Author Archives: aspacap

Performance Management Bad performance metrics revisited Steve Kelman, Federal Computer Week What does it take to make sure managers are measuring the right things? Analytics/Evaluation Obama Administration’s New Performance Grade: Improved, But Work Remains Patrick Lester, Government Executive The Obama … Continue reading →

Performance Management Getting Real About Performance Management David Ammons, Public Management Using performance information to improve services is key. Analytics/Evaluation There’s New Hope for Proponents of Evidence-Based Policy Patrick Lester, Government Executive A federal commission’s top task may be setting … Continue reading →

Performance Management How to Design Contracts that Deliver Results John Kamensky, Government Executive “Pay for success” is starting to take hold at the federal, state, and local levels, but a prerequisite is having some way of measuring success—and ensuring that funding … Continue reading →

Performance Management Does Performance Matter? John Kamensky, Business of Government Performance measurement is about measuring the performance of government and its programs – but what about measuring the effectiveness of performance measures themselves? Ironically, it turns out that it is … Continue reading →

Analytics/Evaluation Government’s Data-Driven Frenemies Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Governing There’s a long-standing rivalry between the people who do performance measurement and the people who evaluate programs. Insights from the City of New Orleans’ analytics unit, NOLAlytics, about using data … Continue reading →