An operational plan is a short-term annual work plan that describes how a department or agency will implement its strategic plan over a one-year period. It explains the strategies, goals, and activities that will be undertaken to advance the strategic plan during the upcoming fiscal year. The operational plan forms the basis for an annual budget request and justifies the funding needed to carry out the planned activities. Departments submit operational plans as part of their annual budget requests to receive funding to implement the plans.
ASPA Presentation - Performance Budgeting at the State Level (3-2014)John Kamensky
Most State Governments Use Performance Budgeting (or Budgeting for Results). A Team of Researchers from American University Assess Progress and Provide Case Examples at a Panel at the annual national conference of the American Society for Public Administration, March 2014, in Washington, DC.
This document provides a template for an annual work plan and budget (AWP&B) for a development project. It outlines sections to include on the country and project details, background context, achievements to date, costs and financing, procurement, expected benefits and outreach, and implementation support needs. Key information to provide includes the financial year, planning period, target numbers of beneficiaries, any changes to objectives or strategy, procurement plans, and capacity development requirements for project implementation.
The document provides guidance on developing an annual work programme and budget (AWPB) for a project. It emphasizes that an AWPB is a critical tool for project implementation that plans activities, budgets, procurement, and monitors progress. It outlines the key components and level of detail an AWPB should contain, including work plans by component, quantitative targets, timelines, budgets, and procurement plans. It also stresses the importance of participation and realistic planning in developing an AWPB.
The document outlines the requirements and purpose of an Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) for borrowers. An AWPB must be submitted to IFAD for review and approval before each project year. The main purposes of an AWPB are to guide project implementation, set benchmarks to measure progress, and avoid issues that could arise without proper planning. An AWPB should include general project information, implementation progress to date, plans and budgets for the upcoming year, and annexes with additional details. The planning process involves needs assessments, evaluations, workshops, and consolidating component plans into a draft AWPB for review and approval.
ANALYSIS OF PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCES OF ASANTE AKIM NOR...Fosu Anthony
The document provides an analysis of plan implementation by the Asante Akim North District in Ghana. It assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the district's medium-term development plan preparation process. Some strengths identified include consistency across most stages and a response to community needs. Weaknesses include a lack of vision/mission and spatial development options. Stakeholder participation was mostly through consultation. The plan implementation was based on Ghana's national development plan but performance was not encouraging. Recommendations include elaborating monitoring/evaluation and engaging more stakeholders in plan preparation and evaluation.
Shared Services Canada - Reports on Plans and Priorities 2014-2015KBIZEAU
Shared Services Canada's (SSC) 2014-15 Report on Plans and Priorities outlines its priorities and plans for the upcoming fiscal year. SSC was created to transform and standardize how the Government of Canada manages its IT infrastructure. Key priorities include consolidating email, data center, and telecommunications services while improving security and generating savings. SSC will continue establishing data centers and consolidating networks to reduce costs and improve performance. The report provides details on SSC's strategic outcome, programs, planned expenditures, and contributions to government priorities.
Portfolio management and the ppbe process at the department of energy white p...p6academy
This document discusses using portfolio management tools to improve the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Evaluation (PPBE) process for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). It describes how NNSA implemented Primavera Portfolio Management (PPM) to better track budgets at lower levels and make more informed decisions. PPM allows NNSA to group work into portfolios based on scope, location, and appropriation. This provides transparency into total costs and helps justify budget requests to Congress. The new system addresses issues found in a government audit and recommendations to better account for infrastructure and production costs across the nuclear security enterprise.
Portfolio management and the ppbe process at the department of energy pptp6academy
This document discusses the implementation of portfolio management at the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to improve budget transparency and justification. It describes how the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Evaluation (PPBE) process was strengthened by developing a work breakdown structure and implementing a portfolio management system called the Objective Portfolio Planning and Management (OPPM) tool. The OPPM tool collects project data, allows for analysis of costs, dependencies and risks, and supports management reviews to provide full visibility and justification of budget requests. This enhanced transparency addresses prior Government Accountability Office findings about unknown total facility costs and unidentified stockpile services costs.
ASPA Presentation - Performance Budgeting at the State Level (3-2014)John Kamensky
Most State Governments Use Performance Budgeting (or Budgeting for Results). A Team of Researchers from American University Assess Progress and Provide Case Examples at a Panel at the annual national conference of the American Society for Public Administration, March 2014, in Washington, DC.
This document provides a template for an annual work plan and budget (AWP&B) for a development project. It outlines sections to include on the country and project details, background context, achievements to date, costs and financing, procurement, expected benefits and outreach, and implementation support needs. Key information to provide includes the financial year, planning period, target numbers of beneficiaries, any changes to objectives or strategy, procurement plans, and capacity development requirements for project implementation.
The document provides guidance on developing an annual work programme and budget (AWPB) for a project. It emphasizes that an AWPB is a critical tool for project implementation that plans activities, budgets, procurement, and monitors progress. It outlines the key components and level of detail an AWPB should contain, including work plans by component, quantitative targets, timelines, budgets, and procurement plans. It also stresses the importance of participation and realistic planning in developing an AWPB.
The document outlines the requirements and purpose of an Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) for borrowers. An AWPB must be submitted to IFAD for review and approval before each project year. The main purposes of an AWPB are to guide project implementation, set benchmarks to measure progress, and avoid issues that could arise without proper planning. An AWPB should include general project information, implementation progress to date, plans and budgets for the upcoming year, and annexes with additional details. The planning process involves needs assessments, evaluations, workshops, and consolidating component plans into a draft AWPB for review and approval.
ANALYSIS OF PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCES OF ASANTE AKIM NOR...Fosu Anthony
The document provides an analysis of plan implementation by the Asante Akim North District in Ghana. It assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the district's medium-term development plan preparation process. Some strengths identified include consistency across most stages and a response to community needs. Weaknesses include a lack of vision/mission and spatial development options. Stakeholder participation was mostly through consultation. The plan implementation was based on Ghana's national development plan but performance was not encouraging. Recommendations include elaborating monitoring/evaluation and engaging more stakeholders in plan preparation and evaluation.
Shared Services Canada - Reports on Plans and Priorities 2014-2015KBIZEAU
Shared Services Canada's (SSC) 2014-15 Report on Plans and Priorities outlines its priorities and plans for the upcoming fiscal year. SSC was created to transform and standardize how the Government of Canada manages its IT infrastructure. Key priorities include consolidating email, data center, and telecommunications services while improving security and generating savings. SSC will continue establishing data centers and consolidating networks to reduce costs and improve performance. The report provides details on SSC's strategic outcome, programs, planned expenditures, and contributions to government priorities.
Portfolio management and the ppbe process at the department of energy white p...p6academy
This document discusses using portfolio management tools to improve the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Evaluation (PPBE) process for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). It describes how NNSA implemented Primavera Portfolio Management (PPM) to better track budgets at lower levels and make more informed decisions. PPM allows NNSA to group work into portfolios based on scope, location, and appropriation. This provides transparency into total costs and helps justify budget requests to Congress. The new system addresses issues found in a government audit and recommendations to better account for infrastructure and production costs across the nuclear security enterprise.
Portfolio management and the ppbe process at the department of energy pptp6academy
This document discusses the implementation of portfolio management at the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to improve budget transparency and justification. It describes how the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Evaluation (PPBE) process was strengthened by developing a work breakdown structure and implementing a portfolio management system called the Objective Portfolio Planning and Management (OPPM) tool. The OPPM tool collects project data, allows for analysis of costs, dependencies and risks, and supports management reviews to provide full visibility and justification of budget requests. This enhanced transparency addresses prior Government Accountability Office findings about unknown total facility costs and unidentified stockpile services costs.
Committed to the path of sustainability Excellence with EFQMJean-marc SOULIER
The document discusses the EFQM Excellence Model, which is a framework used by over 30,000 organizations worldwide to guide organizational performance and improvement. The model includes eight fundamental concepts, nine criteria with sub-criteria to assess enablers and results, and a "RADAR logic" cycle of planning, implementing, evaluating and improving. It provides a holistic assessment of an organization's strategy, processes, leadership, people management, partnerships and results. The goal of the model is to help organizations define, assess, and improve excellence by learning from others and establishing best practices.
stages of planning, programming and budgeting system (ppbs) Kavitha Ravi
The Planning, Programming, Budgeting System (PPBS) involves three main stages:
1) Planning which identifies goals and objectives for each major activity.
2) Programming which analyzes proposed programs to achieve objectives and estimates total costs.
3) Budgeting which performs cost/benefit analyses to select projects for funding.
The key advantages of PPBS are that it integrates program/project formulation, budget allocation, and evaluation in a systematic way. It also aims to maximize social benefits while prudently using scarce resources.
The PPBE process involves 4 concurrent and overlapping phases: Planning establishes long-term strategic priorities, Programming translates priorities into programs within budget constraints, Budgeting prices programs and develops the budget submission, and Execution monitors program spending. The process links strategic vision to resource allocation and ensures programs balance capabilities with available funds.
Priority Based Budgeting - How to respond to Downturn and AusterityMalcolm Anthony
Priority Based Budgeting [PBB] is a robust, participative process that enables organisations to achieve a balanced financial plan, even in the most challenging environments.
PBB has been helping organisations achieve challenging financial and operational goals for over thirty years. Unsurprisingly it has seen a significant resurgence in interest and uptake since 2008 as organisations, around the world, have sought to manage the implications of downturn and fiscal austerity.
PBB teaches managers, at all levels in an organisation, to manage their own destiny and deliver change that they and their teams truly believe in. Change which also, collectively, results in the achievement of the organisations wider goals.
The document discusses the integration of NASA's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process with its Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB). The PPBE process provides strategic guidance to programs and projects, including funding marks and schedule milestones. Projects use this guidance to develop detailed plans and revise their PMBs through formal reviews and new Project Authorization Documents. Challenges can arise when PPBE changes impact a project's plan or budget before its PMB is revised. Effective configuration management and disciplined processes are needed to integrate PPBE guidance into projects' performance baselines and respond dynamically to annual changes.
The document outlines the budget process and preparation steps for the Department of Education in the Philippines. It discusses:
1) The budget preparation begins in December with a call from the Department of Budget and Management. Each department prepares estimates following DBM guidelines.
2) Departments must submit budget requests with objectives, expenditures, programs and projects, staffing plans, and other required information.
3) The budget undergoes legislative authorization through hearings and debates. It details issues that can arise like inaccuracy, rigid decision making, and a focus only on financial outcomes rather than other priorities.
The budget preparation process begins with a budget call issued by the Department of Budget and Management to government agencies. Agencies then prepare their budget proposals which are reviewed through technical hearings and an executive review process. The budgets are then consolidated into a proposed national budget that is presented to the President and Cabinet for approval. This proposed budget is then submitted to Congress, starting the budget legislation phase where Congress deliberates on and passes the General Appropriations Act. Once enacted, the budget execution phase begins as government agencies implement programs and projects using funds released based on the allotment and cash programs. Throughout this process, the Department of Budget and Management monitors budget accountability to ensure efficient and effective use of public funds.
Budget integration, program budgeting and reengineering of business processesJean-Marc Lepain
This document discusses budget integration and reengineering business processes in line ministries in Afghanistan. It outlines integrating development and operating budgets, introducing program-based and performance-based budgeting, and changing organizational structures. This involves merging administrative departments, decentralizing planning, and creating finance departments. The changes will require new budget classifications, gradual implementation, and significant change management to address cultural and process changes.
Budget reforms, program budgeting and sub national budgeting in AfghanistanJean-Marc Lepain
The document discusses budget reforms and sub-national budgeting in Afghanistan. It outlines the process of integrating provincial budgets into the national budgeting process through program budgeting. Key points include:
- Line ministries will adopt program budgeting to better reflect provincial activities and priorities set in the Afghanistan National Development Strategy.
