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Activities
The National Academy of Public
Administration's Performance Consortium assists federal agencies
in the successful implementation of the Government Performance
and Results Act of 1993 and related performance-based management
initiatives. The Results Act requires executive agencies to
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of federal programs
by establishing a system to set goals for program performance
and measure results. Agencies must be able to prepare multi-year
strategic plans, annual performance plans, and annual performance
reports for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Congress
and the public. Academy analyses, General Accounting Office
(GAO) studies and congressional reporting on the status of
GPRA implementation suggest that many agencies could use help
in fulfilling GPRA requirements.
Since its creation, the Performance
Consortium has had more than thirty members.
What is the Consortium?
- A diverse group of agencies
- Each contributes a modest amount of funding,
to address a core set of common questions, thereby reducing
the cost to individual participants
- Addresses a core set of common cross-cutting
questions, thus encouraging collaboration and synergy
What Does It Do?
- Identifies common issues
- Gathers, assesses, and shares best practices
surrounding PART, GPRA, and other performance management
issues
- Establishes realistic expectations about
GPRA implementation and its likely results
How Does It Work?
- Consortium representatives identify topics
and helpful practices in the areas of planning, integration
(of budget/programs), performance measurement across programs,
and reporting.
- Monthly meetings invite guest speakers
to address immediate concerns of the membership.
- The Consortium has held Leadership Forums
to provide a platform for Consortium members to meet, discuss,
and define emerging issues in the implementation of the
Government Performance Results Act.
- The Consortium has developed helpful
practice papers released in discussion and issue areas.
- The Consortium has convened conferences
on such topics as "Helpful Practices in Implementing
the Results Act."
Consortium Membership
Through a contract between
the Academy and the Department of Commerce (DOC), federal
agencies sign a Memorandum
of Agreement with DOC for the Academy to establish a Performance
Consortium and conduct the core set of activities described
above. Membership is made easy through the use of a brief
memorandum of understanding/agreement or delivery order and
electronic transfer of funds to DOC. Because the focus of
the Performance Consortium's work is primarily on the performance
of functions as opposed to agencies, the Academy seeks the
broadest possible representation of agency functions.
For more membership information,
click here.
Agency-Specific Products/Services/Experience
Consortium activities frequently
generate interest in specific additional products and services
that must be customized for individual agencies. As requested
and funded by those agencies, the Academy tailors agency-specific
assistance within the broad areas of performance-based management,
including strategic planning and performance measurement.
Agency-specific assistance may include one or more of the
following:
- Training, technical assistance, or advisory
services related to any performance-based management topic.
- Developing management strategies for
designing and/or installing performance-based management,
including organizational downsizing and reconfiguration.
- Developing programs, activities, policies,
or strategies to address specific issues which arise in
the course of designing, installing, or operating a performance-based
management system.
- Addressing specific issues related to
strategic planning, performance measurement, GPRA implementation,
and related initiatives.
If you are interested
in joining the Consortium, would like a complete information
package, or have any questions, please contact Richard Keevey,
Director of the Performance Consortium, at 202-347-3190
or rkeevey@napwash.org.
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