Demonstrating Performance: A Primer for Expenditure Reviews

Published 26 Aug 2008

Demonstrating Performance is written as a primer for expenditure reviews and lays out principles (conditions) that underpin the effective design and management of major policy programmes. A framework is provided for telling Ministers, managers and the public about the efficiency and value of baseline (and new) spending. Real examples of measures and results are used to illustrate the approach.

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Executive Summary Purpose Introduction Pre-condition #1: Address Needs and Aspirations That Remain Relevant Pre-condition #2: Clear Ends (Outcomes) and Means (Outputs and Coverage) Pre-condition #3: Systems Are in Place to Verify Performance Condition #4: Produced Cost Effectively and Efficiently Condition #5: Delivery Meets Quantity and Quality Standards Condition #6: Reach and Influence the Groups that Interventions Must Affect Condition #7: Demonstrably Reduce Need by Improving Outcomes So ... Do Major Interventions Perform Credibly? Appendix 1: What Could a Credible ‘Performance Story’ Look Like? Appendix 2: Is the Right Information Being Reported? Appendix 3: Comparison Group Choices for Assessing Impact Appendix 4: Additional Resources	demo-perf-aug08.pdf (xx KB) pp. 18

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