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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 →

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 →

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 →

Performance Management New playbook trying to make performance metrics more than just a compliance exercise Jason Miller, Federal News Radio The Performance Improvement Council is trying to bring together tools and people to take better advantage of technology and data. … Continue reading →

Analytics/Evaluation How Utah became a leader in evidence-based policymaking Andy Feldman, GovInnovator Podcast State leaders in Utah have created a variety of centralized and agency-specific tools to incorporate evidence into policy and funding decisions. Innovation A Conversation With Mayors on … Continue reading →