2.1 Does the program have a limited
number of specific long-term performance measures that focus
on outcomes and meaningfully reflect the purpose of the program?
2.2 Does the program have ambitious targets and timeframes for
its long-term measures?
2.3 Does the program have a limited number of specific annual
performance measures that can demonstrate progress toward achieving
the program's long-term goals?
2.4 Does the program have baselines and ambitious targets for
its annual measures?
2.5 Do all partners (including grantees, sub-grantees, contractors,
cost-sharing partners, and other government partners) commit
to and work toward the annual and/or long-term goals of the
program?
2.6 Are independent evaluations of sufficient scope and quality
conducted on a regular basis or as needed to support program
improvements and evaluate effectiveness and relevance to the
problem, interest, or need?
2.7 Are Budget requests explicitly tied to accomplishment of
the annual and long-term performance goals, and are the resource
needs presented in a complete and transparent manner in the
program's budget?
2.8 Has the program taken meaningful steps to correct its strategic
planning deficiencies?
2.CA1 Has the agency/program conducted a recent, meaningful,
credible analysis of alternatives that includes trade-offs between
cost, schedule, risk, and performance goals, and used the results
to guide the resulting activity?
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