Section on Public Performance Management Symposium
Friday, March 9
8:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Mineral Hall E
Please join the Section on Public Performance Management (SPPM) for a lively and engaging discussion of contemporary public performance issues, featuring panels on evidence-based governance and performance management. The section will announce the Best Paper Award during the symposium.
Hosted by Elaine Yi Lu, Associate Professor, John Jay College, CUNY
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. :
Evidence-Based Decisionmaking and Governance
Presenters:
Discussant: Gary VanLandingham (Florida State University)
Evidence-Based Governance – The Needed Next Stage of Performance Management
- Gary VanLandingham (Professor and Reubin O’D. Askew Senior Practitioner in Residence, Florida State University)
- Daniel Fay (Assistant Professor, Florida State University)
From Data-Driven Accountability to Data-Smart Collaborative Problem Solving: The 10 Year Evolution of “Stat” in Montgomery County, Maryland
- Dennis Linders (CountyStat Analyst, Office of the Montgomery Co. Executive & PhD Candidate, University of Maryland)
- Thomas Tippett (CountyStat Analyst, Office of the Montgomery County Executive)
Devolved Decision Authority and Performance Management Success: Examining the Relevance of Differences in Actual and Perceived Authority of Public Managers in Local Government
- David Ammons (Professor, University of North Carolina)
- Dale Roenigk (Director of North Carolina Benchmarking Project, University of North Carolina)
Does A “Polycentric” System of Governance Perform Better? Evidence from U.S. Large City Park Systems
- Yu Shi (Assistant Professor, University of North Texas)
- Yuan Cheng (Visiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University)
- Simon Andrew (Associate Professor, University of North Texas)
Big Data from Small Places: Impacts of Funder Accountability for Grassroots & Community-based Organizations
- Stephanie Dolamore (Research Analyst, University of Baltimore)
- Angela Kline (Assistant Professor, Bowie State University)
9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.:
Using Data and Evidence to Inform Budgeting and Management in the States
Discussant: Katherine Willoughby (University of Georgia)
Examining State-Led Efforts to Use Data & Evidence in Decision-Making: A National Overview
- Kathryn White (Senior Policy Analyst, National Association of State Budget Officers)
Fostering Continuous Improvement in State Government with Colorado’s Performance Management System & Training Academy
- Henry Sobanet (Director, Colorado Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting)
Promoting Government Innovation and Efficiency in Michigan’s Office of Performance and Transformation
- Jeff Bankowski (Chief Performance Officer and Executive Director, Michigan Office of Performance and Transformation)
Reflecting on a National Survey of Integrating Budgeting with Performance among State Juvenile Correction Agencies: Is the Agency Perspective a New Frontier?
- Elaine Yi Lu (Associate Professor, University of New York-John Jay College)
- Katherine Willoughby (Professor, University of Georgia)