CDOT Performance Data Business Plan - Cambridge Systematics
CDOT Performance Data Business Plan - Cambridge Systematics
CDOT Performance Data Business Plan - Cambridge Systematics
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<strong>CDOT</strong> <strong>Performance</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
5.2 CURRENT <strong>CDOT</strong> PROCESS AND WEB<br />
REPORTING CAPABILITY<br />
The objective of this report is to assist <strong>CDOT</strong> with communicating<br />
performance measures to the public. Currently annual performance measure<br />
reports are available to the public via the <strong>CDOT</strong> Home Page by selecting<br />
Annual Reports from the Quick Links menu on the left of the page.<br />
However, no mention of performance measure reporting is available from<br />
the home page. The Annual Reports page lists all available reports for the<br />
last several years.<br />
The stakeholder process revealed the following needs regarding dashboards:<br />
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Need to be able to drill down on measures so a person can see how their<br />
performance objectives link to those of the work unit, division and<br />
Department.<br />
Reporting needs to be more outcome oriented (e.g., rather than focusing<br />
on whether a bid was on time – what was the quality of the work?)<br />
It is a good idea to break down the measures by region. The more<br />
information, the better for the decision-makers. However, <strong>CDOT</strong> may<br />
wish to only show regional breakdowns for internal reporting.<br />
If measures are reported by region it will be important to provide<br />
annotations. For example, urban regions may have more difficulty with<br />
the on-time and on-budget measures than more rural regions.<br />
Dashboard design should not be constrained by the capabilities of<br />
Xcelsius.<br />
These recommendations need to be coordinated with the Public Relations<br />
Office for consistency with current processes at <strong>CDOT</strong>.<br />
5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR <strong>CDOT</strong> DASHBOARD<br />
REPORT FORMAT<br />
What Should Be Reported In A Dashboard?<br />
Dashboards should contain summary statistics at-a-glance, with drill-down<br />
capabilities to other dashboards for specific areas of interest to the dashboard<br />
user. Best practice indicates that dashboards should include only a few<br />
critical measures.<br />
How Often It Should Be Updated<br />
Dashboards are only tools; effectiveness depends on use. Update frequency<br />
should occur based on the individual measures and is discussed in more<br />
detail in Section 3.4 of this report.<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>Systematics</strong>, Inc. 5-19