
26 Performance by Design
and your partners later evaluate success. It is important to both
identify and align the strategic directions (i.e., goals and objectives)
of all organizational partners.
Request strategic plans, annual reports, and other direction-
setting documents from your organization’s internal and external
partners. These documents will identify both the long-term and
short-term objectives of the organizations; which will in turn help
you determine their organizational priorities, objectives, and
resources.
As you review these documents, focus on the performance that
each organization is committed to accomplishing. These ...