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Newsline audio releases — February 10, 2012

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WisDOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb talks about new performance measures the department is using to help track progress towards established goals.

Cut 1: WisDOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb (388 KB/25 seconds)

"Every agency in state government is being asked to get the most out of its limited resources. So at the DOT — we want to meet that challenge through innovation, quality service and responsible management. The only way to know if we’re succeeding is really to track and measure our performance. So we’ve created a program called “MAPSS” to track our performance in meeting our five strategic goals: mobility, accountability, preservation, safety, and service."

Cut 2: WisDOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb (340 KB/22 seconds)

"Well, there’s an old saying in management that you can't manage what you don't measure. What we've created with MAPPS is a tool that will measure our performance in 23 specific areas. That’ll help us know in what areas we’re performing well — and also identify areas where we need to improve. And as the MAPSS system is more fully developed, we'll continue to add new measures to help us know how well we’re meeting our responsibilities."

Cut 3 Wrap with Gottlieb  (870 KB/56 seconds)

As a way to measure progress towards established goals, the Wisconsin DOT has created the “MAPSS” Performance Dashboard. DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb says MAPSS includes measures in 23 separate areas.

"Every agency in state government is being asked to get the most out of its limited resources. So at the DOT — we want to meet that challenge through innovation, quality service and responsible management. The only way to know if we’re succeeding is really to track and measure our performance. So we’ve created a program called “MAPSS” to track our performance in meeting our five strategic goals: mobility, accountability, preservation, safety, and service."

MAPSS will track such things as construction projects completed on-time and on-budget, the amount of time required to clear highways following an incident or snowstorm, and services provided through the Division of Motor Vehicles. This is Rob Miller reporting.

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