Government Reimagined: An Interview with Michael Jacobson

Performance Magazine, KPI Institute 

King County, WA, director of performance and strategy, Michael Jacobson, is interviewed in the cover story for this issue of Performance Magazine about his views on strategy, performance management, and organizational culture – starting on p. 25.

Two Years of PMA: Top Achievements

U.S. Office of Management and Budget

It’s been two years since the launch of the Biden-Harris President’s Management Agenda. To celebrate this milestone, the Performance.gov team reflects on five PMA accomplishments of 2023. 

Strategic Planning and Goal Setting in a Politicized Environment: The Case of HUD, USICH, and Homelessness

International Journal of Public Administration (Ungated)

This study by Woody Stanley analyzes the hierarchy of goals and objectives that were adopted to reduce homelessness in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) strategic plans during three successive presidential administrations after passage of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. An interesting time series showing how changing political leadership affects long-standing challenges.

Top 23 Visualization Graphics for 2023

Visual Capitalist

Here’s a fascinating and innovative set of graphics showing different and interesting ways to display data.

Resource of the Week: “Transforming India” Performance Dashboard

Government of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created a performance dashboard of “flagship” government initiatives that claims to provide “real time” performance data. Maybe not exactly real-time but it is still pretty impressive.