- Provincial budgeting will allocate resources across provinces equitably based on needs assessments to improve service delivery.
- Pilot line ministries and provinces will test the new budget integration and provincial budgeting processes.
- Provincial development committees will provide input to line ministries' provincial budgets and strategies to ensure local development needs are addressed.
Altus Alliance 2016 - Performance-based Budgeting with QuesticaSparkrock
Presentation by Gerry McDonald on February 5th, 2016.
Whether you are a government, non-profit or educational organization, the term “Performance-Based budgeting” has probably started to creep into your organization’s vocabulary. The trend of requiring this type of budgeting in order to get funding for programs is on the rise. Join Questica as they present the best ways to introduce this type of budgeting at your organization. You’ll walk away from the presentation understanding how to better assign the metrics that matter.
The document outlines the budget preparation process for a local government over 8 steps from issuing guidelines in September to finalizing revisions in June. It also defines the two types of budgets as non-development and development. Non-development includes salaries and non-salaries estimates while development includes approved schemes. Various forms are mentioned for preparing, submitting, and monitoring the budget.
This presentation was made by Wojciech ZIELINSKI, OECD, at the 15th Annual Meeting of OECD-CESEE Senior Budget Officials held in Minsk, Belarus, on 4-5 July 2019
This document discusses the design of a budget entity regulatory framework. It begins by defining a budget entity regulatory framework and its objectives, which include organizing the budget system and transitioning to program and results-based budgeting. It describes identifying budget entities and their attributes across five dimensions: nomenclature and hierarchy, budget execution rules, fund transfer rules, budget formulation rules, and regulatory framework. The document outlines considerations for fiscal decentralization and program budgeting. It provides a methodology for developing the regulatory framework and discusses implementation, including linking it to the financial management information system and budget classification.
This document provides guidelines for evaluating district development plans in India. It outlines the key components that should be included in district plans and assessed when evaluating them. District plans form the basis for five-year national plans. They are prepared by consolidating sectoral plans from different departments at the district level. The document evaluates 49 district plans across several factors divided into District Facts and Department Facts. District Facts assess components like history, vision, potentials, mapping, prioritization etc. Department Facts evaluate aspects like percolation of district vision, operational plans, clarity in reporting, unit costs, fund utilization. Analysis shows most districts score low on inclusion of key components, with half scoring below 9 out of 24. Key factors like perspective plans and mobil
The document provides guidelines for a new budgeting procedure in Indonesia called the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). The MTEF aims to link multi-year planning to annual budgeting in a more flexible manner. It establishes forward estimates and allows line ministries like DGH to propose New Initiatives to modify budgets. The new guidelines outline the MTEF process and criteria for prioritizing New Initiatives. Implementing MTEF will require strengthening DGH's capacity in policy-based budget preparation and coordination between planning and budgeting.
Planning and Budget Training (May 2010)Patrick Reed
The document provides an overview of budget planning at the Los Angeles Community College District. It discusses key terms like funds, general ledgers, and cost centers/WBS that make up account numbers. It also outlines the district and campus budget calendars, noting steps like department worksheets due in February and operational plans due in May at the district level. Revenue sources include FTES, dedicated revenue, and categorical funds. FTES is the standard measure for funding. Considerations for schedule size include available funding and impacts on faculty, staff, and services.
This document provides an overview of different approaches to budgeting in the public sector, including incremental budgeting, zero-based budgeting, and alternative techniques such as priority-based budgeting, performance-based budgeting, and participatory budgeting. It summarizes the key advantages and disadvantages of each approach and includes examples of their application internationally. The document concludes by noting the challenges of budgeting under uncertain conditions and adjusting budgets over time.
Standard do d_fm_briefing_practicalexercise_27mar_mtvernon1Yarille Velazquez
The document provides an overview of the DoD Financial Management Certification Program, including:
- The purpose of establishing competencies and certification requirements to develop expertise standards for the DoD FM workforce.
- Three certification levels based on position scope and complexity, with increasing requirements for training, experience, and education.
- A course-based certification approach utilizing the DoD FM Learning Management System to track training aligned to FM and leadership competencies.
- Resources available to FM personnel to guide their professional development path, including online courses and matrices to translate prior academic training into certification credit.
Yemen: Methodology for preparing the new public financial management action planJean-Marc Lepain
This document outlines the methodology for preparing a new Public Financial Management (PFM) Action Plan in Yemen. It discusses the need for a new plan given the lack of strategic direction in PFM reforms since 2008. The new plan will address key PFM issues and be strategically important for restoring macroeconomic stability. A recommended approach is to group reforms into platforms covering budget credibility, accountability, budget execution, and fiscal decentralization. The plan preparation will involve different coordination levels and follow a two-phase emergency and consolidation strategy. A timetable is proposed for drafting the plan in consultation with development partners.
O documento explica como os pássaros conseguem dormir em galhos sem cair, devido à estrutura de seus tendões que permitem segurar firme com os pés quando os joelhos estão dobrados. Também compara isso à segurança que os cristãos encontram na oração, com os joelhos dobrados em oração a Deus, que cuida de seus filhos assim como cuida dos pássaros.
Este documento analisa o crescimento do mercado português de utilizadores de telemóvel entre 1992 e 1997 através de modelos econométricos. O documento constrói modelos de regressão linear múltipla para explicar o crescimento em Portugal e na Europa, considerando variáveis como investimento publicitário, número de pré-pagos, custos de utilização e mensalidades. Os resultados mostram que a oferta segmentada, comunicação e redução de custos impulsionaram significativamente o mercado português.
Committed to the path of sustainability Excellence with EFQMJean-marc SOULIER
The document discusses the EFQM Excellence Model, which is a framework used by over 30,000 organizations worldwide to guide organizational performance and improvement. The model includes eight fundamental concepts, nine criteria with sub-criteria to assess enablers and results, and a "RADAR logic" cycle of planning, implementing, evaluating and improving. It provides a holistic assessment of an organization's strategy, processes, leadership, people management, partnerships and results. The goal of the model is to help organizations define, assess, and improve excellence by learning from others and establishing best practices.
stages of planning, programming and budgeting system (ppbs) Kavitha Ravi
The Planning, Programming, Budgeting System (PPBS) involves three main stages:
1) Planning which identifies goals and objectives for each major activity.
2) Programming which analyzes proposed programs to achieve objectives and estimates total costs.
3) Budgeting which performs cost/benefit analyses to select projects for funding.
The key advantages of PPBS are that it integrates program/project formulation, budget allocation, and evaluation in a systematic way. It also aims to maximize social benefits while prudently using scarce resources.
The PPBE process involves 4 concurrent and overlapping phases: Planning establishes long-term strategic priorities, Programming translates priorities into programs within budget constraints, Budgeting prices programs and develops the budget submission, and Execution monitors program spending. The process links strategic vision to resource allocation and ensures programs balance capabilities with available funds.
Priority Based Budgeting - How to respond to Downturn and AusterityMalcolm Anthony
Priority Based Budgeting [PBB] is a robust, participative process that enables organisations to achieve a balanced financial plan, even in the most challenging environments.
PBB has been helping organisations achieve challenging financial and operational goals for over thirty years. Unsurprisingly it has seen a significant resurgence in interest and uptake since 2008 as organisations, around the world, have sought to manage the implications of downturn and fiscal austerity.
PBB teaches managers, at all levels in an organisation, to manage their own destiny and deliver change that they and their teams truly believe in. Change which also, collectively, results in the achievement of the organisations wider goals.
The document discusses the integration of NASA's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process with its Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB). The PPBE process provides strategic guidance to programs and projects, including funding marks and schedule milestones. Projects use this guidance to develop detailed plans and revise their PMBs through formal reviews and new Project Authorization Documents. Challenges can arise when PPBE changes impact a project's plan or budget before its PMB is revised. Effective configuration management and disciplined processes are needed to integrate PPBE guidance into projects' performance baselines and respond dynamically to annual changes.
The document outlines the budget process and preparation steps for the Department of Education in the Philippines. It discusses:
1) The budget preparation begins in December with a call from the Department of Budget and Management. Each department prepares estimates following DBM guidelines.
2) Departments must submit budget requests with objectives, expenditures, programs and projects, staffing plans, and other required information.
3) The budget undergoes legislative authorization through hearings and debates. It details issues that can arise like inaccuracy, rigid decision making, and a focus only on financial outcomes rather than other priorities.
The budget preparation process begins with a budget call issued by the Department of Budget and Management to government agencies. Agencies then prepare their budget proposals which are reviewed through technical hearings and an executive review process. The budgets are then consolidated into a proposed national budget that is presented to the President and Cabinet for approval. This proposed budget is then submitted to Congress, starting the budget legislation phase where Congress deliberates on and passes the General Appropriations Act. Once enacted, the budget execution phase begins as government agencies implement programs and projects using funds released based on the allotment and cash programs. Throughout this process, the Department of Budget and Management monitors budget accountability to ensure efficient and effective use of public funds.
Budget integration, program budgeting and reengineering of business processesJean-Marc Lepain
This document discusses budget integration and reengineering business processes in line ministries in Afghanistan. It outlines integrating development and operating budgets, introducing program-based and performance-based budgeting, and changing organizational structures. This involves merging administrative departments, decentralizing planning, and creating finance departments. The changes will require new budget classifications, gradual implementation, and significant change management to address cultural and process changes.
Budget reforms, program budgeting and sub national budgeting in AfghanistanJean-Marc Lepain
The document discusses budget reforms and sub-national budgeting in Afghanistan. It outlines the process of integrating provincial budgets into the national budgeting process through program budgeting. Key points include:
- Line ministries will adopt program budgeting to better reflect provincial activities and priorities set in the Afghanistan National Development Strategy.
- Provincial budgeting will allocate resources across provinces equitably based on needs assessments to improve service delivery.
- Pilot line ministries and provinces will test the new budget integration and provincial budgeting processes.
- Provincial development committees will provide input to line ministries' provincial budgets and strategies to ensure local development needs are addressed.
Altus Alliance 2016 - Performance-based Budgeting with QuesticaSparkrock
Presentation by Gerry McDonald on February 5th, 2016.
Whether you are a government, non-profit or educational organization, the term “Performance-Based budgeting” has probably started to creep into your organization’s vocabulary. The trend of requiring this type of budgeting in order to get funding for programs is on the rise. Join Questica as they present the best ways to introduce this type of budgeting at your organization. You’ll walk away from the presentation understanding how to better assign the metrics that matter.
The document outlines the budget preparation process for a local government over 8 steps from issuing guidelines in September to finalizing revisions in June. It also defines the two types of budgets as non-development and development. Non-development includes salaries and non-salaries estimates while development includes approved schemes. Various forms are mentioned for preparing, submitting, and monitoring the budget.
This presentation was made by Wojciech ZIELINSKI, OECD, at the 15th Annual Meeting of OECD-CESEE Senior Budget Officials held in Minsk, Belarus, on 4-5 July 2019
This document discusses the design of a budget entity regulatory framework. It begins by defining a budget entity regulatory framework and its objectives, which include organizing the budget system and transitioning to program and results-based budgeting. It describes identifying budget entities and their attributes across five dimensions: nomenclature and hierarchy, budget execution rules, fund transfer rules, budget formulation rules, and regulatory framework. The document outlines considerations for fiscal decentralization and program budgeting. It provides a methodology for developing the regulatory framework and discusses implementation, including linking it to the financial management information system and budget classification.
