Who are we

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Who are we?

• The Oregon Progress Boards Quest for Relevance
• Presentation to the
• Oregon Progress Board
• By Rita Conrad, Acting Executive Director
• September 20, 2005

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Oregon Progress Board

• How it got started
• What was relevant then
• What it has accomplished
• What is relevant now
• Current challenges
• Looking ahead

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1989

• Oregon was in a deep recession.
• New governor asked business leaders for a plan to
  turn the economy around.
  
• Oregon Progress Board was created to facilitate
  plan development and monitor progress.

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Statute

• An independent Oregon Progress Board is needed
  to
  
• Encourage the discussion and understanding of
  critical global and national trends that will
  affect Oregon in the coming decades
  
• Submit to Oregonians a strategy that describes
  and explains a vision for Oregon's economic,
  social and environmental progress for 20 years
  into the future
• Submit to the Legislative Assembly goals for
  Oregon's progress, including measurable
  indicators of the achievement of those goals
  
• Assist state agencies and their partners in
  developing performance measures that provide
  linkages to the measurable indicators of
  achievement .

ORS 285A.150
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The Boards planning process resulted in Oregon
Shines with Oregon Benchmarks.
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OS Strategy for changing course
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Oregon Partners

• State government
• Local governments
• Business
• Not-for-profits
• Foundations
• Citizens

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Oregon partners make it happen in and out of
state government.
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Oregon Partners 15,000 ft view
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Oregon Partners 15,000 ft view
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Oregon Partners 15,000 ft view
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Board Products Services

• Oregon Shines
• 1989 focused on economy
• 1997 update focused on economy, community and
  environment
  
• Oregon Benchmarks
• 90 quality of life vital signs
• Measure progress towards Oregon Shines goals
• Inquiries from every state and around the world
• Performance Measurement
• Guidelines for agency budget instructions
• Mandatory agency trainings

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Awards

• Corporation for Enterprise Development
• Financial World Magazine
• Ford Foundation
• Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
  University
  
• Partners for Livable Communities
• National Governors' Association

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Legislation Using Oregon Benchmarks

• Workforce Quality Council (1991 House Bill
  3133)
  
• Education Act for the 21st Century (1991 House
  Bill 3565)
  
• Key Industries (1991 Senate Bill 997 1995
  Senate Bill 309 sunset 1999)
  
• State Agency Performance Measurement and Budget
  Policy (ORS 291.100)
  
• The Oregon Commission on Children and Families
  (1993 House Bill 2004)
  
• Reorganized Services to Children and Families
  (1999 Senate Bill 555)

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Planning and Management

• Local Governments and Foundations
• Human Investment Partnership (1991)
• Budget Development Policies (1992, 1994, 1996)
• Clarifying Oregons Fiscal Choices (1994)
• Social Support Investment Work Group (1997)
• State Agency Performance Management (1993, 2001)

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New Programs and Organizations

• Oregon Option (1994)
• Community Partnership Team (1991)
• Community-based Strategic Planning
• Livable Communities (1994)
• Statewide Performance Measure Association (2005)

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What is relevant now?
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OS strategy is still relevant.
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Who would argue with thesegoals for Oregon?

• Quality jobs for all Oregonians
• Engaged, caring and safe communities
• Healthy, sustainable surroundings

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Still relevant to achievingthe Oregon Shines
goals

• and still a part of the Boards mandate
• Trend analysis (demographic, technological,
  behavioral)
  
• Collaborative strategic vision
• Rational alignment of public resources (to help
  implement the strategies)
  
• Better management and accountability(especially
  of government resources)

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Progress Board challenges

• Pressure for operations over policy
• Greater focus on performance management
• Lesser focus on trend analysis, strategic
  visioning and resource alignment
  
• Reducing push-back, achieving buy-in
• Dwindling resources
• From a staff of 4 FTE in the past
• To a staff of 1.75 FTE now

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Trends
Where are we headed?
Oregon Shines (30,000 ft)
Benchmarks
OS Goals
Did we change course?
Where do we want to be headed?
OS Strategy
How do we change course?
Past Progress Board involvement
Policy Analysis
Where are we?
Oregon Partners (15,000 ft)
Performance Measures
Policy Goals
Where do we want to go?
How did we do?
Programs Initiatives
How do we get there?
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Trends
Oregon Shines (30,000 ft)
Where are we headed?
Benchmarks
OS Goals
Did we change course?
Where do we want to be headed?
Current Progress Board involvement
with state government focus
OS Strategy
How do we change course?
Policy Analysis
Where are we?
Performance Measures
Policy Goals
Oregon Partners (15,000 ft)
Where do we want to go?
How did we do?
Programs Initiatives
How do we get there?
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Oregon Shines
Trends
Where are we headed?
Benchmarks
OS Goals
Did we change course?
Where do we want to be headed?
OS Strategy
How do we change course?
Policy analysis and resource alignment Are the
right ships headed in the right direction?
Policy Analysis
Where are we?
Performance Measures
Policy Goals
Oregon Partners
Where do we want to go?
How did we do?
Programs Initiatives
How do we get there?
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Oregon Shines
Trends
Where are we headed?
Benchmarks
OS Goals
Did we change course?
Where do we want to be headed?
OS Strategy
How do we change course?
Performance managementAre the ships running
well?
Policy Analysis
Where are we?
Performance Measures
Policy Goals
Oregon Partners
Where do we want to go?
How did we do?
Programs Initiatives
How do we get there?
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Potential Board Roles, 2007-09

• Facilitator
• to help Oregonians articulate an updated
  strategic vision (OSIII)
  
• Honest broker of information
• Policy and resource alignment
• Performance management
• Consultant to partners outside of state
  government
  
• Local governments
• Non-governmental organizations

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Proposed roadmap for 2005-07

• Front burner
• Performance infrastructure
• Benchmark publications and reports
• On the radar screen Visioning
• Map existing visioning efforts
• Identify partners, build coalitions
• Portion of each Board meeting
• Greater board member involvement
• Active committees, task forces
• Fewer board meetings

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Proposed Committee Structure
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Proposed Meeting Schedule

• Quarterly Board meetings
• 2005 - complete as planned (one more meeting in
  November)
  
• 2006 quarterly (March, June, September,
  December)
  
• First Tuesday
• Monthly committee meetings?
• First meeting set goals and work plan

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Committee Volunteers
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• Rita Conrad
• Acting Executive Director
• 503-378-3202 direct
• Rita.R.Conrad_at_state.or.us
• www.oregon.gov/DAS/OPB