Performance The proficiency of an agency or authority in acquiring resources economically and using those resources efficiently and effectively in achieving planned outcomes. Performance information Evidence about performance that is collected and used systematically. Evidence may relate to appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency. It may be about outcomes, factors that affect outcomes, and what can be done to improve them. Performance measures A more precise measure than indicators.
Performance measures relate to outcomes, outputs, third party outputs and administered items.
They are used when there is a direct casual link between an intervention and a measurable change in performance. Policy parameters Policy parameters provide APS agencies with wide scope to develop arrangements tailored to their specific requirements. Portfolio Budget Statements Statements prepared by portfolios to explain the Budget appropriations in terms of planned Government outcomes. The amount the government or the community pays for the delivery of agreed outputs. Quality Relates to the characteristics by which customers or stakeholders judge an organisation, product or service.