Web Analytics Rock Star Avinash Kaushik answers this question: There is no tradition of accountability in almost every country when it comes to public service (there are some exceptions like Singapore). No accountability = very little desire to measure. There has to be fundamental massive change to a bureaucratic, siloed, politicized institution populated by non-relevantRead… Read more »
By Dave Worsell, Director, Government Solutions, GovDelivery UK I’ve been talking about snow a lot lately. It’s a hot topic, so to speak, for many Local Authorities. As one local authority recently explained to me recording and reporting school closures is a big problem. Their process for managing school snow closures is as follows: CouncilRead… Read more »
We are at that time again in the ebb and flow of government life when political appointees begin heading for the exit, leaving their jobs for new opportunities. I hear from some federal managers that this 18 to 24 month ritual, part of the natural cycle in Washington and the federal regions, can leave bigRead… Read more »
This morning I talked to the medical director for EMS and Trauma in Arizona, a state that’s been very progressive in seeking to reduce cardiac arrest deaths (they did the studies that showed simple compression-only CPR can be more effective than traditional methods). He told me that Arizona will be partnering with the San RamonRead… Read more »
Dick’s remarks at the St Charles School Science Fair Awards Ceremony. On behalf of my colleagues today and the Washington Academy of Sciences, I would like to thank you for inviting us to today’s St Charles School Science Fair. Judging new scientists is fun for us older scientists, that’s why my colleagues and I keepRead… Read more »
Last week, Governor John Hickenlooper named Kristin Russel to the Secretary of Technology and Chief Information Officer spot. Russel will be joining the administration from Oracle where she currently works as Vice President of Global IT Service Operations at Oracle. Russel has been working in technology operations management for the last 15 years. Russel willRead… Read more »
Solar maps are becoming an increasingly useful – and more widely used – tool for solar system installers, city planners and building managers alike. A quality solar map can help determine payback periods, development locations and system scales. These, and many other reasons, made the environmental engineers at UCSD catch our eye. They’ve developed aRead… Read more »
Everyday I see it with my clients, colleagues, friends and in myself—there is “something” in our lives that we want, that we are not getting and it doesn’t feel good. It always has to do with a relationship, it may be a boss that doesn’t pay us what we feel we deserve, it may beRead… Read more »
Welcome to the first week of the five week series on how to best use the Small Project Management Guide. Andrew Krzmarzick prepared a weekly question that highlights a part of the guide. This week’s question is about the project charter: “Do you have an example of when a project team did NOT establish aRead… Read more »
Last week I heard a news story on the radio about how telecommuting was hurting people’s pocketbooks because they didn’t stop to think about the added expenses to forgo the drive into work. One woman living in Atlanta had an old inefficient furnace in her home, and if she was out of the house atRead… Read more »