Questions+(Controlling+Coordinating+Economic)

Assessment > > Branches:
 * == Controlling/Coordinating ==
 * How is the Organization assessed? What factors are considered in determining "success"?
 * Statistics
 * Performance Indicators (How well are we doing?)
 * Economic Value (How much are we worth?)
 * Special Collections
 * Collection Management
 * Information Management
 * Resource Management
 * Government Records
 * Electronic Records
 * Public Services

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 * Website
 * Outreach & Education Programs
 * Digital Repository
 * Other Methodology
 * Focus Groups?
 * Interviewing?
 * Usability Studies?
 * Observations?

Fiscal Controls > Budgeting Cycle
 * Funding Process
 * Who can authorize spending?
 * Who can authorize long-term financial commitments?
 * Is spending allowed in excess of budgeted amounts? Who can authorize it?
 * Reporting -- Frequency?

Budget Types
 * Functional? Departmental?
 * Line item? Formula?
 * More than one? Original version and then one with cuts?
 * At what levels is the information compiled? Who has input? ||  ||
 * == Economic Downturn == || Interview Person ||
 * How did the organization weather the past 2 years?
 * Did the Parent Organization demand cost-savings measures?
 * If so, what % of the budget was cut?
 * Did they already have contingency plans in place?
 * How were vacant positions effected -- frozen, delayed?
 * Were there layoffs or furloughs?
 * How did it affect ongoing projects or new innovations?
 * What techniques were employed to motivate staff and keep their morale high?
 * Was this crisis an opportunity to restructure or re-image the organization?
 * What are their plans going forward? ||  ||
 * Who made the decisions regarding budget cuts?
 * Was it a collaborative process?
 * If your organization is a department within a larger agency, what kind of input, if any, if they have in how the cuts would be made?
 * How were changes and updates communicated to the staff? ||  ||
 * If your organization was lucky enough (or planned well enough) to come out of the financial crisis unscathed, find out why.
 * What strategies did they use to avoid significant troubles?
 * Have they revisited their plans to prepare for the next major upheaval -- whether it's positive or negative. ||  ||
 * Have they revisited their plans to prepare for the next major upheaval -- whether it's positive or negative. ||  ||