... with our monthly Transitions Newsletter courtesy of The Performance Coalition

Mission

 

The 2008 election cycle appears poised to have a high level of dialogue on performance, budget, and management issues and the Transitions in Governance Steering Committee is ready to start the conversation with the government managers, campaigns and the public.   In the upcoming years, it is the goal of the Transitions project to ensure a continued focus and attention to management and performance issues by the incoming Administration and to identify management issues that need new attention, refine past efforts and highlight related governance policies that affect performance.

The 2000 Transitions project helped shape the President’s Management Agenda; Transitions in Governance will shape the agenda in 2008…and beyond.

Driving Management Reform in 2008... and Beyond

Prioritizing Issues, Challenges and Solutions
As the election cycle accelerates, the Transitions in Government Steering Committee will review the final survey results for trends, directions and new ideas. A final online poll will be launched in fall 2007 with e-mails and other marketing to encourage a large swath of federal employees and the public to prioritize the performance management issues in each of the six issue areas.

Expert Dialogue Sessions
A series of high-profile dialogue sessions around each of the core management issues will be essential in bringing together key policymakers, legislators, leading figures from academia and public policy as well as representatives from each campaign. These dialogue sessions will feature invited guests from a cross-section of government, academia, public policy and other disciplines. The Dialogue Sessions will conclude with a strategy session and final recommendations for the next administration.

Final Reports and Recommendations
The Transitions in Government Final Report will be a full finding of the group’s work, survey results and dialogue sessions. As an objective description of the federal management initiatives that have worked, as well as those that fell short, the report will highlight the leading ideas for improving performance as determined by everyone who took part in the project. By capturing the knowledge of federal leadership, as well as leading public Administrators and thought leaders, this document will bring the highest standards of competence, understanding and experience to the next president. The final report will be accompanied by recommendations from each member organization of The Performance Coalition.