Breaking News

  • Annual Conference to be held July 15th.  The date has been set for the 2009  Annual Meeting.  Please reserve July 15th on your calendar.  It will be held at Willamette University.  Further information will be posted on the web site including speakers and registration shortly.
  • House Ways and Means Subcommittee Votes to Eliminate the Oregon Progress Board.  The tight budget is making for difficult choices in Salem.  Recently, the Oregon Progress Board's existence is being threatened.  The Progress Board helps Oregonians envision their future, strategize for the long-term and track progress at the state and county level.  Through this process, the Progress Board delivers a unique strategic vision (Oregon Shines) and societal-level data (Oregon Benchmarks) on how Oregon is progressing. The Progress Board is really a key part of what has helped make Oregon a respected national leader in terms of performance measurement and management. You can go to their web site for more information on their many activities. While members of OPPMA and the Executive Committee are drawn from around the state at the city, count, and state level as well non-governmental people, many members feel strongly about the importance and value of The Oregon Progress Board. If you agree, please feel free to voice that support.

The purposes of OPPMA are: 

  • Facilitate a common understanding of performance measurement best practice

  • Improve performance management skills 

  • Foster open discussion of credible performance information with interested citizens 

  • Provide collaborative venues for performance management practitioners

Benefits of Participation in OPPMA

Performance measurement practitioners and users from all levels in government will benefit from the Oregon Public Performance Measurement Association. The ability to share knowledge and pool resources will be fundamental for members, enabling them to keep up to date in a field which is developing and moving at a rapid rate.

Participants will be added to a mailing list of people interested in the field of Performance Measurement and Management and will be kept informed of developments within OPPMA and opportunities to collaborate and learn.

There will be opportunities for participants to interact, including opportunities to network at conferences and workshops.  It is anticipated that workshops and seminars will be organized and held by members for members.

Past Events

On September 10, 2007,  Jeff Tryens, gave a talk, "Citizen Engagement and Performance Measurement Aussie Style."  Jeff recently returned from spending two years in South Australia helping to engage the community in the strategic planning process. 

July 16, 2007, featured David Osborne, author of the The Price of Government: Getting the Results We Need in an Age of Permanent Fiscal Crisis and Reinventing Government.   His presentation emphasized the challenges facing governments over the upcoming decades and how we can attempt to deal with them.  This event was covered in a recent Statesman-Journal article, "Speaker warns state officials about tough times ahead."

July 2006, Reporting on Government Performance: GASB'S Suggested Criteria for Performance

July 2005, Jonathan Walters proved that it really is possible (or even necessary) to maintain a sense of humor while undertaking the serious public responsibility of doing performance measurement.  His book, Measuring Up: Governing's Guide to Performance Measurement for Geniuses (and other Public Managers), is based on his 20 years of experience including serving as Senior Correspondent for Governing magazine.

Upcoming Meetings and Events