Performance
Efficiency Evaluations
Evaluation Reports
These reports provide recommendations to improve the efficiency of a specific government process. The reports are directed to agencies, who are responsible to implement the efficiency improvements. These analyses are a joint effort with the Governor's Office and Office of the Legislative Auditor General, as required under UCA 63J-1-904.
Funding Item Follow Up
Follow Up Reports
This report reviews selected items from past Sessions and assesses implementation status, budget accuracy, and performance. The report is used to improve the accuracy of estimated costs or revenues in future Sessions and to identify other budget recommendations.
Measures
Performance Measures Training 2023
LFA and the Governor’s Office jointly hosted a performance measures training in April of 2023. The training featured presentations from the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Policy Lab at Brown University, two partners in the “Governing for Results Network”. These resources include overviews on performance measures for funding and line items in Utah, performance measures across states, why and how performance measures are useful, understanding how measures fit into telling a program’s story, tips for creating measures, and understanding the limitations of performance measures.
State of Utah Performance Measure Rubric
This rubric was produced by LFA and the Governor’s Office to document why we measure performance, who measures are for, and the different types of measures. Page 2 of this document outlines what makes good performance measures and how to set an appropriate target.
Performance Measures
This category includes performance measures for budget line items (long-term, ongoing measures) and for new funding items from a particular Session (usually a single report after the first full year of funding). Measures assess the value provided to the State from previous appropriations and track progress on legislative priorities. Line item measures are reported in COBI, while funding item measures are included in the Funding Item Follow Up Report.
State of Utah Performance Measurement Playbook
This roadmap outlines philosophy, structure, and best practices for state performance measures. The playbook serves as a guide to both the legislative and executive branches on performance related statues and code, reporting, anatomy of a measure, examples, and annual workflow.
Best Practices for Measuring Newly Funded Items (Governing for Results Network)
This report from the Governing for Results Network answers how we measure performance on difficult-to-measure, newly funded items. This report uses examples for measuring performance of buildings and new construction, written reports and research projects, feasibility studies, lawsuits and settlements, cybersecurity improvements, and hiring new employees.