Rhode Island has a Chief Analyst who heads the Performance Management Unit (PMU) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Since 1997, Rhode Island state law has required state agencies to submit performance measure data and targets as part of the annual budget request process. Starting in 2023, the PMU began quarterly reporting of performance measures to supplement annual reporting.

 As outlined in the Annual Budget Instructions, agencies are required to report on program performance reporting when submitting budget requests. Agency Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and other agency contacts work with the PMU to create, modify, and report data on measures.

Per state law, OMB, including the PMU, is also authorized to conduct performance reviews and audits of agencies to determine the manner and extent to which executive branch agencies achieved intended objectives and outcomes – making it the hub of statewide performance management.