Author Archives: aspacap

How San Diego Links Spending to Results Substack/Department of What Works An independent evaluation office is connecting rigorous evaluation to the policy and budget decisions that shape the lives of 3.3 million San Diegans. Evidence for the Future? Policy and … Continue reading →

Performance-Built Budgets Barrett & Greene This article summarizes a webinar focusing on the use of performance measures in the budgeting process.  It highlights the successes of the highly transparent results-oriented funding approach that is transforming the Ohio budgeting process, with examples of … Continue reading →

Understanding Performance Management from the Bottom-Up Public Administration Review (Leif Kongsgaard; Open Access PDF) This article provides a cutting-edge perspective of how frontline employees and managers respond to a robust performance management system in terms of their reactions to “numbers” from … Continue reading →

WEBINAR: Can Budgeting be Based on Performance? (Tues., Apr 28, 1 p.m. Eastern) Center for Accountability & Performance (free) New AI-driven tools may make it easier for governments to track performance in real-time, lowering the administrative burden of linking budgets to performance. Panelists … Continue reading →

When Data Challenges You to Change Barrett & Greene (Michael Jacobson) Over a decade, King County, WA (Seattle) decided to gather data from community members about their priorities and our employees about their engagement. What we found changed our approach to … Continue reading →