HR Programs

Balanced Scorecard

Overview

This program is in the HR Policy Division, M-13, in the Departmental Office of Human Resource Management. The Human Resources Measurement Action Team (HRMAT) was created in response to the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) to measure our progress against strategic and tactical goals.

Using Balanced Scorecard principals, HRMAT evaluates the performance of the delivery of HR services and information in DOT operating administrations.

Program Manager

Joshua Price
Phone: (202) 366-4117
Fax: (202) 366-6806
Email: joshua.price@dot.gov

 

Balanced Scorecard

Development of the Balanced Scorecard was led by the CEO of The Nolan Norton Institute, David P. Norton, with Dr. Robert S. Kaplan, a professor at the Harvard Business School, as an academic consultant. The process measures the performance of an organization from several different perspectives. Because the Balanced Scorecard does not focus simply on financial factors, it has since been adopted by organizations in the public sector as well.

The DOT Procurement community adopted the Balanced Scorecard in approximately 1996 and HRMAT implemented it for the HR community in 1998. Our process surveys HR Customers, HR Employees, and HR Managers about the delivery and importance of HR services.

HR Customer Survey

HR customers are asked their level of agreement with and importance of 22 statements in categories of Timeliness, Quality, and Service Partnership. For example, in the Timeliness category, statement #1 is "Products and services are provided when I need them."

Customers are also asked to rate the HR office overall.

HR Employee Survey

HR employees are asked their level of agreement with and importance of 38 statements in four categories; Quality Work Environment, Executive Leadership, Service Partnership, and Mission Goals. For example, in the Quality Work Environment category, statement #1 is "My HR office provides flexibility in my work schedule."

HR employees are also asked to rate the overall quality of worklife in their HR office.

HR Manager Self Assessment Survey

HR managers are asked to rate their own HR organizations in categories; Excellence in Human Resource Programs, Information Technology, Quality Workforce, Mission Goals, and Financial Perspective.

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Last updated: September 22, 2008