This document provides guidelines for evaluating district development plans in India. It outlines the key components that should be included in district plans and assessed when evaluating them. District plans form the basis for five-year national plans. They are prepared by consolidating sectoral plans from different departments at the district level. The document evaluates 49 district plans across several factors divided into District Facts and Department Facts. District Facts assess components like history, vision, potentials, mapping, prioritization etc. Department Facts evaluate aspects like percolation of district vision, operational plans, clarity in reporting, unit costs, fund utilization. Analysis shows most districts score low on inclusion of key components, with half scoring below 9 out of 24. Key factors like perspective plans and mobil
The document provides guidelines for a new budgeting procedure in Indonesia called the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF). The MTEF aims to link multi-year planning to annual budgeting in a more flexible manner. It establishes forward estimates and allows line ministries like DGH to propose New Initiatives to modify budgets. The new guidelines outline the MTEF process and criteria for prioritizing New Initiatives. Implementing MTEF will require strengthening DGH's capacity in policy-based budget preparation and coordination between planning and budgeting.
Planning and Budget Training (May 2010)Patrick Reed
The document provides an overview of budget planning at the Los Angeles Community College District. It discusses key terms like funds, general ledgers, and cost centers/WBS that make up account numbers. It also outlines the district and campus budget calendars, noting steps like department worksheets due in February and operational plans due in May at the district level. Revenue sources include FTES, dedicated revenue, and categorical funds. FTES is the standard measure for funding. Considerations for schedule size include available funding and impacts on faculty, staff, and services.
This document provides an overview of different approaches to budgeting in the public sector, including incremental budgeting, zero-based budgeting, and alternative techniques such as priority-based budgeting, performance-based budgeting, and participatory budgeting. It summarizes the key advantages and disadvantages of each approach and includes examples of their application internationally. The document concludes by noting the challenges of budgeting under uncertain conditions and adjusting budgets over time.
Standard do d_fm_briefing_practicalexercise_27mar_mtvernon1Yarille Velazquez
The document provides an overview of the DoD Financial Management Certification Program, including:
- The purpose of establishing competencies and certification requirements to develop expertise standards for the DoD FM workforce.
- Three certification levels based on position scope and complexity, with increasing requirements for training, experience, and education.
- A course-based certification approach utilizing the DoD FM Learning Management System to track training aligned to FM and leadership competencies.
- Resources available to FM personnel to guide their professional development path, including online courses and matrices to translate prior academic training into certification credit.
Yemen: Methodology for preparing the new public financial management action planJean-Marc Lepain
This document outlines the methodology for preparing a new Public Financial Management (PFM) Action Plan in Yemen. It discusses the need for a new plan given the lack of strategic direction in PFM reforms since 2008. The new plan will address key PFM issues and be strategically important for restoring macroeconomic stability. A recommended approach is to group reforms into platforms covering budget credibility, accountability, budget execution, and fiscal decentralization. The plan preparation will involve different coordination levels and follow a two-phase emergency and consolidation strategy. A timetable is proposed for drafting the plan in consultation with development partners.
O documento explica como os pássaros conseguem dormir em galhos sem cair, devido à estrutura de seus tendões que permitem segurar firme com os pés quando os joelhos estão dobrados. Também compara isso à segurança que os cristãos encontram na oração, com os joelhos dobrados em oração a Deus, que cuida de seus filhos assim como cuida dos pássaros.
Este documento analisa o crescimento do mercado português de utilizadores de telemóvel entre 1992 e 1997 através de modelos econométricos. O documento constrói modelos de regressão linear múltipla para explicar o crescimento em Portugal e na Europa, considerando variáveis como investimento publicitário, número de pré-pagos, custos de utilização e mensalidades. Os resultados mostram que a oferta segmentada, comunicação e redução de custos impulsionaram significativamente o mercado português.
1) O documento discute conceitos de precificação e marketing mix, incluindo a definição de preço, estruturas de mercado, e elasticidade de preço.
2) É destacado que todos os elementos do marketing mix (produto, praça, promoção, preço) devem ser planejados strategicamente em conjunto para atender uma oportunidade de mercado.
3) Discutem-se fatores que influenciam a sensibilidade ao preço, como disponibilidade de substitutos e diferenciação do produto.
Este documento analisa o impacto dos incentivos na força de vendas e na rentabilidade da empresa DECOMED. Discute como os incentivos devem equilibrar as necessidades dos funcionários com os objetivos de lucro da empresa. Também descreve a metodologia de pesquisa utilizada, como entrevistas e análise financeira da DECOMED, para validar esta abordagem de equilíbrio.
O documento discute estratégias de negócios e gestão de estoques no varejo. Apresenta como pequenos varejistas podem se unir através de associações para melhorar suas capacidades de negociação. Também descreve fatores que levaram os varejistas a darem mais atenção à gestão de estoques, como a queda da inflação e sistemas de gestão computadorizados.
O documento discute conceitos de marketing e gestão de produtos. Aborda tópicos como classificação de produtos, ciclo de vida do produto, posicionamento e mix de marketing. O foco é fornecer orientações para empresas melhor entenderem as necessidades dos clientes e o comportamento do mercado.
O documento discute como fatores macroambientais como mudanças políticas, econômicas e sociais criam um ambiente de incerteza e como isso afeta negócios. Também descreve a importância de analisar oportunidades e ameaças nesse ambiente, bem como tendências demográficas, tecnológicas, culturais e outros fatores.
The document provides guidelines for state agency strategic planning in Washington. It discusses why strategic planning is important, including linking agency budgets to goals and statewide priorities. The guidelines emphasize that strategic plans should focus on how agencies will achieve statewide results and outcomes. It also outlines best practices for strategic planning and implementing strategic plans. Resources and references are provided to help agencies with the strategic planning process.
The document provides an overview of financial planning for non-profits. It discusses the importance of long-term strategic planning and annual budgeting. Key aspects covered include creating a business plan with goals and market analysis, using qualitative and quantitative forecasting methods. The document also discusses budget structures, creation methodologies, integrating financial plans with accounting systems, and reporting tools like budget-to-actual reports. The overall message is that financial planning helps non-profits better achieve their missions by ensuring fiscal health and guiding resource allocation.
The document discusses the implementation phase of the strategic planning process. It involves carrying out plans, programs, and projects according to the strategic plan in order to achieve goals and objectives. Key aspects of implementation include establishing structure and governance, identifying institutional and individual accountability, financing plans, and executing plans through annual action plans, budgeting, and monitoring of programs and projects. The final phase of strategic planning is evaluation, which determines if goals were achieved and identifies lessons learned to improve future plans.
The document summarizes performance budgeting approaches used by several US states and municipalities. It discusses how states like Arizona, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, and Washington incorporate performance measures and information into their budget processes. It also provides examples of performance budgeting efforts in the cities of Long Beach, California and Maricopa County, Arizona, describing the key components of their managing for results initiatives.
Scenario for Assignments 1-5For AssScenario for Assignments 1-.docxinfantkimber
This document outlines an assignment for a student taking on the role of a new budget administrator for a local government agency. It provides instructions for Assignment 1, which requires the student to write a 4-5 page paper analyzing the agency's operating budget. The paper must include sections on the agency background, budget overview, cost analysis, budget challenges, and recommendations. It will be graded based on criteria such as thoroughness, clarity, and formatting.
The DENR Rationalization Plan
Presented By Undersecretary Teresita Castillo during the Lecture Series on April 17, 2008 at 1:00PM at the HRDS Function Room, DENR Compound, Quezon City
The DENR Rationalization Plan
Presented By Undersecretary Teresita Castillo during the Lecture Series on April 17, 2008 at 1:00PM at the HRDS Function Room, DENR Compound, Quezon City
Budgeting is an operational plan expressed in financial terms for a defined period, usually a year. It is based on expected income and expenses. The purposes of budgeting include translating fiscal objectives into spending plans, enhancing fiscal planning, identifying controllable and uncontrollable costs, communicating objectives, allowing feedback, and identifying and solving problems. Budgeting requires an organizational structure, statistical data, chart of accounts, managerial support, and formal budgeting processes and procedures. Types of budgets include operating, capital expenditure, cash, labor, flexible, and strategic planning budgets. The budgeting process involves establishing goals and policies, setting departmental goals, planning preparation and review, developing the master budget, approval and distribution. Budgeting fixes accountability
Vol5 LGU Budget And Expenditure Management Toolsrommer101
This document provides guidelines and tools for local governments in the Philippines for budget preparation, authorization, review, execution, and accountability. It discusses approaches for analyzing income and expenditure trends, formulating revenue estimates, setting expenditure ceilings, costing activities, and defining performance indicators. Forms and tables are provided for each stage of the budget process to guide analysis and ensure compliance with requirements.
The document provides instructions for creating budgets in KC, Kansas City's grants management system. It discusses setting up budget parameters such as periods, rates, and personnel. Users can generate expenses across periods, add line items for personnel and non-personnel expenses, and view summaries of period and project totals. The process aims to simplify budget creation while ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements.
In October 2009, CPA firm Kerkering Barberio presented this session at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Nonprofit financial leaders were provided with practical and essential information about functional expense reporting.
This document discusses budgeting in healthcare. It defines budgeting as an operational plan expressed in financial terms based on expected income and expenditure. The purposes of budgeting include translating fiscal objectives into spending patterns, enhancing fiscal planning, and allowing for feedback and problem identification. Successful budgeting requires an organizational structure, statistical data, chart of accounts, managerial support, and formal budgeting processes and procedures. The document outlines different types, classifications, advantages, and disadvantages of budgeting, as well as the budgeting process.
This document contains definitions and instructions for several forms used to monitor development projects implemented by local government units. The forms include an initial project report, physical and financial accomplishment reports, an exception report for projects encountering problems, a project results form, and a summary report. They are used to regularly report and track project details, costs, schedules, accomplishments, employment generated, and initial outcomes.
The document provides an overview of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and its modernization through the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. It discusses GPRA's requirements for strategic planning, performance measurement, and reporting. It also summarizes GPRAMA's additional provisions for federal agency priority goal-setting, quarterly progress reviews, and coordination of cross-agency priority goals and performance reporting across government.
This document discusses nursing management and budgeting in healthcare organizations. It provides definitions of budgets and explains the budgeting process. Key points covered include:
- Budgets are financial plans that estimate expected income and planned expenditures over a set period of time, usually a year.
- The budgeting process involves establishing goals, translating goals into quantifiable objectives, preparing formal budget plans, testing and approving budgets, and distributing budgets.
- Budgets help control expenses, coordinate efforts, establish performance measures, and aid in planning and decision making.
This document outlines USAID's policy for acquisition and assistance planning. It describes the Agency Acquisition and Assistance Plan and Review tool, which is used to capture all planned A&A actions over $150,000 from all USAID operating units. Operating units are responsible for developing their A&A plans in consultation with contracting/agreement officers and keeping their plans up to date in the tool. The tool provides senior managers an overview of USAID's A&A activities. It also helps ensure funds are obligated on time and supports achievement of USAID Forward goals. The document defines responsibilities for operating units, planners, contracting/agreement officers, and the Board for Acquisition and Assistance Reform. It provides guidance on requirements
Complete the multiple choice questions in Exercise 12-15, p. 510.docxsheenaat5wa
Complete
the multiple choice questions in Exercise 12-15, p. 510:
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TITLE IT: MULTIPLE CHOICE ASSIGNMENT
12-15 Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer.
1. Budgets of government entities:
Are integrated with the financial accounting system.
Enable governments to demonstrate compliance with laws and to communicate performance effectiveness.
Are adopted by governments after required public hearings.
All of the above.
2. Which of the following statements regarding budgets of not-for-profit organizations is true?
Not-for-profit organization budgets are legal documents reflecting plans for spending resources.
A not-for-profit entity may choose to prepare a budget to demonstrate accountability to its resource providers, such as donors and grantors.
The budgeting approaches used for governments generally cannot be used by not-for-profit entities.
All of the above statements are true.
3. Page 511Which of the following steps would not usually be part of the budgeting process?
Heads of operating departments prepare budget requests.
The chief executive (mayor or city manager, as appropriate) formally adopts the budget, thus giving it the force of law.
One or more public budget hearings are held.
Budget officer and other central administrators review and make adjustments to departmental requests.
