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A team that works
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The government of Canada’s transformation agenda continues to drive change across the public sector, requiring delivery of a large number...
Savings without reduced service
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Cost savings in government programs and services used to be achieved simply by cutting budgets. But is there a way...
Evaluating Destination 2020: How will we know when we get there?
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As we move into 2015 – with a looming federal election and a first annual report on progress on implementation...
Reaching organizational goals through improved evaluation capacity
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Over the last four decades, public sector organizations have institutionalized program and policy evaluation practices to varying degrees. As a...
Project Management Methodology: Make it both off-the-rack…and bespoke
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When you purchase clothes, do you like off-the-rack, or do you prefer your garments custom-made? Each has its advantages, of...
Turning complexity into dexterity
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All governments, including Canada’s, strive to manage taxpayers’ dollars more efficiently. One challenge to that goal is complexity, embodied by...
How to measure influence on policy
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Getting a clear definition of policy processes and functions can be difficult. A quick perusal of popular definitions suggests that...
Effective project management goes right to your bottom line
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While government agencies do not have “bottom lines” in the way private sector organizations do, agency leaders are “under the...
Project management’s next step: Leading the way in strategic execution
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Most of you already know that project management is a means to provide better service for Canadian taxpayers at a...
The Third Way – A Commitment to Effective Project Management
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The taxpayers are wary. Politicians worry about retaining their jobs. Everyone approaches the situation with trepidation.