If you look at reports dating back over a decade, you'll see that they still resonate today. That was the starting point when I started in this role; it was to look back before looking forward. One thing I noted was that where our office collects datasets from a number of stakeholders, the issues that we see are repetitive in nature.
We create what we call a “top 10 list”. That top 10 list is pretty static year over year. It was disappointing to learn that the same issues persist, so we said that we wanted to be part of the solution. That's why we started that five-year review plan. It was to look at those top 10 issues across the three lines of enquiry, or LOEs.
We plan to publish that five-year report shortly. I don't think you'll be surprised by any of the findings; many of them have been discussed. Again, it's indicative of these being the same issues that we're seeing.
I will say that we've seen significant changes in recent years in procurement, like the move towards e-procurement. What changes that will amount to have yet to be seen. In the early days I was very optimistic that it could produce very positive results. I wouldn't say I've lost that optimism, but I wouldn't say that I would put all of my optimism in e-procurement.