4. The budgeting principle in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for state and local governments states that:
The accounting system should provide the basis for appropriate budgetary control.
Budgetary comparison schedules should be presented as required supplementary information for the General Fund and each major special revenue fund that has a legally adopted budget.
Annual budgets should be adopted by each government.
All of the above.
5. The budgetary comparisons required of state and local governments under GASB standards:
Can be presented as a schedule within required supplementary information (RSI) or as a statement in the basic financial statements.
Must be a schedule included as part of RSI.
Continues to be a statement included in the basic financial statements.
Is no longer required.
6. An approach to budgeting that requires the very existence of each program and the amount of resources requested to be allocated to that program to be justified each year is called:
Incremental budgeting.
Zero-based budgeting.
Performance budgeting.
Planning-programming-budgeting.
7. Which of the following does not represent a performance measurement group under the balanced scorecard?
Customer.
Internal business processes.
Economy and efficiency.
Learning and growth.
8. Governments that choose to report service efforts and accomplishments (SEA):
Must adhere to GASB SEA gui.
PROGRAM PLANNINGAND EVALUATION PRACTICALCONSIDERATIONS AN.docxwkyra78
PROGRAM PLANNING
AND EVALUATION: PRACTICAL
CONSIDERATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
The practice knowledge and skills for program planning and evaluation are not static. They are
dynamic, evolving, and always changing. This chapter will highlight some of these practice
knowledge and know-how. Specifically, it will discuss implications of planning and evaluation for
funding institutions and human service providers.
This chapter also aims to serve as a springboard for readers to start taking stock of how they
can be effective and reflective practitioners. It is this ongoing self-assessment and improvement
that help to improve our professional competency and service quality.
Practical Considerations and Implications for Funding Institutions
An administrator of a state human services department reflected that, when developing the
Request for Proposal, she knew that it was important to explain the mission and goals of the
funding opportunity, and to include a detailed description of the program application require-
ments. She also required program applicants to budget for and explain how the proposed pro-
grams evaluate their services. However, no details were provided in the Request for Proposal
regarding the expectations and guidelines in conducting the evaluation. After reviewing many
grant proposals, several programs were identified and funded. Several months into the imple-
mentation of program services, the state director still wondering, “What should I expect from
programs on evaluation? How should I monitor the programs’ evaluation efforts?”
When county, state, or federal departments release funds for competitive bid—or when pri-
vate sources, such as foundations, provide funding for projects—program officers or program
analysts are assigned to work with grantees. Program administrators and program officers of
funding institutions come from a variety of backgrounds, including human services. Their
knowledge and experience in program evaluation vary. They are, however, the liaisons and rep-
resentatives of the funding institutions or organizations in monitoring and facilitating the ser-
vice delivery efforts of programs that were granted the awards. The responsibilities of these
monitors or program officers include verifying that the programs are doing what they said they
were going to do (i.e., process evaluation), and assessing proper budget management.
Increasingly, there is a stronger push for programs to demonstrate the differences their program
services have made because of the services they offered (i.e., outcome evaluation). Program offi-
cers are not only the inspectors who audit programs, but also the advocates who help programs
succeed. They are also the ones who want to have monthly statistics, quarterly summaries, annu-
al reports, and many other types of documentation. These efforts are time consuming, tedious,
and burdensome. They are, however, one of the ways to track performance and to tell the suc-
cess and the human stories b ...
Este documento lista os preços de quadras de padel em um clube em Oeiras, Portugal, variando de €9,60 a €176 por hora dependendo da quadra, data e horário. Também fornece detalhes de contato do clube como endereço, e-mail, número de telefone e informações bancárias.
O documento discute leis, regulamentos e normas e como eles afetam os negócios. Aborda questões como como eles se enquadram, sua influência usando o modelo das 5 forças e como avaliá-los usando análises SWOT, PESTEL, matriz BCG e Balanced Scorecard. O documento também discute gestão de riscos empresariais e avaliação de desempenho.
The document discusses how companies are increasingly recognizing that more value comes from human factors like customer relationships, employee skills and knowledge, rather than just financial assets. It highlights the importance of understanding and measuring these intangible, human sources of value. The research found that CEOs see customers and employees as the most influential forces shaping their future businesses. In the next 18-24 months, companies plan to focus on reducing costs while also investing in innovation, marketing, upgrading talent and strengthening management - showing consideration of both financial and human factors. Overall the document argues that properly understanding and reporting on the human sources of a company's value is key to long-term sustainable success.
[1] A UTC opera em mais de 71 países e tem mais de 208.000 colaboradores em todo o mundo, fornecendo soluções de aquecimento, ar condicionado, refrigeração, controle, segurança e detecção de incêndios. [2] A empresa tem tradição em inovação, sendo pioneira no desenvolvimento do primeiro ar condicionado moderno e do primeiro sistema integrado de detecção de fumo e extinção de incêndios. [3] A UTC busca ser líder global em sustentabilidade no setor, reduzindo consumos
Esta dissertação de mestrado analisa o uso de previsões de vendas na indústria da segurança eletrônica em Portugal. O autor realizou entrevistas e questionários com profissionais do setor para entender como as empresas usam previsões de vendas e quais variáveis são consideradas. Os resultados indicam que as empresas fazem previsões de vendas, porém existem diferenças entre a teoria, o discurso e a prática quando se trata de monitoramento e correção de desvios. O autor conclui que ações pedagógicas pode
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O documento discute a aplicação de redes TCP/IP aos sistemas de segurança eletrônica, destacando os benefícios dessas redes em termos de interoperabilidade, custos e evolução dos sistemas. Também aborda princípios importantes no projeto e desenho de redes TCP/IP para sistemas de detecção de incêndio, intrusão, controle de acesso e videovigilância.
O evento apresenta sistemas automáticos de deteção e extinção de incêndios em Português e Espanhol, com apresentações sobre standards, soluções e aplicações. Participam 99 pessoas de segmentos como indústria, transporte, construção e mais. A UTC opera cerca de 26% do mercado de segurança contra incêndio em Portugal e oferece soluções diversificadas em aviação, bancos, educação, saúde e outros setores.
O documento discute sistemas automáticos de extinção de incêndio, cobrindo normas e legislação relevantes, exigências regulamentares, tipos de sistemas (água vs agentes extintores), e considerações sobre projeto, instalação, operação e manutenção.
El documento describe el sistema de protección contra incendios HI-FOG® mediante agua nebulizada desarrollado por Marioff. Explica que HI-FOG® utiliza microgotas de agua impulsadas a alta velocidad y presión que se evaporan rápidamente para suprimir o extinguir incendios de manera eficaz y ecológica. También detalla los principales componentes del sistema como aspersores, válvulas y unidades de bombeo, así como sus múltiples aplicaciones en edificios, transporte marítimo y terrestre.
O documento descreve um caso de estudo sobre o uso de CRM e marketing móvel pelo Newport Beach Film Festival. A solução permitiu expandir o alcance do festival para um público mais jovem através de estratégias integradas de mídia social e sites móveis. No entanto, os resultados obtidos foram modestos em relação ao potencial das bases de dados e redes sociais existentes.
Este documento resume um estudo de caso sobre provedores de serviços de distribuição de energia. O estudo analisa as medidas de desempenho desses provedores em termos de confiabilidade, qualidade do fornecimento e serviço ao cliente. Os resultados mostram melhorias nos indicadores de alguns provedores, mas também pioras em outros. O documento destaca a importância de distinguir fatores controláveis e não controláveis que afetam o desempenho.
Este documento apresenta um modelo de CRM para uma página web de turismo de luxo em Portugal, definindo seus objetivos, conteúdos, funcionalidades, análise da concorrência e modelo de implementação com data mining para melhorar os resultados esperados.
Este documento apresenta uma proposta de serviço técnico de assessoria a ser oferecido por uma empresa fabricante de sistemas de segurança eletrônica. A proposta é dividida em 6 fases: 1) Caracterização dos serviços atuais, 2) Conceito e pacote de serviço, 3) Processos e competências, 4) Critérios de valor percebido, 5) Objetivos e ações, 6) Monitorização da estratégia. A proposta visa diferenciar a oferta da empresa e aumentar sua participação no mercado, que vem declinando nos últimos anos.
1. Este documento apresenta uma análise estratégica da empresa UTC-FS no mercado português da segurança eletrónica, baseada em dados fornecidos pela direção da empresa em Portugal.
2. A análise aborda questões como a organização da UTC-FS, o posicionamento da marca, a caracterização do mercado português, a concorrência e uma análise SWOT.
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1) Este documento analisa a estratégia, táticas, objetivos, metas, processos, monitorização e controlo da empresa UTC-FS em Portugal.
2) Apresenta a organização da UTC-FS a nível global e em Portugal, caracterizando o mercado português, a concorrência e a posição competitiva da empresa.
3) Discutem-se os aspetos da gestão estratégica atual da UTC-FS em Portugal e sugerem-se melhorias nos processos de planeamento, controlo e apoio à decisão.
বাংলাদেশের অর্থনৈতিক সমীক্ষা ২০২৪ [Bangladesh Economic Review 2024 Bangla.pdf] কম্পিউটার , ট্যাব ও স্মার্ট ফোন ভার্সন সহ সম্পূর্ণ বাংলা ই-বুক বা pdf বই " সুচিপত্র ...বুকমার্ক মেনু 🔖 ও হাইপার লিংক মেনু 📝👆 যুক্ত ..
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Assessment and Planning in Educational technology.pptxKavitha Krishnan
In an education system, it is understood that assessment is only for the students, but on the other hand, the Assessment of teachers is also an important aspect of the education system that ensures teachers are providing high-quality instruction to students. The assessment process can be used to provide feedback and support for professional development, to inform decisions about teacher retention or promotion, or to evaluate teacher effectiveness for accountability purposes.
Assessment and Planning in Educational technology.pptx
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1. An operational plan is an annual work plan. It describes short-term business strategies; it
explains how a strategic plan will be put into operation (or what portion of a strategic plan will
be addressed) during a given operational period (fiscal year). An operational plan is the basis for
and justification of an annual operating budget request. Therefore, a strategic plan that has a
five-year lifetime would drive five operational plans funded by five operating budgets.
Basic Operational Plan Requirements
As required by Act 1465 of 1997, an operational plan (OP) must be prepared and submitted by
each department/agency (or budget unit) as part of its "total budget request document." An OP
draws directly from agency and program strategic plans to describe agency and program
missions and goals, program objectives, and program activities. Like a strategic plan, an
operational plan addresses four questions:
Í Where are we now?
Í Where do we want to be?
Í How do we get there?
Í How do we measure our progress?
To answer those questions, meaningful data must be included for prior fiscal years, the current
fiscal year, and the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year for which funding is requested). The OP is
both the first and the last step in preparing an operating budget request. As the first step, the OP
provides a plan for resource allocation; as the last step, the OP may be modified to reflect policy
decisions or financial changes made during the budget development process.
Because Louisiana appropriates funds to budget units by program, the operational plan (OP) is
focused primarily on program level information. However, that program information must be
placed in the overall context of the department/agency (budget unit) within which each program
operates and must identify and describe the activities of which each program is composed. The
OP must link department/agency goals, program goals and objectives, and program performance.
To do this, the OP provides information about the department/agency (budget unit) submitting
the budget request; the program or programs operated by the department/agency (budget unit);
and activities included in each program. Specifically, the OP includes:
OPERATIONAL PLAN
Format, Guidelines, and Instructions
FY 2000-2001
MANAGEWARE
HOW TO: Prepare an Operational Plan
2. Operational Plan Format, Guidelines, and Instructions 2
§ Department/agency (budget unit) name, number, and description (mission and goals);
§ Program name and authorization for each program in budget unit;
§ Program description (including mission, goals, and activities) for each program in budget
unit;
§ Program objectives (with link to strategic plan) for each program in budget unit;
§ Program performance indicators for each objective for each program in budget unit;
§ Organization and program structure chart for budget unit; and
§ Program contact person(s).
