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For USAID, the role of management performance is equally as important as the role of program performance in achieving the Agency's development goals. Improvements in the functional areas of procurement management, workforce management, information management, financial management, administrative management, and overseas management lead to improvements in the implementation of Agency's programs.

Three common objectives drive management performance:

• Efficiency
• Effectiveness
• Customer service

By understanding end-to-end business processes, USAID is able to define its management goals and then measure and report performance against them. Currently, the Agency is in the process of conducting systematic business process reviews with the objective of understanding what's working and what's not, making adjustments, and communicating results. This will enable senior leadership to make proactive, data-driven decisions regarding the Agency's management functions.

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