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Proceedings of a Workshop to Review PATH Strategy, Operating Plan, and Performance Measures (2006) / Chapter Skim
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... Sarah Slaughter, from MOCA Systems, will address the grand ideas that shape innovation in home construction and the role that government programs play in promoting innovation. Mel Mark, from Pennsylvania State University, will discuss overarching issues related to performance measures and why they are important to PATH and the success of the program.
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... Peter Drucker, the management guru, highlighted the importance of performance measures when he noted, "You can't manage it, if you can't measure it." However, this simple truth often causes a dilemma because, as Albert Einstein pointed out, "Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted." HUD is looking to this group to discover the truth that will help solve this dilemma.
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Key Terms

  • operating plan
  • advancing technology
  • draft strategy
  • program convey
  • resulting report

  • draft path
  • assessing progress
  • path forward
  • program review
  • recent draft

  • mel mark
  • workshop issues
  • fresh look
  • overarching issues
  • hud sponsored

  • measures effective
  • carlos martin
  • assessment committee
  • urban development
  • performance metrics

  • assess progress
  • nrc assessment
  • discuss overarching
  • workshop begins
  • workshop planning

  • guiding path
  • workshop discussions
  • final discussion
  • performance measures
  • workshop participants


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