Evidence-Based Budgeting Event (May 28-June 25)

RouteFifty

Results for America will host a five-week virtual event to help counties navigate fiscal uncertainty, and explore how evidence-based budgeting can help. The virtual event, called the “County Budgeting for What Works Sprint,” will run from May 28 through June 25.

From Compliance to Impact

Homeland Security Today (op-ed – Robin Champ)

Despite all the changes in leadership over the years, many agencies still redo their strategic plan every two years when a new Director comes in. Each time, they simply tweak the wording, update a few titles, and issue it as something “new.” In reality, little ever changes. Instead of developing something inspiring, motivating, and actionable, they merely check the GPRAMA box. What can be done differently?

311 Data Dashboards

Barrett & Greene

New York City’s dashboard provides data on more than two dozen agencies and New York City management and performance issues that surface through 311 contacts. Housing, parking, noise, waste, air quality and other quality-of-life issues are now being publicly tracked through this interactive monitoring tool.

Performance Management Symposium: Introduction

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration (gated)

 This symposium features four articles that examine performance management through distinct but interrelated lenses – political accountability, change management, feedback mechanisms and gender dynamics. Authors James Perry and Wai-Fung Lam note: “Governments facing high political accountability are more likely to act on feedback, whereas those with weaker accountability mechanisms may disregard or manipulate performance data.”