Someone used Communities Of Interest to describe the many civic and social groups they support. A lovely term…until I started to think about it. I came to the conclusion that there are few, if any, communities of interest. The people who support projects are in it for WIIFM. “What’s In It For Me?” As longRead… Read more »
Last week, GovLoop and YGL hosted a half day training event for up and coming government leaders, who heard from experts on the topics of career management, leadership, communications, and more. One of the sessions, titled “Become a Brilliant Communicator,” provided tips on communicating via email and telephone, giving and receiving feedback, and holding successfulRead… Read more »
Free Webinar: Teamwork on the Fly Want to learn how to work effectively as a team, even if your members are spread across the state, country, or even the globe? MB&A Academy Instructor Scott Ross explains how you can build effective teams, quickly, when traditional team building is not an option. These principles work equallyRead… Read more »
By Mike Ipsaro, PMP, CCE/A, Technical Director Each year Program Managers are tasked with proving that investments align with agency mission and support business needs with low risk during the investment lifecycle. The OMB Budget Exhibit 300/53 is a business case that justifies the strategic and economic value of any investment, say for example, inRead… Read more »
Today, technology is a critical component to transform and modernize government to truly create a 21st century government. For our year-end report, the GovLoop team set out to explore what technology trends shaped 2012 to help agencies meet organizational goals. The report also includes best practices, case studies, and identifies which trends will shape governmentRead… Read more »
Yes, there are ways to retire with more than you can imagine! There are many parts to this puzzle that YOU have control over and those who take responsible actions now will be handsomely rewarded when they decide to retire. Having more in retirement doesn’t necessarily mean having a larger annuity, although that too isRead… Read more »
Today I noticed in my Facebook feed a post by the Illinois Section AWWA account highlighting a holiday greeting from the Baxter and Woodman Engineering Consulting Firm. Because it was such a great example of how firms are leveraging social media tools like YouTube, I thought I would post it here and share it withRead… Read more »
By BobGourley Software AG’s ARIS Platform has capabilities for ensuring your enterprise aligns technology to mission. These capabilities include support to strategy development, design/architecture, monitoring, modeling and continual enhancement of your entire enterprise. Software AG has gained an almost continuous string of laudatory comments and analyst recommendations for their ARIS platform (see here, for example).Read… Read more »
By BobGourley Savanna by Thetus is a powerful suite of tools that let you work through the lifecycle of analytical issues, including some very complex, knotty problems. It is the only tool I know of that enables fast, user-generated, model-enabled analysis. It is very capable, and surprisingly easy to learn. This means once an enterpriseRead… Read more »
Last week, GovLoop and YGL hosted a half day training event for up and coming government leaders, who heard from experts on the topics of career management, leadership, communications, and more. One of the sessions, titled “Become a Brilliant Communicator” provided tips on communicating via email and telephone, giving and receiving feedback, and holding successfulRead… Read more »