State Government Performance Information
Washington State is committed to performance management and budgeting. This page provides context for, descriptions of, and links to different performance information on Washington State Web sites.
Strategic Plans provide a structure for budget decisions by answering three key strategic and management questions: Where are we today? Where do we want to be? How do we close the gap?
Agency Activity Inventories summarize the major activities of state agencies and the expected outcomes of this work. Activities are presented by both agency and statewide result area.
Performance Progress Reports provide information about the performance of Washington State Government. Under the State Budgeting, Accounting, and Reporting Act (RCW 43.88.090), state agencies are required to establish performance objectives for each major activity that measure whether the agency is achieving or making progress toward the purpose of the activity and statewide results.
Performance Assessments are conducted by OFM staff under Chapter 386, Laws of 2005 (ESHB 1242) to analyze whether the agency performance measures reported above demonstrate progress toward statewide results.
In January 2008, the Office of Financial Management completed a proposed transportation progress report (or "Attainment Report") identifying key objectives and performance measures for the state's transportation goals.
Government Management Accountability and Performance (GMAP) is a management tool established by Governor Chris Gregoire to hold state agencies accountable by evaluating which programs are achieving results, operating efficiently, and taking action in "real time" to make course corrections. GMAP Reports use performance measures to hold agencies accountable for improving results that matter to the public.
Citizen Engagement. Building a better future for Washington families is important, and checking in with citizens is a good management principle. Washington is ahead of other states because we have a law requiring state government to solicit citizen input, and legislature put funding for this effort into the budget. This input helps inform what policies we pursue, how we budget, what we measure to determine how we’re doing, and how we report back to the citizens we serve.
Every agency must do a self assessment and external assessment of its quality and performance management system under RCW 43.17.390.
