Topic - Performance Measurement & Management

This page summarizes Government Innovators Network content about Performance Measurement & Management.

The performance measurement and management section focuses on improving existing practices for better organizational effectiveness. This section includes articles on performance assessment, best practices, core competencies, cost-benefit analysis, evaluation, performance standards, process improvement, quality control, and strategic planning. It presents tools of measuring performance such as data-driven methods, performance indicators, metrics, outcomes, and report cards. Various innovations in Federal and State performance management systems are described.

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moreMost Relevant News

Performance Measurement: Are CIOs Aiming for the Right Result? (Opinion) (62%)
Government Technology
June 9, 2009

USDA secretary favors strong link between performance measures and goals (51%)
Government Executive
March 27, 2009

Pay for performance debate centers on incentives (46%)
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April 13, 2009

County program management provides "actionable data" (44%)
Government Technology
May 21, 2009

GAO-09-676, Results-Oriented Management: Strengthening Key Practices at FEMA and Interior Could Promote Greater Use of Performance Information, August 17, 2009 (27%)
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September 23, 2009

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moreMost Relevant Documents

Performance Management Recommendations for the New Administration (100%)
Shelley Metzenbaum
IBM Center for the Business of Government
January 1, 2009

Measurement that Matters: Cleaning up the Charles River (99%)
Shelley H. Metzenbaum
Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government
April 29, 2004

Get Results Through Performance Management: An Open Memorandum to State and Local Government Executives (99%)
Executive Session on Public Sector Performance Management, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

January 1, 2001

Get Results Through Performance Management: An Open Memorandum to Federal Government Executives (97%)
Executive Session on Public Sector Performance Management, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government

January 1, 2001

Grading Government (93%)
Mary Kopczynski, The Urban Institute
Urban Institute
February 22, 2001

The Public Innovator's Playbook: Nurturing Bold Ideas in Government (88%)
William D. Eggers, Shalabh Kumar Singh, Stephen Goldsmith
Deloitte Research. Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
April 7, 2009

Central Government and Frontline Performance Improvement: The Case of "Targets" in the United Kingdom (88%)
Steven Kelman
Ash Institute, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
January 1, 2006

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