Measurement and criteria for evaluation

Performance measurement of the procurement function

Performance criteria

Make a time measurement to check performance

Use of criteria such as average cost and total number of services delivered formed the initial basis for performance measurement, as undertaken by traditional systems.

iii) define performance criteria

(g) To provide advice to departments in developing performance measurement standards and analytical performance reports.

A. Purposes and performance criteria

Audit of the Investment Management Service investment performance measurement system

(a) Public and non profit performance measurement, including balanced scorecard methods

IV. Principles governing utilization performance criteria

(g) A sharper and clearer definition of the terms objective , output , results , performance indicator and performance measurement

Performance indicators were generic in nature and, therefore, did not lend themselves to proper measurement.

The ISO 14001 standard, however, does not state specific environmental performance criteria.

VI. Specific purposes and associated performance criteria for the use of resources

See Harry P. Hatry and Joseph S. Wholey, Performance Measurement Getting Results (Washington, D.C., Urban Institute Press, 1999).

14. Notes the performance measurement matrix proposed by the Secretary General in response to the request to develop a comprehensive methodology for performance measurement and management from a full system perspective, and looks forward to receiving the indicators for all duty stations beginning in 2008

72. Possibly because of the relative novelty of environmental performance measurement, it appears that there is no one single accepted way of defining or measuring environmental performance.

Regular client surveys will be used as an important measurement of the performance of conference services in the headquarters locations.

Monitoring is necessary to collect information, formulate and revise policy, and establish priorities for change and benchmarks for performance measurement.

(f) Provide guidance regarding the proposals for criteria to be applied in the measurement of the impact of the activities of the Programme.

As part of the Secretariat's effort to move towards performance based contracts, quantifiable performance criteria are being included in new service contracts.

The tests should also incorporate scientific and rational performance appraisal criteria, which would reflect the spirit of performance management and facilitate the implementation of the pay for performance system.

Format for reporting achievements to enable comparison between planned and actual outputs and outcomes, using performance indicators as a basis for measurement.

See Patricia W. Ingraham and Donald P. Moynihan, Beyond measurement measuring for results in State Government , in Task Force on Performance Management and Measurement, R. Nathan and D. Forsythe, eds. (New York, New York, Rockefeller Institute, 2001).

This work is raising many new questions for measurement, including the possible approaches to developing measures of aggregate productivity performance, as well as issues related to productivity measurement in specific sectors of the economy, such as services.

UNDCP s contribution is focused on the development of standards and criteria for the measurement of effectiveness of national and regional drug control policies and programmes.

It further recommended development of performance indicators to allow the measurement of progress in the implementation of the system wide medium term plan.

We will continue to support a performance review of regional fisheries management organizations based on objective criteria.

Such criteria might include the tasks performed by actors and the constituency affected by this task performance.

The success criteria will include substantial improvement in decision making, preventive diplomacy, resource mobilization and operational performance.

Sometimes the criteria for measurement change, but they have all pointed to the simple fact that it takes too long to fill vacancies at the United Nations.

Productivity measurement

Length measurement

Criteria based assessments, in contrast, describe conditions or parameters against which potential performance and capacity can be gauged.

In paragraph 64, the Board reiterated its recommendation that UNU identify measurable and quantifiable targets, accomplishments and performance indicators in order to improve the performance measurement process, reflect the real performance of projects and programmes and enable the linking of physical accomplishments with financial expenditures.

In paragraph 65 of its report, the Board recommended that UNU identify measurable quantifiable targets, accomplishments and performance indicators to improve the performance measurement process, reflect the real performance of projects and programmes and be able to link the physical accomplishments with financial expenditures.

The development of performance measurement and monitoring tools through ongoing business analysis will contribute to the enhancement of the accounting function in its own right.

A questionnaire on poverty measurement was developed, based on current measurement practices.

The shortcomings in performance measurement were partly attributable to the demands placed on staff for delivery of services, which limited the time that staff could spend on the development and implementation of performance measures and benchmarking systems.

Other factors concerned the technical difficulties involved in designing measures that would present a reliable picture of performance and allow for comparisons between offices, as well as the absence of policy directives from Headquarters on performance measurement.

Performance criteria are necessary to monitor the management and administration of the Agency's health, education and social service facilities.

In a separate activity, the Federal Performance Project, the capacity of large federal agencies was analysed using the criteria.

Assesses the investment performance measurement process and reporting system at the Investment Management Service and the appropriateness of benchmarking and investment performance reporting in conformity with best industry practices determines the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal controls.

The evaluation of effectiveness can be particularly problematic in instances where universally agreed criteria do not exist for the determination of effectiveness, such as in the measurement of treatment effectiveness.