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Performance Management Avoid Getting Caught in the Quagmire of Key Performance Indicators Robert Behn, Government Executive Searching for the ‘best KPI’ is just another substitute for thinking. Escaping the deficit trap Donald Kettl, Baltimore Sun Kettl encourages Governor-elect Hogan to … Continue reading →

Performance Management Can Presidents Be Managers? Paul Posner and Beryl Radin, Government Executive Presidents who bask in the policy limelight are surprised and puzzled when their support erodes. Analytics/Evaluation Writing the Book on Moneyball Government Charles Clark, Government Executive Assembled … Continue reading →

Performance Management What Performance Management Is and Is Not Robert Behn, Government Executive The phrase is often used when all anyone is doing is collecting data. With Big Data Comes Bigger Goals Mark Funkhouser, Governing Today’s performance management tools eliminate … Continue reading →

Analytics/Evaluation President’s Data Boosters Push Management Agenda Charles Clark, Government Executive OMB and GSA officials seek a legacy of evidence-based performance. Using Big Data Analytics to Effectively Oversee Financial Markets — The Three Essential Ingredients Brian Murrow, Business of Government … Continue reading →

Performance Management Assessing Government Performance through the Lens of Public Sector Workers Michael Lipsky, Public Administration Review A review of Charles Goodsell’s new book, The New Case for Bureaucracy, which seeks to “transcend stereotypes about the agencies of administration that do … Continue reading →