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Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology
Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations

Report
This report is an archived publication and may contain dated technical, contact, and link information
Publication Number: FHWA-RD-01-137
Date: September 2001

Research, Development, and Technology - FY 2002/2003 Performance Plan

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

What are we measuring* and why?

Level of Measurement
  
Organization
Program
Project
 
How Well Are We Doing?
Are We Doing the Right Things?
Are We Doing Things Right?
Type of Measurement
  
President's Quality Award Criteria
(and the FHWA Corporate Management Strategies)
Independent Peer Review
(with little or no stake in outcome)
Peer Review
(with stake in the outcome)
Results
  
Continous Improvement Best-in-Class Organization
Outcomes
Validation
Benchmarking
Outputs
Validation
Benchmarking
*NOTE: The 1993 Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) require Federal Agencies to set strategic goals and use performance measures for management and budgeting. The objective of GPRA is to encourage greater efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability in Federal programs and spending.

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