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 5-11
Performance Management Why We Need to Grade Our Governments (Again) Paul Posner, Governing An exceptional project from the past illustrates how beneficial measuring public-sector performance can be. The Pay-for-Performance Approach to Reducing Recidivism Charles Chieppo, Governing The early success of … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – August 29-September 4
Performance Management So Long to the Cubit and Ad Hoc Performance Metrics John Kamensky, Government Executive Cross-agency benchmarks support data-driven decision-making. Agencies Should Celebrate Their Accomplishments Howard Risher, Government Executive There is no better way to motivate high performance than … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – August 22-28
Performance Management Innovation metrics can help CIOs improve performance Sam Ufret, Federal News Radio Through dashboards, scorecards and heat maps, CIOs can make more informed decisions faster. But things like performance and innovation of the CIO shop itself are harder … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – August 15-21
Performance Management GE Saw the Light on Performance, Government Should Too Howard Risher, Government Executive The answer is not to end employee reviews, but to make them better. Customer Service Maximizing the effectiveness of customer service Kris van Riper and … Continue reading
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Accountability and Performance Weekly – August 1-14
Performance Management Seven keys to success to your agency’s next strategic review Federal News Radio Interview with Chris Mihm on best practices for carrying out strategic reviews outlined in a recent GAO report. Cracking the code on past performance Mark … Continue reading
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