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Performance Management Delivery Units Around the World John Kamensky, Business of Government A new report from the Inter-American Development Bank examines the increased attention by Latin American and Caribbean countries on using tools and techniques, such as Delivery Units that … Continue reading →

Performance Management A new model for program management Richard Spires and Thomas Ragland, Federal Computer Week Creating governmentwide Program Management Centers of Excellence could save countless programs that are otherwise doomed to fail. Analytics/Evaluation Social Programs That Work Ron Haskins, … Continue reading →

Performance Management OMB Trumpets Progress on Tracking Contractor Performance and Other Cross-Agency Goals Charles Clark, Government Executive According to OMB, cross-agency priority goals continue to guide agency management improvements and are producing “notable progress and success.” Analytics/Evaluation GAO: Using Program … Continue reading →

Performance Management OPM proposes changes to SES performance standards Ginger Whitaker, Federal News Radio OPM has proposed changes to performance standards for Senior Executive Service members. that would clarify and update the three-year-old performance appraisal system and provide more oversight. … Continue reading →

Performance Management Avoid Getting Caught in the Quagmire of Key Performance Indicators Robert Behn, Government Executive Searching for the ‘best KPI’ is just another substitute for thinking. Escaping the deficit trap Donald Kettl, Baltimore Sun Kettl encourages Governor-elect Hogan to … Continue reading →