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Time to Lasso That Elephant!
The .Gov Task Force has issued the State of the Federal Web report, summarizing its surveys and the national brainstorming effort it sponsored. It’s a terrific report, full of great data and even better analysis. If you care at all about how customer service in the federal government functions (or should function), this is aRead… Read more »
Free PMP Exam Sample Question
The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from the Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— You are performing the Plan Risk Responses process for your manufacturing project when encounter a critical risk that may have a high impact on the project completion. All of theRead… Read more »
California Discovered
In the process of re-creating another post from my old web site–this one on an interesting point of view on the discovery of California by European explorers as opposed to the native population who were then present–I concluded the material was too long for a regular blog posting. So, I turned the material into aRead… Read more »
Three Important New Year’s Resolutions for Your Federal Job Search!
Do you know the top three New Year’s resolutions for Americans in 2012? #1 Lose Weight #2 Reduce Stress #3 Financial Management The same three resolutions are also critical for success in your federal job search. Let me show you how: #1 Lose Weight Make Your Resume Lean AND Mean! Every day, we see federalRead… Read more »
2012: Open Innovation for Government
As we turn the calendar to the new year, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve done here at Civic Commons over the past year, what we’ve learned, and where we’re planning on heading next. It’s been a busy year for us. While the Civic Commons initiative began, slowly, as anRead… Read more »
Turning Virtual Achievements into Real Rewards
The idea of performing an online task and receiving a “real” reward is nothing new. People can take advantage of coupons and deals on Foursquare just by checking into a store. And some sites donate to charities based on a person’s online activity. But I keep wondering if people would be interested in having thisRead… Read more »
Quickstart Guide: Stand up your cloud-based servers with Rackspace
Rackspace is a growing cloud computing capability provider that differentiates themselves by what they call “Fanatical Support.” We try not to dwell too long on the marketing slogans of firms but have first-hand experience with Rackspace and can tell you their support is really really different. It must be the culture, but every support experienceRead… Read more »
In Partnership
Not long ago we announced the forthcoming launch of a Seed Accelerator to foster civic focused tech startups. What’s a civic startup? Think TurboTax. An online application that aids millions of americans each April. Though not created by the government it makes doing taxes a whole lot easier. At a press conference this morning, heldRead… Read more »
What OPM’s/OMB’s New Senior Executive Performance Appraisal System Says to All of Us – 5 Key Components
I got the chance to review the new performance appraisal system for the Senior Executive Service that was issued to agencies by OPM and OMB earlier today. The new system represents some notable steps forward, including: 1) A renewed alignment: Typically, the criteria senior executives are evaluated on changes once they’re on the job versusRead… Read more »