The OP is based on the premise that existing funding levels will be extended, with adjustments,
into a continuation level budget. Therefore, the OP should describe a program as it currently
exists and as it would be at a continuation budget level. (Continuation budget is defined as "that
funding level for each budget unit and program that reflects the financial resources necessary to
carry on all existing programs and functions of the budget unit at their current level of service in
the ensuing fiscal year, including any adjustments necessary to account for the increased cost of
services or materials due to inflation and estimated increases in workload requirements resulting
from demographic or other changes.) Full justification, citing performance data, for any
workload adjustments included in an agency's continuation level calculation must be provided in
the Continuation Budget (CB forms). To implement components of their strategic plans, many
agencies seek program enhancements in their operating budget requests. Program enhancements
should be justified (complete with new or modified objectives and performance indicators) in
New or Expanded Service Forms (NEs). If program composition or performance is affected by
adjustments proposed in a Technical/Other Adjustment Package (T/OAP), these changes should
be described in the T/OAP. Together, the OP, CB, NEs, and T/OAPs should reflect a program's
mission, goals, objectives, activities, and performance at a total budget request level.
The Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) uses information from the OP, CB, NEs, and T/OAPs
to evaluate performance, support budget decision making, and prepare the program information
portions of the executive budget and the executive budget supporting document. Operational
plans that do not comply with the guidelines established by the Division of Administration (and
provided in this document) may be returned to the submitting budget unit for modification.
Once the OPB has reached a preliminary funding recommendation for each budget unit and
program, draft program narratives and performance spreadsheets are provided to each budget
unit so that the budget unit can add performance indicator values reflecting service levels at the
budget level recommended by the OPB. At the same time, a budget unit may revise continuation
level performance indicator values to reflect any changes to continuation level dollar amounts
that may have been made by the OPB after submission of continuation level calculations by that
budget unit. Any appeal of the OPB preliminary funding recommendation must be accompanied
by a justification based on performance. (Guidelines for completion of recommended budget
level performance indicator values and appeal of the OPB preliminary budget recommendations
are provided by the OPB during the budget development process.)
Operational Plan Format and Components
The following outline of operational plan components is the basic format for an operational plan.
Guidelines for operational plan components are provided after the outline.
3. Operational Plan Format, Guidelines, and Instructions 3
The operational plan components and guidelines discussed in this document are
basic, generic requirements. Please note that the OPB may require the submission
of additional information to augment an OP or to explain issues identified during
the analysis of the OP and other budget request materials.
Format: Outline of Operational Plan Components
Department/Agency Name
Department/Agency Number
Department/Agency Description:
Department and/or agency mission statement
Department and/or agency goals
Program A Name
Program A Authorization (Primary constitutional, statutory, and/or other citations)
Program A Description:
Program mission statement
Program goals
Description of program activities
Programwide performance information (optional)
Program A Objectives:
Objective No. 1
Strategic link
Performance indicators
Objective No. 2
Strategic link
Performance indicators
Objective No. 3
Strategic link
Performance indicators
Program B Name
Program B Authorization: (Primary constitutional, statutory, and/or other citations)
Program B Description: (Mission statement, goals, activities description, and optional programwide
performance information)
Program B Objectives:
Objective No. 1
Strategic link
Performance indicators
Objective No. 2
Strategic link
Performance indicators
Charts:
Department/Agency Organization Chart
Department/Agency Program Structure (with Activities) Chart
Contact Person(s): Name, title, and contact numbers (telephone, FAX, and e-mail)
Department/Agency Contact Person (for entire operational plan); and/or
Program A Contact Person
Program B Contact Person
This is a sample outline. Since the program structures of departments/agencies vary, some
operational plans will include more programs and program information. In some cases, the
department/agency may have only one program.
NOTE
NOTE
4. Operational Plan Format, Guidelines, and Instructions 4
Department/Agency (or Budget Unit) Name, Number, and Description
The department/agency (or budget unit) submitting the budget request should be identified by
name and agency number. Examples include:
Agency No. 04-141 = Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General;
Agency No. 10-355 = Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support; and
Agency No. 13-853 = Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Waste Services
The department/agency (or budget unit) should be described simply and succinctly. This
description, which should include the mission of the department/agency and its goals, describes
the context within which agency programs operate. It identifies the common, organizationwide
goals that should be reflected in program goals and objectives. (In a one-program budget unit,
missions and goals at the agency and program levels are almost always identical.) The inclusion
of departmentwide or agencywide performance information is sometimes appropriate but
remains optional.
Program Name and Authorization
Each program should be identified by name. Examples include: Administration; Radiation
Protection; Parks and Recreation; Licensing and Inspection; and Child Care Services. The
primary constitutional, statutory, or other references (such as executive order or federal mandate)
that pertain to the program and its activities should be cited. If these references include state
law, use the statutory citation rather than the legislative citation (that is, give the Louisiana
Revised Statutes reference rather than cite the legislative act and year). If these references
include federal law, administrative procedure, program guidelines, or court order, cite the public
law, code, rule, case, or consent decree.
Modifications in program names or structures must be approved by the Office of
Planning and Budget (OPB). If you are contemplating such changes, be sure to
discuss this with OPB analysts prior to submission of your budget request.
Program Description: Mission, Goal(s), and Activities
Prepare a program description for each program. This description should explain the need for
the program and must include program mission and goal(s) as well as a description of the
activities within the program.
Program Mission and Goals
Mission is a broad, comprehensive statement of purpose; it describes what an organization does
and whom it serves. Goals are the intended broad, long-term results. Goals are clear statements
of the general end purposes toward which efforts are directed. Program goals may be a
component of broader department/agency goals. Program goals must be consistent with
department/agency goals.
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Programs should be described simply and succinctly. The narrative should be written with the
assumption that the reader has no knowledge of the program, what it does, why it is needed, or
how it works. The use of technical terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms should be avoided;
if technical terms or jargon cannot be avoided, then these terms must be defined clearly. The
information needed to complete the program description should already have been developed in
the strategic planning process; in fact, most of the program description--certainly mission and
goals--may be lifted directly from the strategic plan.
To develop the program description, use the following steps:
1. Consider the following questions:
§ What is the program's mission or purpose? That is: What does the program do and
whom does it serve? Why is the program needed? Why was the program created?
(Review the program's mission statement in its strategic plan.)
§ What are the program's goals? That is: What are the broad, long-range end results to
be achieved by the program? (Review goal statements in the strategic plan.)
§ In broad terms, how does the program work? How does it go about accomplishing its
mission and goals? (Review program strategies in the strategic plan.)
(Do not repeat and answer each of these questions in your operational plan. These
questions are a simple guide to help you prepare your program description.)
2. Imagine giving a one-minute explanation of the program to the legislature, general
public, or community groups. Assume the audience knows nothing about this program.
Think about how to best describe the program in terms they can understand.
3. Develop a paragraph that clearly identifies the mission and goal(s) of the program.
(Example: The mission of the [name of program] is to . . . . ." The goals of the [name of
program] are: . . . .") If necessary, add explanatory information.
Some programs are purely administrative in nature and involve funds that are "passed through"
to other organizations or governmental units. Such a program is naturally concerned with
competent oversight and administration of these funds, and performance indicators regarding
such should be provided. However, state policy makers are also concerned with the results
generated by the organizations that ultimately receive the funds. Some explanation of why the
funds are passed through--that is, what benefits are derived and by whom--should be included in
the program description. Performance indicators, verifying the results achieved and services
provided, should be included in the program performance indicators.
Program Activities
An activity is a distinct subset of functions or services within a program. For example, the Civil
Law Program (in the Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General) has two activities:
Civil Division and Public Protection Division.
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Identify and briefly describe major program activities. Again, the narrative should be written
with the assumption that the reader has no knowledge of the activity. The use of technical
terminology, abbreviations, and acronyms should be avoided; if technical terms or jargon cannot
be avoided, then these terms must be defined clearly. The activity structure for each program
should also be illustrated in a program activity chart.
The program activity structure identified in the operational plan should parallel the
activity structure delineated for that program elsewhere in the total budget request
package or the Discretionary/Nondiscretionary Activities Addendum.
Program Objectives
Objectives are intermediate outcomes--specific, measurable milestones along the road to
accomplishing goals. They identify results or service levels to be achieved. Objectives should
be SMART; that is, they should be: Specific; Measurable; Aggressive but Attainable; Results-
oriented; and Time-bound.
To set program operational objectives, review the program's five-year strategic plan. The
following questions should be addressed:
1. What are the program's strategic goals and objectives? What results are expected over the
lifetime of the program's strategic plan and when during the plan are these results
expected? What strategies will be implemented to achieve goals and objectives?
2. How does this operational plan relate to the program's strategic plan? What portion of
the strategic plan will be undertaken during the upcoming fiscal year?
In the context of the program's strategic objectives, you may set incremental operational
objectives. For example: If a strategic objective were to reduce the level of toxic air emissions
by 10% by 2003, there might be a schedule of planned intermediate reductions. In this case, the
strategic objective would remain focused on the outcome anticipated by the end of the strategic
period, but operational objectives would reflect incremental changes.
Or operational objectives may parallel a logical progression of actions or events. For example,
operational outcomes for a strategic objective about improved air quality might relate first to
planning and organizing to reduce emissions. These would be followed in subsequent
operational plans by objectives related to actions taken to reduce emissions; actual reduction of
emissions; actual improvement in air quality; and, finally, improved health. In this case,
operational objectives and performance measures would evolve and progress as program
strategies and actual results evolve and progress. Often, in this situation, operational objectives
are related to strategies set out in the strategic plan.
Determine the relationship between program activities and program objectives. For example,
will an objective be achieved through a particular activity or a combination of activities? Since
activities represent distinct subsets of functions or services within a program, does your plan
include an objective for each activity in each program? Or cluster several activities under a
common objective? Your operational plan should indicate which activities are related to which
program objective(s).
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As you draft program objectives:
Ø State each objective separately and show related information (strategic link, performance
indicators, and explanatory notes) immediately following the objective. Do not submit
objectives together as a list. Rather, present one objective with its related information before
stating another objective.
Ø Present objectives in a logical sequence, preferably in numeric order. For example, all
objectives related to a particular program activity should follow one another, rather than be
scattered throughout the operational plan. If an objective relates to a specific program
activity, identify that activity in the objective statement. If several activities share a common
objective, cluster performance indicators by activity.
Ø Identify the link or relationship between each operational objective and the program's
strategic plan. Include a "strategic link" statement with each objective. Example:
Objective 1: Through the Appeals activity, to speed up the hearing process so that by
June 30, 2000, there are no more than 40 unheard separation cases over 4 months old and
no more than 120 other unheard cases over 6 months old.
Strategic Link: This operational objective is an incremental step toward accomplishing
Strategic Objective V.1: To speed up the hearing process so that by June 30, 2002, there
are no unheard separation cases over four months old.
Ø Be sure that the time frame for the operational objective is clear. Objectives in an
operational plan should be achievable during the fiscal year covered by the operational plan.
Therefore, if no time frame is mentioned in an operational objective, that objective is
assumed to be bound by the fiscal year covered by the plan. If an operational objective has
any other time frame (for example, school year, federal fiscal year, or calendar year), the
objective statement should include a clear reference to that time frame. Or, if an objective is
slated for accomplishment at some specific point within the fiscal year covered by the
operational plan, that date may be cited. (Example: "By January 1, 2001. . . .")
Ø Label or otherwise identify those objectives that you consider to be key as opposed to
supporting level. (The executive budget and appropriation bills contain key objectives; the
executive budget supporting document has both key and supporting objectives.) When
identifying key objectives, consider the following factors:
C Is achievement of this objective a critical success factor for the program?
