Author Archives: aspacap

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 … Continue reading →

Do Civil Service Systems Impede Improved Performance? Careers in Government (op-ed by Howard Risher) Government performance has been seen as a problem possibly forever, but the federal Department of Government Efficiency has triggered a renewed focus at all levels of government. … Continue reading →

Making Better Use of Data Governing Without more certainty about the fate of specific federal funding streams, state governments do not have sufficient information to act in many cases. Nonetheless, there are immediate steps that they can take to be … Continue reading →

Reclaiming the Gift of Performance Measurement LinkedIn (Njeri Faith) This article brings out the deeply human roots of performance measurement -long before KPIs and dashboards. It reminds us that measurement began with instinct and learning, not judgment. [Editor’s Note: a bit … Continue reading →

Performance Budgeting Initiatives and Evidence Use in Public Budgeting Journal of Educational and Social Research  This article by Dr. Marsida Ismaili focuses on public budgeting decision-making in Western Balkans countries and on performance-based budgeting initiatives they have undertaken, for an informed and democratic decision-making process.