Strategies to Manage Well Given Scarce Resources

Governments here and around the world face constant pressures to do more with less, and these pressures are likely to grow over the next several years.

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By

Dan Chenok

Executive Director

IBM Center for The Business of Government chenokd@us.ibm.com

Michael J. Keegan

Leadership Fellow & Host, The Business of Government Hour

IBM Center for The Business of Government michael.j.keegan@us.ibm.com

Daryl Delabbio

County Administrator/Controller

County of Kent, Michigan daryl.delabbio@kentcountymi.gov

Eric Zeemering

Associate Professor

Ph. D

Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management

North Carolina State University Department of Business Management College of Management Raleigh

The Center has published a variety of reports and related materials that provide ways for government to succeed in the face of constraints. Accordingly, we have brought key findings on this topic together in this compilation, found in the upper left-hand portion of the page, or as individual articles:

We welcome thoughts on these issues, and look forward to continued dialogue with government leaders and stakeholders on actions to help agencies achieve their mission effectively and efficiently.

Strategies to Manage Well Given Scarce Resources