An Application using Cost and Performance Data

Priority Setting and Performance-Based Budgeting

Priority Setting and Performance-Based Budgeting

• What is a performance budget?Presentation clearly explaining relationship of

performance goals and the cost of achieving those goals

Links strategic goals with related long-term and annual performance goals and with the costs of those activities

Develops a baseline for the resources needed to accomplish the performance goals

Can be much shorter than traditional budget with the main purpose to show an analysis of linking future performance and expected costs

Priority Setting and Performance-Based Budgeting

• Why take this on as an initiativeAn opportunity to use real data to support decisionsAllows the organization to focus on what needs to be

accomplished• Also focuses on lining up budget execution (not

just formulation) to the performance planDemonstrate success to the publicCreate a sense of measurable accomplishment within

field stations, Regions, and Programs Track your organization’s accomplishments and

costs over timeComply with DOI, OMB, and Congressional

regulations

Background – April Directorate Meeting

• Aligning Priorities to Ops Plan

Background (cont.)

• FY09 Planning Target

CPMS Insight

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FY08RM $

Program Workload Measure

Program/Subactivity

Regionand Org

Program Measures

(RAPP, FIS, etc.)

ABC WorkActivity

Employee

FWS OpsGoal

DOIEOG/

Outcomes

BOC

FWS OpsGoal

DOIEOG/

Outcomes

2005 --- 2006 Historical Spending Patterns 2007 --- 2008

Performance Data

Cost Data

Priority Setting

• What do you need to knowWhat work is currently being performedWho is doing the work/where is the workHow much does it costWhat are the relevant partner prioritiesWhat are the Service’s priorities

Using Priorities to make Decisions

• Techniques to start making decisions Start small, find out what works best for your organization Develop a standard report that will be pushed to all involved

managers Determine which resources (people, equipment, grants, etc.)

need to be reallocated to accomplish the priority goal Expand the experiment into a multiple-field station environment Test the techniques when developing a performance-budget for

a Focal Area Project

• How to measure performance/success Use standardized report to show Focal Area accomplishments

versus Regional averages Track progress of Focal Area over time and report this to

managers

Using Cognos applications to help

• Techniques/Examples to help with Priority Setting and Performance-Based BudgetingView detailed cost information about a field station, or

groups of field stations (Focal Area)Cost and Performance package for tracking

information over timeCreate a standardized report that Field Offices can

hang in public view to demonstrate their commitment to delivering results

Gulf of Maine Coastal Program

Identify and assess

Habitat

Restore

Protect