An objective is a clear statement of a specific, measurable outcome to be achieved. It should
not be a listing of strategies or actions that will be performed during the fiscal year.
Remember, also, that the operational plan is constructed on a continuation basis. Some
program strategic objectives may involve the creation of new activities or require enhanced
funding to expand existing services. Such objectives, along with measures of increased
performance and service levels, should be shown on New or Expanded Service Forms rather
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C Is this objective related to a "big ticket item" (a major or mandated activity that
requires an extensive allocation of resources)? Is this objective related to the
annualization of a recent, significant budgetary enhancement?
C Is this objective related to a "hot button item" (a prominent or persistent issue or
problem)?
C Has this objective been identified as key in the past by (a) legislative committees and
staff; (b) the OPB; (c) performance auditors; (d) your program managers and staff;
and/or (e) other decision makers?
The OPB has ultimate authority to determine which operational objectives will be
included and assign the level at which they will be included in the executive budget
and executive budget supporting document. However, the OPB gives careful
consideration to the key or supporting designations in operational plans.
Program Performance Indicators
To justify funding for a program, it is necessary to demonstrate and document the effectiveness,
efficiency, and excellence of the program. Performance indicators are the tools used to measure
performance, progress, and accomplishments. They are reported in the operational plan and
other budget forms.
Performance indicators consist of two parts: indicator name and indicator value. The indicator
name describes what you are measuring. The indicator value is the numeric amount or level
actually achieved or to be achieved.
Performance indicator values for the fiscal year of the budget request become performance
standards during the appropriation process. (See "Performance Standard" on page 12.)
Types of Performance Indicators
Louisiana's management processes use five types of indicators to measure performance: input,
output, outcome, efficiency, and quality. These indicators are based on systems logic (how a
process works) and each type is designed to answer different questions. Together, these
indicators provide a balanced view of performance.
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PARTS OF A PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR NAME PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VALUE
Number of clients served 3,250
EXAMPLE
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Input indicators measure resource allocation and demand for services. They identify the
amount of resources needed to provide a particular service. Inputs include labor, materials,
equipment, facilities, and supplies. They also can represent demand factors such as
characteristics of target populations. Input indicators are useful in showing the demand for a
service, the total cost of providing a service, the mix of resources used to provide a service, and
the amount of resources used for one service in relation to other services. Input indicators are
often paired with output and outcome indicators to develop an input/output comparison.
Output indicators measure quantity. They measure the amount of products or services
provided or number of customers served. Output indicators are volume-driven. They focus on
TYPES OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Inputs Outputs & Outcomes
(Demand)
(Need)
(Size of Problem)
(Resources)
(Products)
(Services)
(Results)
Outputs
Inputs
(Expenditures compared to productivity;
caseload per staff member)
Efficiency: Outputs or Outcomes
Cost
(Cost per item produced, service provided,
or client served; cost per result achieved)
Outputs or Outcomes
Time
(Production or turnaround time; timeliness
of results)
Quality: Effectiveness in meeting the needs and expectations of customers, other
stakeholders, and expectation groups.
Performance indicators may be accompanied by explanatory notes.
PROCESS
INPUT INDICATORS
§ Budget allocation
§ Number of positions in Table of Organization (T.O.)
§ Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
§ Current illiteracy rate in Louisiana
§ Number of clients eligible for program
§ Number of customers requesting service
§ Number of environmental permit applications received
§ Number of miles of roads in state system
§ Current highway death rate
§ Current state ranking as national and international tourist destination
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the level of activity in providing a particular program. Transaction numbers and workload
measures, which are designed to show how staff time is allocated to respond to service demand,
are most commonly reported. Output indicators are useful for resource allocation decisions
(particularly for calculation and justification of workload adjustments in operating budget
requests). However, they are limited because they do not indicate whether program goals and
objectives have been accomplished; nor do they reveal anything about the quality or efficiency of
the service provided.
Outcome indicators measure success. They measure results and assess program impact and
effectiveness. Outcome indicators are the most important performance measures because they
show whether or not expected results are being achieved. Policy makers are generally most
interested in outcome indicators.
Efficiency indicators measure productivity and cost-effectiveness. They reflect the cost of
providing services or achieving results. Cost can be expressed in terms of dollars or time per
unit of output (or outcome). Efficiency measures can also portray the relationship of inputs to
outputs (or outcomes). Ratios are often used to express these relationships. Efficiency indicators
can gauge the timeliness of services provided. Efficiency measures are important for
management and evaluation. They help organizations improve service delivery. Often they are
used to justify equipment acquisitions or changes to systems or processes.
OUTPUT INDICATORS
§ Number of students enrolled in an adult education course
§ Number of pupils enrolled in state public schools
§ Number of inmates housed in state correctional facilities
§ Number of persons served by charity hospitals
§ Number of vaccinations/inoculations given to children
§ Number of environmental permit applications reviewed
§ Number of miles of roads resurfaced by state
§ Number of miles patrolled by Louisiana State Police
§ Number of in-state and out-of-state tourists per year
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OUTCOME INDICATORS
§ Number of persons able to read and write after completing an adult education course
§ High school graduation rate and ACT scores
§ Corrections recidivism rate
§ Mortality and recovery rates for index procedures at state charity hospitals
§ Reduction in incidence of communicable disease
§ Percentage change in toxic air and water emissions
§ Percentage change in air and water quality
§ Condition (safety and appearance) of highways maintained by state
§ Percentage of highways providing satisfactory levels of peak hour service
§ Percentage change in highway death rate
§ Percentage change in state ranking as national and international tourist destination
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Quality indicators measure excellence. They reflect effectiveness in meeting the expectations
of customers, stakeholders, and expectation groups. Measures of quality include reliability,
accuracy, courtesy, competence, responsiveness, and completeness associated with the product
or service provided. Lack of quality costs money. For example, resources devoted to
performing rework, correcting errors, or resolving customer complaints can also be important to
track. Quality measures are sometimes considered to be outcomes. However, quality indicators
have been separately defined to reflect the importance of quality improvement.
Sometimes performance indicators fall into more than one category. For example:
§ Some outcome indicators are also quality indicators. If your objective is to retain an
initial accuracy rate for disability determination that is higher than the national average,
then performance would be measured by comparing your rate with the national average.
The result of this comparison would be an outcome indicator as well as a measure of
quality.
§ Some output indicators are also outcome indicators. If your objective is to increase the
number of clients served by 1,000, then performance would be gauged by the change in
number of clients served. "Number of clients served" would usually be considered an
output indicator, but in this case, it could be considered an outcome indicator as well.
(An even better solution to this particular situation would be to target a percentage
change in the number of clients served and to use "number of clients served" as an output
indicator and "percentage change in number of clients served" as an outcome indicator.)
EFFICIENCY INDICATORS
§ Cost per student enrolled in an adult education course
§ Average expenditure per pupil in state public schools
§ Average cost per day per state inmate.
§ Bed occupancy rates at charity hospitals
§ Cost per vaccination/inoculation given
§ Number of miles patrolled per state trooper assigned to traffic enforcement
§ Average processing time for environmental permit applications
§ Average cost per mile for construction or maintenance of state highways
§ Revenue return on every advertising dollar spent on promoting tourism
§ Number of clients receiving services compared to number of clients eligible for service
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QUALITY INDICATORS
§ Number of defect-free reports as a percentage of total number of reports produced
§ Percentage accuracy of information entered into a database
§ Compliance with error tolerance levels established by administrative guidelines
§ Accreditation of institutions or programs
§ Number of corrections institutions under court supervision
§ Costs associated with tort judgements against the state
§ Awards or recognition for service excellence
§ Number of customer/client complaints filed
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In general, the focus of the objective (that is, whether the objective is output-oriented, outcome-
oriented, efficiency-oriented, or quality-oriented) affects the taxonomy of the performance
indicator.
It is important to select a balanced set of meaningful indicators to measure program
performance. The performance indicator matrix on page 13 shows examples of each indicator
type for various kinds of programs. No minimum or maximum number of indicators is required
per objective. Rather, you should have at least one outcome indicator and as many of the other
indicator types as are appropriate to provide a clear view of performance progress.
Explanatory notes may accompany performance indicators. They help everyone gain a more
complete understanding of performance indicators. They establish context and fill in the
background. Explanatory notes identify input variables, program variables, and external
variables and explain how those variables affect performance. They provide a link among
indicators that should be used in tandem. So, feel free to footnote.
Performance Indicator Levels
Performance indicators may be key or supporting level. Key indicators are included in the
executive budget and general or ancillary appropriations bill. For key indicators, interim targets
and actual performance must be reported in each quarterly performance progress report.
Supporting indicators are included in the executive budget supporting document but not in the
executive budget and general or ancillary appropriations bill. For supporting indicators, interim
targets and actual performance must be reported in only midyear and yearend performance
progress reports. Performance standards for both key and supporting performance indicators are
established during the appropriation process.
The OPB has ultimate authority to determine which performance indicators will be
included and assign the level at which they will be included in the executive budget
and executive budget supporting document. However, the OPB gives careful
consideration to the key or supporting designations in operational plans.
Performance Standard
A performance standard is the expected level of performance associated with a particular
performance indicator for a particular fiscal year and funding level. Performance standards are
proposed during the budget development process and established during the appropriation
process. Performance standards are commitments for service; they identify the level of
performance linked with the level of funding budgeted/appropriated.
NOTE
After the OPB determines a preliminary budget recommendation for a budget unit, the OPB
sends a draft program narrative, with performance spreadsheets, to that budget unit. The
budget unit should carefully and thoughtfully fill in the blank "Recommended Budget" column
with performance indicator values that accurately reflect anticipated performance/service levels
at the budget level recommended by the OPB for the upcoming fiscal year. These
recommended budget level performance indicator values are proposed performance
standards.
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QUALITY
Percentageof
studentssatisfied
withtheinstructor
andcontentofthe
course
Averagesatisfaction
ratingforcourteous
service
Percentage
reductionin
processingerrors
Percentageof
peopleindicatingthat
counselingwas
responsivetotheir
needs
EFFICIENCY
Costperstudent
Numberofstudents
completingcourse
comparedtonumber
ofstudentsenrolled
Costperclient
served
Numberofclients
rehabilitated
comparedtonumber
ofeligibleclients
Processingtimefor
permitapplications
Costperpermit
issued
Numberofpeople
servedpernumber
ofemployment
counselors
Counselinghours
perpersonserved
OUTCOMES
Numberofstudents
abletoreadatthe
sixthgradelevel
uponcompletionof
course
Percentage
reductioninrateof
illiteracy
Percentageofclients
rehabilitated
Percentageincrease
inincomesof
rehabilitatedclients
Numberofentitiesin
compliancewith
requirements
Percentageof
peopleplacedinjobs
aboveminimum
wage
Percentage
reductionin
unemploymentrate
OUTPUTS
Numberofstudents
completingadult
literacycourse
Numberofclients
served
Numberofpermits
issued
Numberofpeople
served
INPUTS
Numberofadults
enrolledinliteracy
courses
Louisiana'scurrent
illiteracyrate
Numberofclients
eligibleforservice
Numberofpermit
applicationsreceived
Numberof
employment
counselors
Louisiana'scurrent
unemploymentrate
EXAMPLESOFPERFORMANCEINDICATORS
PROGRAM
ADULTLITERACY
PROGRAM
REHABILITATION
SERVICES
PROGRAM
REGULATORY/
PERMITTING
PROGRAM
EMPLOYMENT
PLACEMENT
PROGRAM
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Performance standards are as much a part of an appropriations act as the appropriation levels and
authorized positions contained in the act. Performance standards may be revised only through
the August 15 performance standard adjustment and BA-7 budget adjustment processes. In both
instruments, performance standard revisions are linked to budget/appropriation changes.
