Government organizations constantly face demands for increased transparency and accountability in how effectively they manage the use of public dollars. This means managing their programs to achieve measurable results – with a focus on maximizing performance while minimizing costs. Budget requests have to be justified based on expected outcomes, along with the costs of program activities. The larger the organization or department, the greater the challenge will be to effectively accomplish this task throughout all levels and locations. Maintaining a good level of Performance Management means that each manager not only knows what his/her program needs to accomplish in order to support the high-level and long-range goals of the organization, but that they can also track this progress in a manner that allows them to manage for results throughout the entire year.

The major elements of a successful approach to Performance Management include developing:

• Strategic plans with multi-year goals and strategies,
• Performance budgets that show the expected cost of achieving annual program goals, and
• Performance reports tracking actual results and costs throughout the program year.

The key to successful Performance Management is in cascading agency-wide goals down through every level of the organization, so as to include every manager at every location. This is what ensures that every program activity is linked to and supports the higher-level goals of the organization.

Related Technology

CASCADE Performance-Based Budgeting Software™

CASCADE Performance-Based Budgeting Software™ is a truly innovative, web-based Performance Management platform that includes strategic planning, performance budgeting, and performance reporting. It is specifically designed for governmental and similarly structured organizations, no matter their size and scope.

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