The PART Guidance says that performance measures must be “meaningful.” What does that mean?
A performance measure is “meaningful” if it measures the right thing – usually the outcome the program is intended to achieve. In assessing performance measures it is helpful to start with the definition of the program’s purpose and the strategic goal(s) to which the program contributes. Performance measures should be relevant to the program, and therefore capture the most important aspects of a program’s mission and priorities. Meaningful measures will be useful for the program partners, stakeholders, and citizens. Although it is tempting to design measures around existing data, those are not always the most meaningful.
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