See "Performance Standards: Guidelines for Development and Revision" for more information
on performance standards.
Reporting Performance in the Operational Plan
Each objective should be accompanied by a balanced set of meaningful performance indicators.
Performance should be reported in tabular format; indicator values should be numeric.
Occasionally some performance information (such as one-time accomplishments) may be
expressed in sentence form. However, tabular format with numeric values should be the norm.
Performance data may be augmented with graphs, charts, and other materials.
Basic Performance Indicator Table Format
The basic performance indicator table (shown on page 15) includes columns for performance
indicator level (key or supporting), performance indicator name, and performance indicator
values for:
§ Prior year performance standard. This is the performance standard shown in the
Louisiana Performance Accountability System (LaPAS) for the end of the fiscal year just
ended. If you are using a performance indicator that did not have a standard in the prior
fiscal year, put "Not applicable" in the column. Add a footnote explaining why there is
no prior year performance standard.
§ Prior year actual performance. This is the actual performance achieved during the prior
fiscal year. This figure should be the same as the yearend actual reported in your
Yearend (or Fourth Quarter) Performance Progress Report (due September 8) for the
fiscal year just ended. If it does not agree with the figure reported in LaPAS, add a
footnote to explain the difference. All prior year actual performance indicator values
should be real, hard numbers. If you report anything other than an actual figure (for
example, "Not available" or an estimated figure) for a prior year, include a footnote to
explain why an actual figure is not available.
§ Performance standard at initial operating budget level. This is the performance standard
shown in the general or ancillary appropriations act for the current fiscal year and in the
performance spreadsheets provided by the OPB with your current year appropriation
letter. If you are using a new performance indicator (one that was not used in budget
development or appropriation for the current fiscal year and therefore does not have a
performance standard or appear in the LaPAS database), put "Not applicable" in the
column. Add a footnote explaining why the indicator does not have an initial
performance standard.
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PROJECTED
CONTINUATION
BUDGETLEVEL
PERFORMANCE
FY2000-2001
$3,790,262
1.75%
25,438
$149
1
97%
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDAT
EXISTING
OPERATING
BUDGETLEVEL
(InLaPAS)
FY1999-2000
$3,846,000
1.75%
15,438
$151
97%
PERFORMANCE
STANDARDAT
INITIAL
OPERATING
BUDGETLEVEL
(UnderAct)
FY1999-2000
$3,756,000
0.0%
25,040
$150
97%
PRIORYEAR
ACTUAL
PERFORMANCE
FY1998-1999
$3,756,000
1.2%
25,040
$150
95%
PRIORYEAR
PERFORMANCE
STANDARD
(InLaPAS)
FY1998-1999
$3,756,450
1.25%
25,043
$152
96%
PERFORMANCEINDICATORNAME
Totalcosttoprovideservice
Percentageincreaseinnumberofclientsserved
Numberofclientsserved
Costperclientserved
Percentageofclientsratingservicesas"goodorexcellent"
BASICPERFORMANCEINDICATORTABLEFORMAT
PI
LEVEL
S
K
K
K
S
1
Aone-timegrantof$90,000fromtheLouisianaCharitableTrust(BA-7No.87approvedinSeptember1999)hasenabledtheprogramtopurchasecomputerequipmentandautomatecasemanagementand
histories.Asaresult,costperclientservedwillbereducedinFY2000-2001eventhoughthenumberofclientsservedhasgrownandqualityratingshaveimprovedoverprioryearactuallevels.
PILEVEL=Key(K)orSupporting(S)level.KeyindicatorsareincludedintheExecutiveBudgetSupportingDocument,theExecutiveBudgetandgeneralorancillaryappropriations
bill.SupportingindicatorsareincludedintheExecutiveBudgetSupportingDocumentbutnotintheExecutiveBudgetandappropriationsbills.Bothkeyandsupportingindicators
haveperformancestandardsunderanappropriationsact,eventhoughonlykeyindicatorsappearinanappropriationsact.
PERFORMANCEINDICATORNAME=Thenameoftheindicatoryouarereporting.Thenamedescribeswhatyouaremeasuring.
PRIORYEARPERFORMANCESTANDARD(InLaPAS)=TheperformancestandardshownintheLouisianaPerformanceAccountabilitySystem(LaPAS)fortheendofFY1998-
1999.Ifyouareusingaperformanceindicatorthatdidnothaveastandardinthepriorfiscalyear,put"Notapplicable"inthecolumn.Addafootnoteexplainingwhythereisnoprior
yearperformancestandard.
PRIORYEARACTUALPERFORMANCE=ActualperformanceachievedduringFY1998-1999.ThisfigureshouldbethesameastheyearendactualreportedinyourYearend(or
FourthQuarter)PerformanceProgressReportforFY1998-1999.IfitdoesnotagreewiththefigurereportedinLaPAS,addafootnotetoexplainthedifference.Allprioryearactual
performanceindicatorvaluesshouldberealfiguresreflectingactualnumbers.Ifyoureportanythingotherthananactualfigure(forexample,"Notavailable"oranestimatedfigure),
includeafootnotetoexplainwhyanactualfigureisnotavailable.
PERFORMANCESTANDARDATINITIALOPERATINGBUDGETLEVEL(UnderAct)=PerformancestandardshowninthegeneralorancillaryappropriationsactforFY1999-2000
andintheperformancespreadsheetsprovidedbytheOPBwithyourFY1999-2000appropriationletter.Ifyouareusinganewperformanceindicator(onethatwasnotusedin
budgetdevelopmentorappropriationinFY1999-2000andthereforedoesnothaveaperformancestandardorappearintheLaPASdatabase),put"Notapplicable"inthecolumn.
Addafootnoteexplainingwhytheindicatordoesnothaveaninitialperformancestandard.
PERFORMANCESTANDARDATEXISTINGOPERATINGBUDGETLEVEL(InLaPAS)=ThemostcurrentFY1999-2000performancestandardfortheperformanceindicator;it
reflectsanychangesassociatedwithAugust15performancestandardadjustmentsorBA-7budgetadjustments.Forexistingperformanceindicators,reporttheperformance
standardshownintheLaPASdatabaseasofOctober1.Iftheperformancestandardforanindicatordifferssignificantlyfromwhatyoubelieveactualyearendperformancewillbe,
youmayaddanexplanatorynoteindicatingwhatyouanticipateyearendperformancetobeandwhyitvariessogreatlyfromthestandard.Ifyouareusinganewperformance
indicatorforwhichthereisnoexistingstandard,provideanestimateofexpectedperformanceorservicelevelthroughtheendofFY1999-2000.Addafootnoteexplainingthatthe
existingoperatingbudgetlevelisanestimateandnotastandard.
PROJECTEDPERFORMANCEATCONTINUATIONBUDGETLEVEL=Projectedperformanceindicatorvalueatcontinuationbudgetlevel.Thisvaluemayreflectadjustments
requestedinContinuationBudgetformsbutmustnotincludeenhancementsrequestedinNeworExpandedServiceforms.Continuationlevelperformanceisnotanautomatic
extensionorduplicationoftheexistingperformancestandard;itshouldreflectanticipatedchangesinexternalbusinessenvironmentorinternalmanagement.
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§ Performance standard at existing operating budget level. This is the most current
performance standard for the performance indicator; it reflects any changes associated
with August 15 performance standard adjustments or BA-7 budget adjustments. When a
performance standard is adjusted by one of these instruments, the OPB revises that
performance standard in LaPAS. When a performance indicator is created and a
performance standard established as a result of an August 15 or BA-7 performance
standard adjustment, that indicator and performance standard are added to LaPAS by the
OPB. For existing operating budget values, report the performance standard shown in the
LaPAS database as of October 1.
If the performance standard for an indicator differs significantly from what
you believe actual yearend performance will be, you may add an
explanatory note indicating what you anticipate yearend performance to be
and why it varies so greatly from the standard. This situation may occur
because of unanticipated external factors that significantly affect the
performance environment or as a result of a poor projection made during the budget
development process. Regardless of the cause, you may use a footnote to explain the
situation. However, you must report the performance standard under the existing
operating budget column.
If your operational plan includes a new performance indicator for which there is no
existing standard, provide an estimate of expected performance or service level through
the end of the current fiscal year. Do not use a year-to-date actual number. (You may
use year-to-date actual figures to help you estimate a yearend total, but do not put a
partial year number in the existing operating budget column.) Add a footnote explaining
that the existing operating budget level is an estimate and not a standard.
§ Projected performance value at continuation budget level. Unless you are reporting data
as general performance information (see section below), you must project a performance
value for the ensuing fiscal year. This value may reflect adjustments requested in
Continuation Budget forms but must not include enhancements requested in New or
Expanded Services forms. Continuation level performance is not an automatic extension
or duplication of the existing performance standard; it should reflect anticipated changes
in external business environment or internal management. If you have indicated that the
current estimate of yearend actual performance differs significantly from the performance
standard for an indicator, your continuation level value should take that expected
difference into account.
NOTE
If you are using a performance indicator that has no prior year or current year performance
standard, it is appropriate to show "Not applicable" in those columns. Make a reasonable effort
to gather and provide prior year actual data for a new performance indicator. In the existing
operating budget column provide an estimate for the existing operating budget value for a new
indicator. Basic performance indicator tables that show "Not applicable" or "Not available" in
all prior year and current fiscal year columns raise the question: "If you have no baseline data,
then on what basis did you set your objective and target your performance indicator value for
the upcoming fiscal year?"REMEMBER
17. Operational Plan Format, Guidelines, and Instructions 17
Do not submit performance indicator values for a "requested budget level" or a "recommended
budget level" in your operational plan. You may document the performance impacts of
enhancements on New or Expanded Services Forms. If these enhancements are part of the OPB
preliminary budget recommendation, then you may include those performance impacts in the
recommended budget level values you add to the OPB performance spreadsheets that accompany
the OPB preliminary budget recommendation.
General Performance Information Tables and Other Materials
General performance information (historical or trend tables, charts, and graphics as well as
external comparisons of performance) may be provided as appropriate. Not every performance
indicator needs to be presented in a multiple-year setting. However, some indicators may be
reported best in a historical or trend chart. For example, some performance indicators cannot be
projected effectively and should be reported on a prior year actual basis only. To demonstrate
performance trends, include three to five years (five is preferable) of actual data. Rankings and
external comparisons may be included to show how Louisiana's programs and performance
compare to those in other states or the private sector. However, most state rankings or ratings
are reported only on an annual basis and cover only prior fiscal or calendar years. Sample
layouts for historical or trend tables and external comparison tables are shown on page 18.
Explanatory material may be included to further clarify and explain performance, trends, or
comparisons. Other materials may be used to support the operational plan. These may include:
internal or outside statistical information, spreadsheets, surveys or rankings; internal plans,
studies, evaluations, reports, and publications; or any other supporting materials.
Indicators included in general performance information do not become performance standards
and are not tracked in LaPAS. General performance data tables may appear in the Executive
Budget Supporting Document but are not included in the Executive Budget. General
performance information appearing in an appropriations bill is not considered a part of the
appropriations act. Because of different reporting requirements for general performance
information and regular performance indicators, you should discuss changes in the way you
report performance (shifting from regular performance indicator reporting to general
performance information or vice versa) with OPB and legislative staff before you make those
changes in your OP.
Additional Guidelines for Reporting Performance Information
It is essential that the performance indicators and other data cited in the operational plan
be meaningful, clear, simple but informative, accurate, consistent, and verifiable. Further:
Ø Performance indicators should, of course, be related to the objectives under which they
appear. If the relationship is not immediately apparent, explain why the indicator is shown
under a particular objective and what it means.
Ø Performance indicators are measurements of the performance or service levels associated
with budgets/appropriations. However, unless you are using your budget/appropriation
amounts as input indicator values, it is not necessary to put the dollar amount of your funding
in performance indicator tables.
