Strategic Management System with Performance Measures for Rhode Island Department of Transportation
Performance measures have been incorporated almost universally by government and the private sector to monitor the effectiveness of operational strategies and to evaluate the success of achieving agency targets. A system of performance measures which flow from a sound strategy with strategic initiatives and goals have a variety of benefits. They provide accountability as well as feedback on the effectiveness of long-term strategies, and can drive improvement in processes for the delivery of transportation services. Performance measures in planning are used in reporting trends, conditions, and outcomes resulting from improvements to the transportation system. The ability to measure performance of key functional areas is essential to evaluating the organizational benefits of these functions. In the context of government, those functions that can demonstrate greater societal benefits garner political support and the corresponding budgetary support. However, those governmental functions that can't demonstrate and demonstrate their benefits to society have problems justifying their existence and budgetary support. Therefore, it is important that metrics be developed to measure the performance of governmental functions with links to financial benefits to society. In doing so, a function can easily justify its existence and can quantify increased budgetary support. The aim of the project is to develop a Mission, Vision, Shared values, Agency level Strategy with selected strategic initiatives and key performance indicators that are consistent with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Strategic Plan and that of the State of Rhode Island.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $99919.00
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Contract Numbers:
S000128
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Sponsor Organizations:
University of Rhode Island Transportation Center
University of Rhode Island
75 Lower College Road
Kingston, RI United States 02881 -
Principal Investigators:
Hales, Douglas
- Start Date: 20110101
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
- Source Data: RiP Project 28114
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Government agencies; Measures of effectiveness; Performance measurement; Planning; Policy making; Social benefits; Strategic planning
- Uncontrolled Terms: Accountability; Budgetary constraints; System performance
- Geographic Terms: Rhode Island
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01463682
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: University of Rhode Island Transportation Center
- Contract Numbers: S000128
- Files: UTC, RIP
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:28PM