Procurement Project Team

– TBS/Vodafone successful August 2007

– Kit specification and development January 2008

– PDA pilot March 2008

• Draft DS Business Plan developed March 2008

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What Have We Done (6)

Strategic Focus

• New Executive Team January 2007

• Clear strategic direction

• 12 key strategies

• 20 Corporate priorities

– DSCIP

– Growing the Maintenance Service

• Adoption of Service Improvement Plans

• Short Notice Inspection

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Where Are We Now (1)

• Responsive Repairs upper quartile performance

• Customer satisfaction exceeds 96%

• Status Survey service satisfaction 84% (upper decile)

• Void turnaround 19 days

• Fast track equipment & adaptations service

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Where Are We Now (2)

• IIP Exemplar

• IiE submission June 2008

• Remploy Award winner

• CORGI Awards Gas Safety Finalist (Commended)

• NHIC Annual Awards Gas Safety Finalist

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Where Are We Now (3)

• Short Notice Inspection

– Not selected

– Independent Assessment and Validation this week

• IHMT Draft Business Plan in place

• Aspire Maintenance Marketing Strategy

– Business to Business launch September 2008

– Individual customers December 2008