Welcome to ASPA-CAP
Welcome to the Center for Accountability and Performance website! CAP aims to improve the practice of public service by helping Public Administration and Nonprofit professionals acquire the knowledge, technical skills and resources necessary to successfully manage for results. CAP achieves its mission through education, training, advocacy, technical assistance, resource sharing, and research into best practices in Performance Management.
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – September 10-16
Performance Management The Management Roadmap: How the Next Administration Can Hit the Ground Running from Day One Dan Chenok, Business of Government Focusing on management as a key enabler to achieving policy and program priorities. 4 steps to a solid … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – August 27-September 9
Performance Management 25 Years Later, What Happened to ‘Reinventing Government’? John Buntin, Governing The ambitious public management crusade of the 1990s has made a mark on governments everywhere. But it’s fallen short of some of its goals. Analytics/Evaluation How Academia … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – August 20-26
Performance Management When Performance Measures are Counter-Productive Robert Behn, Government Executive Different measures create different incentives. Creating a results-focused city government: An interview with Michael Nutter, former Mayor of Philadelphia Andy Feldman, GovInnovator Podcast What is the value of evidence … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – August 13-19
Performance Management Is Performance Budgeting an Unnatural Act? John Kamensky, Business of Government Performance budgeting has been a mantra of government reformers at least since the 1949 Hoover Commission. But its actual implementation has been sporadic. Why is something that … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – August 6-12
Performance Management Can Self-Managed Teams Work in Government? John Kamensky, Business of Government Federal leaders are in a quandary about how to improve employees’ engagement on the job. Analytics/Evaluation The value of Integrated Data Systems for states and localities: An … Continue reading
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