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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 →

Performance Management Results-Driven Contracting: An Overview Harvard Government Performance Lab Results-driven contracting in government is a continuum of practices that incorporates specific goals, measurement, active management using performance data, and the strategic use of performance incentives. Analytics/Evaluation Translating Research into … Continue reading →