Weekly Roundup: February 4-8, 2019

Submitted by on Fri, 02/08/2019 - 12:52

John Kamensky

FY 2020 Budget Release Set. UPI reports: “Although no formal announcement has been made, White House officials notified legislators that summaries of President Donald Trump’s message and top priorities will be released on March 11 or 12.”

Clement Decrop, Erin Hickok, & Alana Carmel

Submitted by on Fri, 02/08/2019 - 10:08

Clement Decrop is a Cognitive Solutions Consultant, Erin Hickok is a CbD Consultant - Public Service, and Alana Carmel is a Senior Consultant, Advanced Analytics with IBM Global Business Services.

Drones Shine in Emergency Management

Submitted by on Fri, 02/08/2019 - 08:44

Guest Bloggers: Clement Decrop, Cognitive Solutions Consultant; Erin Hickok, Consultant, Public Service; and Alana Carmel, Senior Consultant, Advanced Analytics, IBM Global Business Services.

Leadership Stories: Workforce Matters

Submitted by on Thu, 02/07/2019 - 14:33

Today there’s much focus and discussion on the importance of data-driven decision making from using predictive analytics to leveraging the promise of AI. We see this in both private and public sectors.  In the private sector, it tends to focus on making the “numbers” for stockholders and Wall Street. In the public sector, and in particular, government the key focus is on meeting mission outcomes and using evidence to do just that. 

Getting the Word Out - Part 1

Submitted by on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 13:04

Too often, government operations are invisible and taken for granted.  This is not unlike how most of us approach the availability of electricity in my home – we don’t notice the heroic efforts and complexity in keeping it on until we lose power in a cold snap!

Updating the Center’s Research Priorities – Seeking Analysis and Recommendations that Help Government to Improve

Submitted by on Tue, 02/05/2019 - 13:22

For more than two decades, the IBM Center for The Business of Government has supported leading researchers to address this imperative by identifying trends, new ideas and best practices—crafting approaches that support government leaders in addressing mission delivery and management challenges with strategies and actions that promote efficiency and effectiveness. Center reports assist public sector executives and managers in addressing real-world problems with practical ideas and original thinking to improve government performance. 

Alan Howze

Submitted by on Thu, 01/31/2019 - 13:05

Alan was a Senior Advisor and Project Manager for the Management Roadmap initiative between the IBM Center for the Business of Government and the Partnership for Public Service. A Strategy Consultant and Fellow with IBM's Center for the Business of Government, Alan assisted public sector clients with strategies to re-design service delivery and transform public agencies. He has deep experience in the public sector as a policy, political and communications advisor and consultant. Alan is now the Chief Knowledge Officer at Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas.

Building a Culture of Informed Decision Making

Submitted by on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 14:50

A recent Government Executive article by Ed O’Brien, an associate professor at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, observes that “people assume they can and will use more information to make their decisions than they actually do, according to the research.”

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