APGs serve as stepping stones towards long-term objectives. Image: Lux Blue/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffA posting on performance.gov reminds agencies that September 30 marks the end of the current two-year agency priority goal cycle, with a new set to follow.
So-called APGs, required by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010, “serve as stepping stones towards long-term objectives outlined in the agency’s strategic plan. APGs rely on agency execution rather than new legislation or funding,” it says. “Regular progress reviews of these goals ensure focus and allocation of resources. Other goals and priorities exist, and agencies should manage them according to priority levels.”
It said that successful APGs “address a problem and have a set completion date, target, and indicator for success.” They also, it said:
• “Support improvements in near-term outcomes, customer service, or efficiencies, and advance progress toward longer-term outcome-focused goals in the agency’s strategic plan;
• “Are ambitious yet achievable within the end of a 24-month period; and
• “Organize efforts in areas where cross component/bureau or joint-agency coordination is needed to advance common outcomes.”
“Indicators used to track progress against the goals should cover the full fiscal year to the extent possible, and quarterly indicators and/or milestones will follow the fiscal year quarters. Agencies may choose monthly indicators and milestones, if preferred,” it adds.
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