The MSP Regional Indicators Dashboard is a set of shared metrics that will track the region's change on critical economic, environmental and social outcomes. Measuring change in the areas that matter most for continued long-term success will help improve our region's economic competitiveness.
This slide deck was presented at the launch of the MSP Regional Indicators Dashboard on May 29, 2015. To view the MSP Regional Indicators dashboard please visit greatermsp.org/regionalindicatordashboard.
3. MSP Regional Indicators Dashboard
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
WHAT
A set of shared, objective metrics to track the Greater MSP region’s
overall success on critical economic, environmental and social
outcomes.
#MSPMeasures
• Clearer view of our competitive position today
• Look ahead at our future with trends
• Shared definition of “competitiveness”
• Enhanced accountability for results
4. The Process
14 months
50+ Partner Organizations
30 Stakeholder
Input Sessions
25+ Dashboards
Reviewed (US & Global)
1,000+ Potential
Metrics Considered
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The Team
5. BUILDING THE DASHBOARD
METRICS: Rigorous set of criteria used to select metrics to populate
categories. Data should be:
OUTCOME
Not input
UNDERSTANDABLE
Not technical
CURRENT &
ACCESSIBLE
ACTUAL NUMBER,
Not relative
ranking
METRO MEASURE
comparable to
peers
PREDICTIVE,
not backward-
looking
POTENTIAL
to Influence
through
action
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6. BUILDING THE DASHBOARD
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CATEGORIES: The new dashboard is a customized set of measurements
most important to leaders in this region.
Business Vitality
Economy
Talent
Education
Infrastructure
Environment
Livability
7. 11 PEER REGIONS
Competitive Benchmarking
BOSTON
DALLAS
AUSTIN ATLANTA
CHICAGO PITTSBURGH
DENVER
PHOENIX
SAN
FRANCISCO
SEATTLE
PORTLAND
9. MSP Regional Indicators Dashboard #MSPMeasures
VITAL STATS
We will use these measures to track our region’s
performance.• More jobs than expected given population
• Highest labor force participation, lowest unemployment
• Growth from high value jobs
10. WE ARE 4 OF 12
REGION
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Boston, MA
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN
TOPPEERS
AVERAGE RANK
4.32
4.58
4.79
5.03
Austin, TX
Portland, OR
Denver, CO
CLOSE
RIVALS
5.59
6.47
6.53
Dallas, TX
Chicago, IL
Atlanta, GA
Pittsburgh, PA
Phoenix, AZ
MORE
DISTANT
7.11
7.14
7.32
8.63
9.39
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11. INFRASTRUCTURE - 3.7
LIVABILITY - 4
ENVIRONMENT - 4
ECONOMY - 6
TALENT - 6.2
BUSINESS VITALITY - 7
EDUCATION - NA
MSP RANK BY CATEGORY
12. SWOT ANALYSIS OF METRICS
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
HELPFUL HARMFUL
INTERNALORIGINEXTERNALORIGIN People are Involved Here
Strong Infrastructure
Racial Inclusion
Talent Availability
13. • Our economy is performing well today
• Competing well within a strong set of regions
• Raw materials abundant now, but becoming limited
• Weakness in key talent measures
• Lag peers in racial inclusion
KEY LEARNING
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14. A NEW TOOL TO HELP LEADERS
ALIGN AROUND ISSUES
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We want to measure those areas critical to achieving a more competitive region – one that is trending more equitable, global, sustainable and innovative.
Because of stringent criteria, not everything worth measuring is on the dashboard
For example, here are a few issues the partnership wanted to measure but couldn’t get a good metric:
Foreign Direct Investment
Capital investment
Freight movement
This is a challenge peer set – not easy competition
If we are doing well against these regions, confidence we will be tracking with the most ascendant, globally competitive places
See not the largest (NY, LA) and not just upper Midwest (Madison, Sioux Falls, Des Moines)
The top 3 tell us a lot about what this dashboard measures: these are innovative, globally-recognized regions that are growing their populations and business base
By the numbers, we are ahead of a second tier of regions that get lots of press as being great places – Austin, Portland, Denver – more evidence we need to proudly tell our region’s story
Half of our peer regions are closely ranked
Caution about limits of this ranking: assumes all metrics are equally important to our competitiveness, which they aren’t. And everyone has a slightly different view on the priority order
But it gives us a clear, data-driven look at which regions we should recognize as leaders and those we should be watching as rising competitors
Here’s how our region’s average scores stack up by category,
Pretty clear break between categories of strength and areas needing improvement
best overall on infrastructure and worst on business vitality
A call to action for a business audience that economy, talent and vitality are all middling to lagging peers
Education doesn’t factor into the averages because state tests were used to measure, not comparable to peers
Looking at our strengths and weaknesses based on dashboard data
See a strong list of metrics where we rank #1 against our 11 peer regions – note these aren’t in any one category but strengths across a range
Areas of under-performance are not surprising to many of us – but if that’s so, then what’s our plan as a region to improve?