Fall 2011

Is your jurisdiction most likely to develop its data and performance measures by having them designed by a consultant?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How effective or ineffective do you think a citizen's guide to local government finances would be in helping improve your jurisdiction's ability to benchmark or compare itself with other jurisdictions?

Which of the following statements best describes the status of a citizen's guide in your jurisdiction?

In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's managers support or oppose the use of data-driven decision-making by your jurisdiction?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

In your opinion, does the majority of your jurisdiction's council/board support or oppose the use of data-driven decision-making by your jurisdiction?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

In your opinion, overall, how likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction will adopt new uses of data in its decision-making within the next 12 months?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would funding support help develop and/or implement performance measures be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would training on the collection, analysis, and use of performance measures be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would models or templates for designing performance measures be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would access to consultants to design performance measures be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would access to national performance data be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would access to state performance data be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Would access to local or regional performance data from other jurisdictions be valuable to help your jurisdiction institute performance measurement and management activities?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Is your jurisdiction most likely to develop its data and performance measures with the assistance of organizations such as MAC, MML, MTA, a regional council (e.g. SEMCOG, NEMCOG), etc.?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Is your jurisdiction most likely to develop its data and performance measures by patterning after an available model?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

In your opinion, do the majority of your jurisdiction's non-managerial employees support or oppose the use of data-driven decision-making by your jurisdiction?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use)

Is your jurisdiction most likely to develop its data and performance measures in-house by its own employees/staff/officials?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for use in public relations/promoting your jurisdiction for tourism, economic development, etc.?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for improving civic participation among the public?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for improving government accountability and transparency?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for improving communication with its council/board?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data in negotiating with unions?

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for guiding compensation decisions for employees?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for guiding the jurisdiction's overall strategic planning (more than one year into the future)?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for guiding individual program/department planning?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for improving program or service quality?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for identifying cost savings or program efficiencies?

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for guiding budgeting decisions?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

How likely or unlikely is it that your jurisdiction would use data for improving management decisions?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)

Which of the following two approaches best describes how your jurisdiction would most likely use performance data?

(Among jurisdictions that report no current data use, but are considering potential new uses)