performance measure that quantifies how much "product" is produced, and that measures efficiency. See tactical performance measure.
The gauge by which the output will be expressed, i.e., numbers of permits issued, number of areas burned, etc.
a measure of the entire system's performance
A measure of the number of units produced, services provided, or people served by an agency or its programs. Example: the number of home health care visits provided to the elderly; the number of read improvements completed; the number of immunizations provided.
The tabulation, calculation, or recording of activity or effort that can be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative (when attempting to measure shifts or progress toward desired levels of quality) manner. Output measures are useful for tracking volumes or levels of work when tracking of quality or effectiveness is typically less important than tracking costs. Output measures are typically associated with Efficiency measures.
Measurable unit showing that an output was achieved, usually expressed as a number and/or a percentage