How to Avoid Four Fatal Flaws When Designing Your Government Performance Management System

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Most “Government Performance Management Systems” suffer from serious conceptual flaws that have regularly proven to be fatal. For example, often there are no consequences for “good” or “bad” performance in government. Thus, even a good performance measurement system is a waste of time.  In addition, performance measurement systems in government lack: (a) upfront prioritization of goals and objectives; (b) upfront agreement on how to judge deviation from targets; and (c) focus on the whole of organization.

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Weekly Roundup: July 17 - 21, 2017

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Michael J. Keegan

White House pushes TBM for IT savings and smarter spending.  Chris Liddell, the president's director of strategic initiatives, thinks the federal government may be spending as much as $200 billion on IT each year -- far more than is generally acknowledged.  Better data and metrics, he argued at a July 20 White House event, is critical to bringing down that spend.

Insights from the VA Program Management Roundtable

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Listen to the audio of this panel and see below for an article from VA about the session.

 


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VA Acquisition Corps/Program Management Roundtable Event

 

 

Reprinted with permission from VA

Improving Federal Program Management & Acquisition: Adopting Industry Practices

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Bloomberg Event

The impetus for this event was the coalescing of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act in 2015, the Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2016, and guidance from the executive branch, which have combined to drive changes that will affect contractors as well as the federal government.

Weekly Roundup: July 24 - 28, 2017

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Michael J. Keegan

 

Agencies should look to industry for scaling shared services. Adopting standards and building partnerships with industry will accelerate agencies' ability to take advantage of shared services, says a GSA executive.

 

How Can Blockchain Technology Help Government Drive Economic Activity?

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:25

Post 1 (of 3):  A Blueprint Discussion on Identity

By Guest Bloggers: Thomas Hardjono, MIT Connection Science and Pete Teigen, IBM

The blockchain transformation of the economy will require agreements on standards and processes across institutions around the world, as well as major social, legal and political change. -Wall Street Journal

Transformative scenarios, such as large-scale public identity systems, will deliver enormous value. -Harvard Business Review

Weekly Roundup: July 31 - August 4, 2017

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Good News: Acquisition Reform Works. Steve Kelman writes in FCW: “cost growth in the development of new weapons systems has slowed.”  He explored “why” and concluded that the acquisition reforms over the past decade has finally made a difference.

A New Avenue of Expert Insight: The Former Government Executives Council

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 10:12

Members of the FEGC offer innovative ideas to improve government based on their past and extensive experience as senior officials at the Federal, State, and local levels. They provide thought leadership that draws on lessons learned and effective practice developed during their careers in government.

A New Research Agenda: The Center Launches Our Third Decade of Bringing the Best Ideas to Government

Submitted by on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 09:56

In 2018, the IBM Center for The Business of Government will mark our twentieth year of connecting research to practice in helping to improve government. Given this significant milestone, the Center reinforces our ultimate mission: to assist public sector executives and managers in addressing real-world problems with practical ideas and original thinking to improve government management and leadership.

Weekly Roundup: August 7-11, 2017

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John Kamensky

Exciting Opportunities. Government Executive reports: “Though their written plans remain shrouded from public view, agency officials charged by the Trump White House with making government more efficient say they are “excited” about what they see as a rare opportunity for systemic and lasting change to government operations.”

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