The Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) (Continued)

16. For the program(s)/operation(s)/project(s) that you are involved with, to what extent, if at all, do you agree with the following statements? (Select one answer in each row.)
 
    To a very great extent To a great extent To a moderate extent To a small extent To no extent No basis to judge/Not applicable
16a. PART helped highlight gaps in performance or evaluation information.
16b. As a result of PART, the measures we use to assess performance have changed.
16c. As a result of PART, the measures we use to assess performance have improved.
16d. As a result of the PART process, better efficiency and/or cost effectiveness measures have been developed.
16e. PART program performance measures are well aligned with the agency’s strategic and annual performance goals.
16f. As a result of PART, program evaluation efforts have improved.
16g. PART results have been used in management decision making.
   

    To a very great extent To a great extent To a moderate extent To a small extent To no extent No basis to judge/Not applicable
16h. As a result of PART, upper management has paid greater attention to performance and achieving results.
16i. PART has improved coordination between program, planning, and budget offices.
16j. As a result of PART, we have received additional resources.
16k. As a result of PART, we lost resources.
16l. Participating in PART has imposed a significant burden on management resources.
16m. As a result of PART, performance has improved.
16n. The benefits achieved through the PART process are worth the costs (e.g. in time, money, and effort) incurred.
   


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