National Parks Business Plan Initiative Questions

Questions

• Is there a problem?

• What do you do (with your money)? (two questions)

	-fixed/discretionary costs & programs
	-per standard? assessment
	-how/why prioritized?
	-need to educate stakeholders on ramifications of fixed budget/inflationary years
		-fixed costs
		-why closures (campgrounds, etc..) are necessary

• What would you do with additional monies?

	-where would the next dollar go?

• What do you need? (gap analysis)

	-one time
	-recurring
	-what standard/assessment?
	-what priorities and why?

• How would you close the gap?

	-financial & non-financial methods
	-efficiencies found?
	-partnering?
	-privitization?

• Performance measures?

	-not by making $$
	-by following the NPS mandates
		-developing goals that reflect these mandates