Data-Driven Approaches: Fortaleza, Brazil

What Works Cities

In 2012, Fortaleza (a city of 2.6 million) undertook an initiative to cut traffic fatalities. Using performance management and data-driven approaches, it reduced traffic fatalities by 57 percent over the following decade.

Measurement for Performance Improvement: In Search of the Golden Thread

Warwick Business School (Nicola Burgess)

A six-part blog series on the importance of measurement and interpreting data to create an ongoing culture of improvement, using the British National Health Service as a case study. It concludes with four key myths that underpin six key lessons illustrated in a “sketchnote.”

Does Performance Information Receive Political Attention?

Public Administration Review

A study that reviewed  Danish student standardized scores and how they are viewed by political leaders shows that performance information is paid attention to, even if it ultimately isn’t used in decisionmaking.