The Department aims to support an outcomes oriented approach in intergovernmental planning and resource allocation across all spheres and organs of government. The Minister in the Presidency for Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration, Mr OC Chabane, states in the Department's 2011/12 Annual Performance Plan that priority areas in medium term will include the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Delivery Agreements for the 12 priority outcomes, implementing the National Evaluation Policy Framework, monitoring the quality of management practices in national and provincial departments and municipalities using the Management Performance Assessment Tool, monitoring the quality of service delivery on the ground and assisting departments to analyse and use data to improve service delivery.