Transcript United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division The Generic Statistical Business Process Model Steven Vale UNECE [email protected].

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
The Generic Statistical
Business Process Model
Steven Vale
UNECE
[email protected]
What is the GSBPM?
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A flexible model that describes and defines
the set of business processes needed to
produce official statistics
Standard framework and harmonised
terminology to help statistical organisations
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Modernise statistical production processes
• Share methods and components
Background
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Developed by the Steering Group on
Statistical Metadata
Part of the Common Metadata Framework
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www.unece.org/stats/cmf
Version 4 released April 2009
Version 5 released December 2013
Why do we need the GSBPM?
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To define and describe statistical processes
in a coherent way
To compare and benchmark processes
within and between organisations
To make better decisions on production
systems and organisation of resources
Applicability (1)
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All activities undertaken by producers of
official statistics which result in data outputs
All statistical domains
National and international statistical
organisations
Applicability (2)
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Development and maintenance of
statistical registers
All types of data source:
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Surveys / censuses
• Administrative sources / register-based
statistics
• Mixed sources
Changes between v4 and v5
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Policy of minimum change
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Removed Phase 8 (Archive)
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Only if wide agreement and good business case
Archiving happens throughout processes
Improved documentation
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Less survey-focused
• Links to newer standards e.g. GSIM
• More detail where requested by users
Structure of the Model (1)
Process
Phases
Subprocesses
(Descriptions)
Structure of the Model (2)
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National implementations may need
additional levels
Over-arching processes
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Quality management
Metadata management
Statistical framework management
Statistical programme management
........ (others – see paper)
Key features
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Not a linear model
Sub-processes are not followed in a strict
order
It is a matrix, through which there are many
possible paths
Mapping requested at SPECA
meeting in Issyk-Kul
Fundamental
Principles
of Official
Statistics
The GSBPM is used by more than
50 statistical organisations
worldwide
KSBPM – Republic of Korea
Beyond statistics: Data archives
Generic Longitudinal Business Process Model
Uses of the GSBPM
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Managing statistical programmes
Cost / resource allocation
Documenting statistical processes
Framework for quality assessment
Sharing statistical software
More information
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GSBPM Wiki
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www1.unece.org/stat/platform/display/GSBPM