This conference is a must-attend event for all those who are serious about ensuring their agency's effectiveness. You will benefit from:

• 14 innovative speakers at your disposal to share their strategies and experiences in performance measurement fundamentals that are already proven to work
• Over 21 hours of intense, interactive learning - we guarantee you will recoup your money spent by implementing just a few of the strategies shared during the conference
• The opportunity to customize your learning by participating in the unique and interactive workshop sessions that will enable you to practice and apply your skills in peer groups -- you will walk away with strategies and tactics that you can begin to implement in your own organization
• An abundance of networking opportunities - be sure to bring plenty of business cards to exchange with your fellow attendees
• Participating in instructional sessions that will share real-world examples, tactics and lessons learned from leading results-based management for government initiatives that will ground you in advancing your own strategy
• A comprehensive overview of results-based measurement from leading practitioners like Government of the Northwest Territories, Service Canada, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and many more
• Optional networking lunches that give you the opportunity to brainstorm and benchmark solutions with your fellow attendees
• Acquiring new knowledge to lead your organization through the imperative, yet sometimes extremely difficult responsibility of ensuring that your organization's strategic plan stays on track
• The opportunity to learn how to integrate performance measures, program evaluation, strategic planning and budgeting into a results-based management system to ensure innovative, efficient and effective government, in a hands-on environment
• A complimentary packet of research materials that will serve as a helpful resource long after you have attended this conference
• A formal Certificate of Completion, which documents your training achievement and commitment to continuing professional development

Dear Government Executive:

Performance measurement is the backbone of a successful, innovative and high-performing government organization. Using performance measures to track past performance and forecast future outcomes is critical to success. Performance measurement helps to clarify people's responsibilities, forms a sound, logical basis upon which to allocate resources, and ensures a results-oriented focus for the entire organization.

When you attend the "Results-Based Management for Government Conference," this December in Ottawa, you will explore and discuss best practices in managing for results and integrating performance measures and budget processes.

How Will This Conference Help You and Your Organization?

Tying performance measures to the budget of your organization requires an understanding of the alignment and integration processes. It's difficult, but well worth the effort. When your strategic efforts are aligned with your measurement processes and budget, your organization's success in producing results can improve. Without measurement, you cannot correct mistakes you may not even know you are making. A budget integrated with performance measurement is crucial to achieving high performance and showing taxpayers what they are getting for their money.

Increasingly, the public is calling for greater government accountability. It is crucial you learn how to stay on track and link performance to resources and results. Agencies that have developed good performance measures have a greater chance of showing how much "bang for the buck" they can get.

What Does This Mean For You?

• Service Canada transformed their day-to-day operations to make them more citizen-centred and results-oriented
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established objectives and targets in programmatic areas that align with their organizational goals
• Government of the Northwest Territories implemented a government-wide program review process to measure success and report results achieved

Register today to join your colleagues for 4 days of education, practical advice, inspiration and networking. Call our conference hotline at 773-695-9400 to reserve your space or click here.

If you're charged with the task of defining or monitoring your organization's progress toward achieving its strategic goals and ensuring continuous improvement, then this is a can't-miss event! I look forward to welcoming you to this unique benchmarking forum this December.