Putting square pegs in erstwhile round holes into square holes. That is for the overhauling of Capitol's workforce in an effort to improve government service which would then be result-oriented. With the organizational assessment and design proposed by its Human Resource Management Office (HRMDO), the provincial government is set to formulate a re-engineering plan and change management strategy for a better Capitol manpower. It will be anchored on an integrated change management framework of the provincial government, according to HRMDO Head Romy Teruel. Teruel presented the organizational assessment and design that will introduce an organizational reengineering process at the Capitol during the meeting of the Management-Executive Team Monday last week.

The project is now on its phase 1 through the funding assistance of the LGDP and by second week of December, the HRMDO targets to start with the implementation of the reengineering plan. It is part of the effort to achieve Governor Erico Aumentado's 10 in 2010 agenda. In its timetable, HRMDO targets to come up with a draft of the reengineering plan to be presented to the governor, the vice-governor, the Provincial Board and the LGDP by middle of December, and it shall be finalized by January. Through the project, the HRMDO will formulate a Provincial Government of Bohol Reorganizational Plan that will include a redesigned organizational and functional structure in accordance with Republic Act 7160, existing civil service laws and rules, and Local Budget Circular in consultation with the stakeholders.

The project covers 18 core departments and 14 satellite offices of the provincial government with estimated 70-80 employees per core department and the participation of external to the LGU stakeholders, according to Teruel. It aims to achieve a strengthened government bureaucracy that is effectively responding to present and future development challenges, while continuously enhancing capacity for corporate governance. The project involves audit and assessment of the provincial government's organizational structure and identification of factors that either facilitate or hinder the Capitol workforce in delivering their mandate.

It will also audit and assess the present organizational designs and structures, functions and processes of the provincial government based on its present mandates and development challenges as well as future opportunities or possibilities. Based on the organizational audit and assessment, the HRMDO will validate and recommend an organizational design “suited to meet the strategic directions of the provincial government, and that the design will include a summary of the core functions of each unit or department, according to HRMDO. “The organizational assessment is a fundamental step to measure the readiness and cooperation of the constituents of the provincial government in their intention to come up with a new and responsive design to support the entire re-engineering program,” according to Teruel. (AV-PGMA)