Government Program Management

Proven strategies for bringing program management techniques to government projects, people, and structures worldwide for improvement on every level including on-time delivery, accountability, and revenue controlGovernment Program Managementreveals how to fundamentally change the roles, structures, and workforce characteristics of government agencies, with special emphasis on moving to a uniform government program management system. A new system to achieve accountability at the federal level is presented. This pioneering guide covers the history of modern reform movements at the government level and outlines reasons for failure of these initiatives. It offers innovative solutions to the problem of accountability and delivery in government programs and discusses recent movements toward reform in the U.S. and other countries such as the global movement called New Public Management.Government Program Managementaddresses new initiatives in performance reporting and budgeting at the federal level, and presents specific reorganization and restructuring recommendations. A full chapter on reforming healthcare programs is included in this timely resource.Government Program Management Offers an in-depth, analytic look on reforming government agency program and project management structures Brings the new Project Management Institute (PMI) Program Management standards and certification requirements to government programs and projects Provides hands-on applications in the areas of government health care, park service, transportation, education, and other programs Shows the importance of public management and program management in governments around the world, with models from every continent Offers new insights from interviews and surveys from government program managers on reform and program delivery issues exactly as they see them Includes case studies and practical program and project applications for teaching and training purposes Discusses global impacts and developments affecting future government-sponsored and outsourced programs and projectsComprehensive coverage: Government Reform and the New Public Management MovementA Brief History; The Current Organizational Model for Government Programs; New Public Administration Program and Performance Reforms; Program Leadership and Career Senior Executives; Flattening and Streamlining Government Agencies; International Models and Benchmarks; Business Models for Program Management; New Program Management Systems and Processes; Interviews with Government Program Managers; Recommendations for the Future; The Process of Effective Change; How to Reform Government Program Management

Introduction; Chapter 1. Forces for Change in Government Program Management: New Public Management; Chapter 2. Problems and Issues in Public Program Management; Chapter 3. Agency Performance and Program Management in the United States;Chapter 4. The Standard for Program Management According to the Project Management Institute (PMI): Interpretation for Public-Sector Programs; Chapter 5. The Program Management Office; Chapter 6. Government Workforce Changes and Implications for Program Management; Chapter 7. Public Program Leadership Developments; Chapter 8. Global Models and Benchmarks for Program Management: New Public Management Concepts; Chapter 9. Models for Future Programs; Chapter 10. Case Study: A National Digital Health Information System in the United States; Chapter 11. The Special Problem of Networked Programs; Chapter 12. Recommendations for Changing Public Program Management Structure, Systems, and Processes; Appendix A. Program Risk Management Checklist; Appendix B. Integrated Program Schedule in Microsoft Project Software; Appendix C. Public-Sector Program Management Course Outline; Appendix D. Project Risk Scenarios and Scheduling; Appendix E. Government Program Transparency Model; References; Index