Performance Measurement. State Approaches to Governing-For-Results and Accountability(Research Report) The Urban Institute's Governing–for–Results and Accountability Project team conducted extensive discussions and interviews with elected and appointed officials in Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, and Texas, and with a number of agency directors from other states.
Additionally, focus groups and small discussion sessions were held with citizens and citizen representatives in all five study states. States, Citizens, and Local Performance Management(Document) Localities are where priorities must be set and solutions owned and implemented. State-initiated efforts need to consciously encourage localities to adopt or adapt statewide measures of progress and to incorporate these measures in their own strategic planning. Data Underload #6 – Bed Head.