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PRIORYEAR
ACTUAL
FY1998-99
15,040
PRIORYEAR
ACTUAL
FY1997-98
24,734
PRIORYEAR
ACTUAL
FY1996-97
24,203
PRIORYEAR
ACTUAL
FY1995-96
22,677
PRIORYEAR
ACTUAL
FY1994-95
21,705
$147
$164
$155
$159
$160
$151
$156
$150
$161
$152
$151
$156
$163
$158
$146
$155
TABULARFORMATSFORREPORTINGGENERALPERFORMANCEINFORMATION
GENERALPERFORMANCEINFORMATION:NUMBEROFCLIENTSERVED,FY1994-95-FY1998-99
PERFORMANCEINDICATORNAME
Numberofclientsserved
GENERALPERFORMANCEINFORMATION:COMPARISONOF15SOUTHERN
STATESINCOSTPERCLIENTSERVEDINFY1998-99
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LOUISIANA
Maryland
Mississippi
NorthCarolina
Arkansas
SouthCarolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
WestVirginia
AVERAGE
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Ø Although a balanced set of indicators is necessary for budget decision making, emphasis
should be placed on outcome indicators. Labeling indicators by type is optional.
Ø To assist the OPB in pinpointing key performance indicators, label or otherwise identify
those performance indicators that you consider to be key indicators as opposed to supporting
indicators. When determining which indicators are key, consider the following factors:
§ Is this indicator an outcome indicator?
§ Is this indictor related to a key objective? Key objectives may have both key and
supporting performance indicators. However, a supporting objective may have only
supporting indicators.
§ Is this indicator related to a "big ticket item" (a major or mandated activity or
outcome requiring extensive allocation of resources)? Is this indicator related to the
annualization of a recent, significant budgetary enhancement?
§ Is this indicator related to a "hot button" item (a prominent or persistent issue or
problem)?
§ Who values the indicator? Has this indicator been identified as key in the past by (a)
legislative committees and staff; (b) the OPB; (c) performance auditors; (d) your
program managers and staff; and/or (e) other decision makers
Ø Be sure that the performance indicator name clearly describes what you are measuring. Do
not use acronyms unless you have first spelled out the complete name or title for which the
acronym stands. Do not use technical terms or jargon unless absolutely necessary and then
provide clear, simple definitions or explanatory notes.
Ø Report performance indicator values on a cumulative fiscal year basis. If there is a good
reason to report on some other basis (calendar year, school year, federal fiscal year, program
year, as of a particular date within the fiscal year, average daily count, etc.), identify the other
reporting period and, if appropriate, explain why you are using it.
Ø When making a regional comparison of Louisiana and other states, the most common
combination of 15 southern/south central states is: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia. If you are using some other combination of
states, be sure to identify the makeup of the regional group. (For example, some federal
statistical databases include Delaware in the southern region; the 16-state region of the
Southern Legislative Conference includes Missouri.)
The OPB has ultimate authority to determine which performance indicators will be
included and assign the level at which they will be included in the Executive Budget and
Executive Budget Supporting Document. However, the OPB gives careful consideration
to the key or supporting designations in operational plans.
REMEMBER
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Ø If you are comparing Louisiana to a national average, median, or composite, be sure to
provide any explanatory information necessary to explain the basis and result of the
comparison.
Ø If you use and report data from some source outside your department/agency or program, be
sure to cite the source fully. If your department/agency or program is a large one with many
databases and data products, cite the particular in-house database or data product from which
performance information is extracted.
Ø Be consistent in what you report and how your data are calculated and reported.
§ Once meaningful performance indicators have been developed, use them consistently.
Unless there is a valid reason to change, measure the same things and use the same terms,
definitions, measurement periods, and sources each year. If, however, indicators that
have been used in the past are no longer meaningful, reliable, or appropriate, do not
repeat them needlessly. Confusion can be avoided if you discuss significant changes in
performance information with OPB analysts before you submit your operational plan
and/or if you provide a brief explanation for modifying or dropping long-used indicators
in the operational plan.
§ Programs that are reporting the same performance indicator must be uniform/consistent
in how those indicators are named and defined and how values are calculated. (For
example, each adult correctional institution in the Office of Corrections Services reports
the same performance data in the same way at the same time.) This requirement crosses
budget unit boundaries. (For example, there are various programs or activities in
different budget units addressing aspects of the teen pregnancy issue. Workforce
development activities occur in many different departments. Personnel, accounting, and
procurement functions are present in most departments/agencies.) Programs that are
providing the same type of service or addressing the same need or issue should work
together to develop and report common indicators for common areas.
Ø To the maximum extent possible, use standard definitions and generally accepted or
recognized calculation methods and formulas. For example: The definition and calculation
method for incarceration rate are established by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics; the
calculation method for highway death rates is set by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. There are standard ways to calculate full-time equivalent employment, per
capita expenditures and certain caseloads or workloads; there are also standard ways to adjust
comparisons for population differences.
If there is no standard definition or generally accepted calculation methodology or formula,
or if you have chosen not to use a standard definition or generally accepted calculation
methodology or formula, then explain the basis on which you are defining terms and
calculation rates. (Documentation of validity of performance indicators should have been
prepared during strategic planning. If you are now using performance indicators that were
not validated as part of your strategic plan, it is especially important that you give thought to
this issue during operational planning.)
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Ø Do not use the abbreviation "NA" since it can mean either "Not available" or "Not
applicable." If you need to use either of these designations, spell out the entire phrase. If you
use either “Not available” or “Not applicable” for a performance indicator value, then you
must add a footnote explaining why the data are not available or not applicable.
Ø Do not include decimals in dollar figures; round to the nearest dollar. (There are some
exceptions, such as average daily costs, which may differ by only pennies, or dollar amounts
expressed in millions or billions, when it may be appropriate to carry the figure to at least one
decimal place.) If you are expressing dollar amounts in millions or billions, indicate such in
the name of the indicator (Example: Total tax collections [in millions]).
Ø Carry calculations and percentages to one decimal point only (example: 24.5%) unless there
is a valid reason to do otherwise.
Organization, Program Structure, and Activity Structure Charts
The operational plan should include: (1) an organizational chart (showing organizational
structure for the budget unit as a whole); (2) a program structure chart that identifies a budget
unit's programs and each program's activities.
Program Contact Person(s)
Provide the name, title, and contact numbers (telephone, FAX, and e-mail) of the person(s)
whom OPB analysts should contact if there are questions about the operational plan or if
additional information is required. This contact should be the person who coordinated or
prepared the operational plan. However, for budget units encompassing many programs, you
may wish to provide a list of contacts, one for each program described in the operational plan, in
addition to the principal or coordinating contact person.
Integration of Statewide Planning and Coordination Initiatives
Three statewide strategic planning processes are underway. Each of these efforts was established
by the legislature, with the support of the governor.
! State Master Plan for Economic Development (Louisiana: Vision 2020) - Act 30 of the
1996 Special Legislative Session created the Louisiana Economic Development Council,
which is responsible for the formulation and updating of a 20-year master plan for
economic development. Beginning July 1, 2000, the council will submit an annual report
and plan known as the Economic Development Action Plan to the governor, the president
of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairman of the Senate
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, and the chairman of the House
Committee on Commerce.
! Workforce Development Strategic Plan - Act 1 of 1997 created the Louisiana
Workforce Commission (LWC) and charged it with the development of a strategic plan
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to establish the framework for the provision and coordination of services and resources
for all workforce development programs. The commission's strategic plan was
completed in 1997. The LWC reviews and approves annual operational plans of state
departments and agencies that conduct workforce development programs and activities.
! Children's Cabinet Comprehensive Plan - Act 5 of the 1998 Special Legislative
Session created the Children's Cabinet and directed it to develop and implement a
comprehensive plan for coordination of policy-making and planning for all state agencies
and programs responsible for services to children and families.
Operational Plan Requirements Related to the State Master Plan for Economic
Development (Louisiana: Vision 2020)
Act 1036 of 1999 requires each department and agency of state government to incorporate, to the
maximum extent possible, components of Louisiana: Vision 2020, the State Master Plan for
Economic Development into their strategic plans. These components must be clearly delineated.
In addition, each agency must incorporate within its operational plan, to the maximum extent
practicable, components of the annual Economic Development Action Plan and must clearly
delineate those components in its operational plan. Louisiana: Vision 2020 may be found on the
Department of Economic Development website (www.lded.state.la.us/).
The State Master Plan for Economic Development (Louisiana: Vision 2020) has been adopted
by the legislature and is ready for incorporation into agency strategic plans. However, the first
Economic Development Action Plan is not scheduled until July 1, 2000. Although some
agencies may already be reporting performance indicators related to the benchmarks identified in
Louisiana: Vision 2020, delineation of Economic Development Action Plan components in
agency operational plans will not be required until the FY 2001-2002 budget development cycle.
Additional Operational Plan Requirements of Louisiana Workforce Commission
Under the provisions of Act 1 of 1997, which created the Louisiana Workforce Commission
(LWC), each agency responsible for workforce development programs is required to submit an
annual operational plan for each workforce development program that it administers to the
commission for review and approval. (Agencies specifically named in the act are: Department
of Economic Development, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Department of Social
Services, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Hospitals, Department of Education,
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Board of Regents, Department of Veterans
Affairs, and the Offices of Lifelong Learning, Workforce Development, Elderly Affairs, and
Women's Services. Remember, however, that the act may cover budget units not specifically
named in the act as well as those listed.) Agency operational plans are submitted to the
commission along with their workforce development budget requests. The specific operational
plan requirements of Act 1 exceed the basic OP requirements described above, and the LWC has
developed forms and guidelines designed to gather the information it needs. A LWC addendum
is included in the annual operating budget development materials sent to budget units by the
Office of Planning and Budget or may be obtained directly from the commission.
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The LWC addendum does not replace but supplements the basic operational plan
requirements described above. Budget units subject to Act 1 of 1997 must submit
the LWC addendum in addition to the basic operational plan.
Operational Plan Requirements Related to the Children's Cabinet
Children’s Budget Forms, which are required by L.R.S. 36:2604(C) to identify and assemble all
state programs and expenditures for children into a single document, must be completed by those
budget units that have programs and expenditures for children. Each such service must be
described, including a description of how the service fulfills the program’s mission, who the
principal users are, and who the primary beneficiaries of the service are. In addition, all related
objectives and performance indicators from the budget unit’s operational plan and other budget
request forms, such as the New or Expanded Services Forms, must be shown on the appropriate
Children’s Budget form.
Following adoption of the Children's Cabinet strategic plan, additional information on
delineation of related components in department and agency strategic and operation plans will be
provided.
Getting Help
If you have questions about preparing a basic operational plan, contact the Planning Section of
the Office of Planning and Budget at telephone (225) 342-7410 or fax: (225) 342-0906.
Questions regarding Act 1 of 1997 or the Louisiana Workforce Commission budget addendum
required by Act 1 of 1997 should be directed to the Office of Lifelong Learning/Workforce
Development in the Office of the Governor. This office staffs the Louisiana Workforce
Commission. The telephone number is (225) 342-2462 and the fax number is (225) 342-1494.
The Office of Lifelong Learning/Workforce Development's webpage is located at
http://www.gov.state.la.us/depts/lifelong.htm.
Questions regarding Louisiana: Vision 2020, the State Master Plan for Economic Development
or annual Economic Development Action Plans should be directed to the Louisiana Economic
Development Council (LAEDC). The LAEDC office is housed in the Department of Economic
Development, One Maritime Place, Room 312, 101 France Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 (Post
Office Box 94185). The council office telephone number is (225) 342-0215 and the fax number
is (225) 342-5389. The LAEDC webpage and Louisiana: Vision 2020 report are located at
www.lded.state.la.us.
Questions regarding the Children's Cabinet should be directed to the Office of the Governor at
(225) 342-7015.
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