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Performance Measurement

The process of collecting, analyzing, and reporting information on the performance of an individual, group, or organization, performance measurement may also involve studying processes and strategies for success. RAND has evaluated and measured the performance of teachers, health care professionals, the civilian military workforce, judges, and workers in many other fields.

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Fit for Duty? Evaluating the Physical Fitness Requirements of Battlefield Airmen

Describes a methodology for establishing physical fitness standards for four Air Force occupational specialties, as part of a broader Air Force effort to measure the physical readiness of airmen to perform their jobs.

May 9, 2017
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2016 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project: Executive Summary

This executive summary presents the key findings of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project mandated in the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2011.

Feb 15, 2017
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2016 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project

This report accomplishes the fiscal year (FY) 2016 assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project mandated in the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2011.

Feb 14, 2017
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The Military Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program: Recommendations for an Internal Monitoring System

This report outlines a strategy for the U.S. Department of Defense Military Community and Family Policy office to track progress on initiatives that aim to provide career development and employment assistance for military spouses.

Sep 7, 2016
Commentary

What Can We Learn from High-Performing Research Units?

Central characteristics of high-performing research units are the high quality of the people and the culture and values displayed within the department, which is often a result of leadership. It is also interesting to explore their differences, such as what makes a unit particularly good at having impact versus producing high-quality publications.

Jun 28, 2016
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Evaluating Social Innovation Pilot Projects

A series of social innovation pilot projects across Europe aim to support the growth of European social finance markets and the development of capacities within social business and young entrepreneurship. RAND Europe and Ecorys are evaluating these pilots and hosting a series of interactive workshops.

Apr 22, 2016
Commentary

What Makes for High-Performing Research? The Right Mix of Staff and Appropriate Leadership

With many different higher education institutions in the UK covering a diverse range of disciplines, and delivering research in a variety of ways, it can be difficult to determine the qualities and characteristics of “high-performing” higher education institutions.

Feb 22, 2016
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Response to ProPublica's Rebuttal of Our Critique of the Surgeon Scorecard

This Perspective revisits an earlier critique of ProPublica's Surgeon Scorecard and explains in detail why ProPublica's subsequent rebuttal of our work fails to address our methodological concerns about the Surgeon Scorecard.

Dec 11, 2015
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Improving Development Teams to Support Deliberate Development of Air Force Officers

This report examines the ways development teams assist Air Force officers with their professional development and assesses the future of these teams.

Nov 24, 2015
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Enhancing U.S. Coast Guard Metrics

This report documents logic models detailing elements of the Coast Guard's missions, examines existing metrics, and proposes potential metrics that could improve on or complement existing metrics, together with a framework for applying the metrics.

Oct 27, 2015
Commentary

Scoring the Surgeon Scorecard

There is no tradeoff between recognizing the serious methodological problems in the ProPublica Surgeon Scorecard, improving the Scorecard, and encouraging providers to release their own data. All three can and should be done simultaneously.

Oct 14, 2015
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A Methodological Critique of the ProPublica Surgeon Scorecard

ProPublica's Surgeon Scorecard displays "Adjusted Complication Rates" for named surgeons for eight surgical procedures performed in hospitals. This perspective critiques the methods of the Scorecard and identifies opportunities for improvement.

Sep 25, 2015
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Developing a Research Impact and Performance Management System for The Research Council of Oman

RAND Europe and RAND researchers design a system through which The Research Council of Oman can measure the performance and impact of its funded research today and in the future. The team also collected data to set a baseline for a subset of the performance and impact indicators developed for the system.

Aug 11, 2015
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Developing a research impact performance management system for The Research Council, Oman: Final Report

This report sets out our approach and findings in developing a research impact performance management system for The Research Council (TRC), Oman.

Aug 11, 2015
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Are 360-Degree Assessments the Right Tool for the Military?

Using 360-degree feedback as part of the officer performance evaluation system is not advisable, but the services could benefit from using 360s as a tool for leader development and to gain an aggregate view of leadership across the force.

Apr 9, 2015
Commentary

When It Comes to Police-Community Relations, “Expect What You Inspect”

As the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing report suggests, local governments should evaluate police on more than crime statistics, and police departments and officers should be held publicly accountable for meeting the community's expectations. Adding new dimensions of performance metrics would help.

Mar 17, 2015
Journal Article

Journal Article

Integrating the Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes for Both Clinical Practice and Performance Measurement: Views of Experts from 3 Countries

The patient-reported outcome (PRO) is a standardized method for measuring patients' views of their health status.

Dec 23, 2014
Commentary

A Competitive Landscape for Providing Services Is an Opportunity for Evidence-Building, but Who Will Benefit?

In a tight fiscal climate the UK government has been an innovator in ways to fund and deliver effective public services. New funding arrangements present opportunities for developing the evidence base for policy and practice, since they are associated with different types of service providers.

Dec 2, 2014
Commentary

The ACA's Opportunity to Improve Care for Substance Use Disorders

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) will significantly increase coverage for the publicly funded treatment of substance use disorders. But in order to maximize the benefit to patients, families, and society, it's critical to invest in the development, validation, and use of performance measures.

Jul 28, 2014
Multimedia

Distinguished Speaker Series: Simon Sinek

In this podcast, ethnographer and best-selling author Simon Sinek discusses the dynamics of leadership and teamwork.

Jul 23, 2014

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RAND Topic:
Performance Measurement

Topic Synonyms:
Performance Metrics

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