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Performance Measurement in Government

Duration: 2 Days

The new performance measurement program will help you gain total control over everyday program decisions, resource allocation decisions and the departmental planning and review process. Using a three-step model, expert instruction, case studies and working sessions, you will learn how to develop a meaningful performance measurement framework that matches your own strategic planning needs. You will return to your office with a complete set of tools to apply performance measurement to the following areas of your business:

  • Strategic business planning
  • Operational planning
  • Budget development decisions
  • Employee performance appraisal
  • Program advocacy
  • Ongoing project and program evaluation.

Who should attend :

  • Directors, Heads and Managers of public sector departments and agencies
  • Analysts, Evaluators and Program Planners from federal, provincial and municipal levels
  • City Managers and Advisors
  • Superintendents and Managers of school boards, universities and colleges
  • Healthcare Authorities
  • Government Budget Managers and Audit Officers
  • Accounting, Finance and Process Managers

What You Will Learn:

  1. How performance measurement works to improve your decision-making.
  2. A three-step performance measurement model – custom designed for public sector leaders.
  3. How to select appropriate performance indicators and supporting data.
  4. The leadership and planning requirements to make your programs a success.
  5. How to instill a performance culture in your department.
  6. How to use the results indicators to make strategic business decisions.
  7. Learn lessons from well-earned success stories.
  8. Hands-on exercises to help you set program missions, gather performance data and apply the performance results to your business decisions.
  9. How to keep getting your staff involved, motivated and accountable.

Program Content:

  • The Direct Benefits of Performance Measurements in Your Department
  • Applying Performance Measurements to Your Key Management Activities
  • The Three-Step Performance Measurement Model
  • Practice Session 1: Developing Meaningful and Useful Performance Indicators
  • Practice Session 2: Strategic Data Collection
  • Hands-On Exercise
  • Practice Session 3: Linking Performance Results Information to Your Key Business Decisions
  • Hand-On Case Exercise

Price: $1,295*

* Price does not include meals and accommodation
30% Non-Refundable Deposit (on Total) Required for Registration; Balance of Fees Due a Minimum of 5 Business Days Prior to Commencement of Program.

For more information, please contact:
Ann Ralph, CEO
(807) 929-3511, Ext. 213; ann@queticocentre.com

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