How Gov Can Buy Better, Faster and Cheaper
Ready to start innovating your procurement processes but not sure where to start? Check out what the VA is doing to make these processes more effective and efficient.
Project Management
Program Performance: New Study Highlights Challenges Ahead
37.5% of program-level federal employees interviewed do not have measurable goals or, if they do, these goals have not being communicated to them.
Stop Talking About Yesterday
If I described our work in the present and future, wouldn’t that be more compelling, and interesting? Discussing how we work hard to support the continuous improvement culture, capacity, and results for state government? Yes, yes it would.
The Greatest Management Tool Ever*
A logic model, or log frame, or conceptual framework, is a graphic representation that depicts how an organization’s or program’s goals are related to its inputs, activities, outputs, and outcomes.
How I Launched a Government Website
After about 70 days of interviewing departments, creating content, uploading files, developing online forms and a whole lot of refining, we launched a beta version of the new San Rafael website. Here’s what I learned.
The Effectiveness of Various PMP Exam Study Techniques
Examining four PMP Exam study techniques, their effectiveness, and some possible alternatives, you may not have considered.
Meeting Federal Records Mandates With Technology
By Dec. 31, agencies must manage permanent and temporary email records in an accessible electronic format. The onus is on agencies now to decide the right technological fit to meet the requirements.
Implementing Effective Enterprise Risk Management in Federal Government
Government faces increasing uncertainties as agencies pursue diverse and complex missions. That’s why more federal agencies are investing in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), a discipline that addresses the full spectrum of an organization’s risks, including challenges and opportunities, and integrates them into an enterprisewide, strategically aligned portfolio view.
4 Ways You Reap What You Measure
It’s almost always worth focusing on what your office could measure because measurement influences nearly every aspect of operations and communications.
Taking a Holistic Approach to Open Source
Open source offers agencies not only additional technological capabilities – like greater scalability, storage and speed – but also cost-savings and security enhancements. But making this transition can be overwhelming.