Our effort to learn through comparing
Valley Benchmark Cities
We compare for context
We compare for validation
We compare to track our progress
We compare for motivation
We compare to understand
If we don’t compare, others will
“Residents who experienced … ‘operational transparency’ in government services – seeing the work that government is doing – expressed more positive attitudes toward government and greater support for maintaining or expanding the scale of government programs.”
What’s in it for us?
Harvard Business School study, 2013
How will you know how you are doing without context?
Valley Benchmark Cities
What have we compared?
Valley Benchmark Cities
Sales Taxes Property Taxes Utility Bills Permit and Development
Fees Land Use Impacts Salaries and Benefits Sustainability Indicators
“Evidence suggests that improved performance occurs at a much greater rate when
performance measures are compared.” Smith and Hartung, 2004
Brent Stockwell | Strategic Initiatives DirectorCity of Scottsdale | City Manager’s Office
480-312-7288 | [email protected]