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B&G REPORT.

The B&G Report features newsy items relating to a wide variety of state and local government management topics, including state and local performance audit, state and local performance management, government budgeting, state and local human resource issues, and a variety of other public sector issues.

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OUR RESPONSE TO RESPONSE TIMES

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OUR RESPONSE TO RESPONSE TIMES

When it comes to many vital public services, including police, fire and EMS, one of the primary – and sometimes the only – performance...

REINVENTING THE WHEEL – PUBLIC SECTOR STYLE

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REINVENTING THE WHEEL – PUBLIC SECTOR STYLE

Recently, a relatively high-level manager in a large southern city told us about the progress her city was making in energizing a...

"Disaggregate to Manage"

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"Disaggregate to Manage"

Our late friend and colleague Harry Hatry long insisted that data is far more valuable when it’s disaggregated. In a January 2022 paper...

Measuring & Managing Business Tax Incentives

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Measuring & Managing Business Tax Incentives

by Dr. Ellen Harpel, Founder of Smart Incentives and Randall Bauer, Director, PFM Group Consulting Randall Bauer Ellen Harpel As...

Harry P. Hatry, Leader and Performance Management Pioneer, dies at 92

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Harry P. Hatry, Leader and Performance Management Pioneer, dies at 92

On Tuesday evening, we got a phone call to tell us that Harry P. Hatry, the renowned, respected and remarkable leader in the world of...

Measuring Broadband Funding: A New GAO Report

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Measuring Broadband Funding: A New GAO Report

As the federal government hands out money to states and localities for broadband services (and other infrastructure as well), one...

Let’s Talk Performance!

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Let’s Talk Performance!

A couple of weeks ago, we were invited by the National Center for Public Performance to be the inaugural panelists in its series of...

THE BLACK WEALTH DATA CENTER

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THE BLACK WEALTH DATA CENTER

A little over two years ago, as we were researching an IBM Center for the Business of Government report about lessons learned from the...

Why hide from data?

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Why hide from data?

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been doing research into the challenges municipalities face when they want to hire a diverse workforce....

Bringing Context to Quality of Life Ratings

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Bringing Context to Quality of Life Ratings

Yesterday afternoon, at the #ICMA’s annual conference in Columbus Ohio, an announcement was made about an exciting collaboration to...

Measuring Principals (not Principles)

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Measuring Principals (not Principles)

Over the years in which we’ve been covering the evolution of performance management, it’s always been abundantly clear to us that great...

Five Key Benefits of Enterprise Risk Management for Government

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Five Key Benefits of Enterprise Risk Management for Government

by Marty Benison, Industry Executive Director for State and Local Government, Oracle While the move to “Software as a Service” (SaaS)...

Praise in a Remote World

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Praise in a Remote World

We’ve repeatedly heard the phrase: “People don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad bosses.” This comment has been supported by loads of...

Climate Action: Backed by Budget

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Climate Action: Backed by Budget

by Chris Fabian, CEO, ResourceX To prevent a “climate catastrophe,” the focus of local, regional, national, and international...

How To Use Data in Workforce Management

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How To Use Data in Workforce Management

Across the U.S., a growing number of cities, counties, and states are using data across agencies to improve management and make...

Disaggregating is King

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Disaggregating is King

Our friend and colleague Harry Hatry has long insisted that data is far more valuable when it’s disaggregated. In a January 2022 paper...

Lessons Learned from TANF Clients

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Lessons Learned from TANF Clients

In researching the 26-year-old Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program recently, we had the chance to talk with Mary Beth...

Using Data to Build Trust in Government

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Using Data to Build Trust in Government

By Doug Criscitello, Managing Director, Grant Thornton Public Sector Trust, perhaps the most important ingredient to a well-functioning...

Does Measurement Get Things Done? Really?

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Does Measurement Get Things Done? Really?

Two of the most-repeated aphorisms pertaining to performance management have long been “What Gets Measured Gets Managed,” or, optionally,...

Recommended Podcasts for You

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Recommended Podcasts for You

We both really like listening to podcasts and even though we don’t have nearly the time to tune into all the ones we enjoy, we’re always...

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