Indicators are an important way of measuring the success of
strategic plans by monitoring the plans priorities and outcomes. It is
important to monitor and measure the success of strategic plans to see if the
goals and outcomes our being achieved and if they are not then changes may need
to be made to actions and/or priorities or the plan may have to be changed in
its entirety. Indicators vary depending on the plan and what they measure. Some
indicators our based on baseline data and therefore are easy to measure for
example foot fall other indicators like quality of life and state of the
environment can be harder to measure although there are models that can be
used.
Plans which focus on easily measurable indicators from baseline data such
as the Queanbeyan CBD Master Plan and to a lesser extent the Canberra City Plan
can lose focus on the community just to deliver these figures to show the
effectiveness of the plan which is not ideal. Although plans which focus on
things harder to measure like Bristol 2020 plan also tread a fine line, being
difficult to measure the effectiveness of the plan. A combination of easily
measurable and more complex indicators help make the best plan. Indicators are
very important because without a way of measuring the success of a strategic
plan it is just an academic exercise.
References
Environment and Sustainable
Development Directorate , 2012. ACT Planning Stratergy , Canberra: ACT
Government.
Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate,
2013. The City Plan, Canberra: ACT Government.
Leyshon Consulting, 2009. Queanbeyan CBD Master
Plan, Sydney: Leyshon Consulting PTY LTD.
McMahon, S. K., 2002. The development of quality
of life indicators—a case study from the City of Bristol, UK, Bristol:
Elsevier.
The Bristol Partnership, n.d. The Bristol 20:20
Plan, Bristol: Synergy Creative.
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