Performance Management in Local Government

Number of Credits: 3

This course introduces students to how local officials measure the inputs, outputs, and outcomes of service delivery and how they use these performance data for making management and policy decisions. It explores the use of other types of data to information decision making, including content analysis, benchmarking, financial condition analysis, and benefit-cost analysis.

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July 30, 2025

As a Master of Public Administration (MPA) student, I entered my internship with the Hillsborough...

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July 18, 2025

This blog post was written by current student Lilly Parker. In my first blog post, I shared...

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July 11, 2025

Meet Carlos Morales, a 2nd year student in the UNC MPA program. I grew up in Columbia, SC,...

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