The Effectiveness of the Regional Long-Term Development Plan of Purworejo Regency: The Evaluation of Strategic Planning

The implementation of strategic planning in the public sector is the art of managing government affairs involving the utilization of state power. A set of regional planning in Indonesia is characterized by continuity and interconnectedness within a planning system consisting of the Regional Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPD), the Regional Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMD), and the Regional Government Work Plan (RKPD). RPJPD, as part of the national development planning system in Indonesia, is a planning document that guides regional governance for 20 years and delineated into four periods of the RPJMD, each with a validity period of five years. In the planning cycle, the evaluation process is essential to do. The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the long-term development performance in the public sector in the framework of strategic planning evaluation in Purworejo Regency. The methods employed in the evaluation were cross-sectional and longitudinal qualitative comparative, which involved comparing and correlating the performance achievement of the four periods of the RPJMD conducted at the end of each planning year in the final period. The dominant aspect that supports the achievement of development performance targets is the aspect of government. The inhibiting aspects that hinder the achievement of performance targets in the RPJPD of Purworejo Regency for 2005-2025 are the aspects of economics, infrastructure, socio-culture, and time.