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Outcome Resources and Links
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This section links to other useful sites that address part, or all, of the
development of outcome based management and strategic planning within government
agencies.
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Building Block Resources and Comments
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1. Define and Measure Outcomes
A. Pathfinder Guidance 1. - Our opening chapter provides guidance on Identifying and defining good outcomes
B. Our Health, Our Future. - An overview of the health of New Zealanders thats contributea to evidence-based policy advice.
C. "What we are going to do" - ECANZ's statement of intermediate and long-term outcome targets in all areas of ECANZ responsibility.
D. Oregon Shines - 2001 Benchmarks - A good overview of Oregon's performance indicators for a range of outcomes.
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2. Outcome Indicators
A. Pathfinder Guidance 2. - Our chapter that outlines management uses of outcome indicators.
B. Minnesota Milestones - Minnesota Milestones lays out long-term goals (state indicators) for the state in many key areas.
C. Measures of Growth. - "Measures of Growth" discusses performance of the Maine Development Foundation. Follow the Measures of "Growth Report" link.
D. Measuring Up. - "Measuring Up" is the Annual Report on the performance of the Albertan provincial government.
E. MSD's NZ Social Report - Indicators are used to measure levels of well-being, to monitor trends over time, and to make comparisons with other countries.
F. Canada's Performance 2002 - A report on how Canada is progressing towards improving quality of life for all Canadians.
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3. Intervention Logic
A. Pathfinder Guidance 3. - Our chapter on the management uses, and attributes, of an intervention logic.
B. Predicting and Costing Road Safety Outcomes - An LTSA document that explains how outcomes are used to drive their interventions in road safety.
C. The Logical Framework - The Canadian update of the original logical framework developed by Practical Concepts Inc.
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4. Assessing Impact
A. Pathfinder Guidance 4. - Our chapter on assessing the impact of interventions, and the using this information in decision-making.
B. Estimating the Effects of Intervention - An LTSA document that explains how outcomes are used to drive their interventions in road safety.
C. Using Performance Measures Sensibly - An OAG Canada discussion paper addressing the challenges of managing for results.
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5. Maximising Outcomes from Interventions
A. Pathfinder Guidance 5. - Our chapter on practices that identify the mix of outputs that produce the highest increase in outcomes.
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6. Other Useful Outcome Information
A. LTSA 2010 Strategy document - LTSA's benchmark outcome focussed strategic planning document.
B. Evidence Based Health Objectives for the New Zealand Health Strategy - A good example of the application of outcome definitions and analysis as part of the New Zealand Health Strategy.
C. Benchmarking organisational performance - Our chapter on the use of outcome measures (results) in benchmarking studies.
D. Benchmarking and Best Practices - The Treasury Board of Canada's guidance on benchmarking in the public service.
E. Interagency Collaboration. - Our chapter on working together to achieve sector or common outcomes.
F. Frameworks for Horizontal Initiatives. - Treasury Board of Canada's Companion Guide to interagency collaboration for outcomes
G. Progress on Health Outcome Targets 1999 - This MoH report focuses exclusively on monitoring progress toward specified public health targets.
H. Reporting Public Sector Performance - NZ OAG's comprehensive concept of public sector performance.
I. UWA Outcome Resource Library - United Way of America provides simple techniques for outcome based management.
J. Achieving Development Outcomes: The Millennium Challenge - The assessment of, using recent evaluation evidence, how the World Bank’s country, sector, and global programs are helping clients work toward their targets.
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