Thus, every Council-funded initiative reports on a unique set of performance measures, and contributes varying amounts.
Many initiatives change over time.
Thus, performance in all measures is not expected to rise in a linear fashion. Projection of performance ahead of when the Council determines its priorities is extremely difficult since projections must be made two and a half years before funding decisions are made by the Council. Some projects are funded longer term, especially the professional education projects, and thus performance may be easier to predict. Performance Benchmarking Implementing internal benchmarking has presented challenges and opportunities to the Council in developing the Strategic Plan. The Texas Cancer Council understands that the process of comparing its operations and performance against recognized standards with the goal of improvement is very important.