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								  <B>April 2002</B>
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                                    <P> <B>FROM THE PUBLISHER</B><BR>
                                      Onward and Upward: GFOA's Performance Management Initiative<BR>
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                                      <B>NEWS BRIEFS</B><BR>
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                                      <B>ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING</B><BR>
                                      GAO Limits Auditor Consulting<BR>
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                                      <B>FEDERAL FOCUS</B><BR>
                                      Increases, Decreases, and Deficits: The President's Budget Proposal<BR>
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                                      <B>STATE OF THE ART</B><BR>
                                      How and Why to Strategically Finance IT Projects<BR>
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                                      <B>FORUM</B><BR>
                                      Calculating Performance Measures: A Primer for Finance Officers<BR>
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                                      <B>PROFILING GFOA</B><BR>
                                      Winter Committee Meeting Upcate<BR>
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                                      <B>STANDING COMMITTEES</B><BR>
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                                      <B>LETTER TO THE EDITOR</B><BR>
                                      Performance Measurement Not the GASB's Concern<BR>
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                                      <B>BOOK REVIEWS</B><BR>
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                                      <B>FROM THE LIBRARY</B><BR>
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                                      <B>COMMENTARY</B><BR>
                                      &quot;Perpetual Fiscal Crisis&quot; for States?
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                            <TD><B><A HREF="/services/gfr/archives/2002/04/gfr0402.pdf" TARGET="_blank">Citizen Participation: Legitimizing Performance Measurement as a Decision Tool</A></B><BR>
                              <I>Involving citizens in the development and implementation of performance measurement systems can legitimize such
initiatives among elected officials, thereby enhancing their value in the decision-making process.</I><BR>
            Alfred Tat-Kei Ho and Paul Coates<BR>
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            <B>A Balanced Scorecard Approach to Performance Measurement</B><BR>
            <I>The balanced scorecard provides a useful framework for focusing performance measurement efforts on
the critical drivers of success.</I><BR>
            Larry Maholland and Patrick Muetz<BR>
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            <B>Trusting the Numbers: The Power of Data Verification</B><BR>
            <I>This article reviews the importance of verifying the reliability of performance measurement data and outlines
the steps in performance measurement verification.</I><BR>
            W. Anderson Williams</TD>
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                              <P> <B>Training for Performance Measurement Success</B><BR>
              <I>An effective training program can help get performance measurement off the ground and sustain the system as it
matures into a catalyst for government accountability and improvement.</I> 
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              Barbara Emerson<BR>
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              <B>Aligning Performance Measurement with Key Management Processes</B><BR>
              <I>Integrating performance measurement with other key management processes helps to focus these efforts on
government-wide priorities.</I><BR>
              Joy A. Clay and Victoria Bass<BR>
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              <B>Motivational Strategies for Public Managers</B><BR>
              <I>The budgetary belt-tightening precipitated by the recent recession has placed renewed emphasis on the importance of
employee motivation.</I><BR>
              Peter Christensen
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