Benchmarking for Best Practices in the Public Sector: Achieving Performance Breakthroughs in Federal, State, and Local Agencies (Jossey Bass Public Administration Series)

Patricia Keehley; Steven Medlin; Sue MacBride; Laura Longmire

ISBN 10: 0787902993 / ISBN 13: 9780787902995

Published by Jossey-Bass, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Benchmarking for Best Practices in the Public Sector: Achieving Performance Breakthroughs in Federal, State, and Local Agencies (Jossey Bass Public Administration Series)
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787902993
• ISBN 13: 9780787902995
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 0.85 pounds

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Synopsis

For leading companies in the private sector, benchmarking has become a major catalyst for change and a key tool for gathering information from competitors and process leaders, as well as from within. Benchmarking for Best Practices in the Public Sector is a unique practical guide that shows public officials and administrators at all levels of government how to identify the best practices and implement them in their organizations. Using real case examples from federal, state, and local governments, this book displays how benchmarking methods have been adapted to the unique needs of the public sector and describes the tangible benefits gained by public agencies that have applied these techniques. Offers detailed how-to advice along with checklists, flowcharts, sample forms, a resource directory, and other tools to help managers take action quickly.

About the Author

PATRICIA KEEHLEY has more than twenty years of public and private sector management experience that includes numerous benchmarking projects. She is the founder of the iKon Group, inc., a consulting firm specializing in providing performance improvement services to the public and nonprofit sectors. STEVEN MEDLIN is COO of the iKon Group. He has more than seventeen years of experience in the federal sector with the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, the U.S. General Accounting Office, and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. SUE MACBRIDE is a research associate with the iKon Group and has worked with such government and nonprofit groups as the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Massachusetts Women's Caucus, and the Boston Water & Sewer Commission. LAURA LONGMIRE is director of benchmarking for KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.