Improving waste reduction and performance outcomes requires regular review and relentless followup
Here’s a prediction about Bobby Jindal’s Commission on Streamlining Government recommendations: They will prove to be too little to make any long-term difference, and we’ll be having more discussions in the future about bloat in the state’s budget.
The lesson learned in other places that have successfully overcome fiscal challenges — like Baltimore, through its CitiStat process — is that one-time recommendations, and yearly reviews as part of the annual budget cycle, are mere political theater. They are insufficient tactics to reach budget and performance targets in any meaningful way.
Achieving waste reduction and performance improvement goals requires a systematic process of review and relentless follow-up on a regular scheduled weekly or bi-weekly basis. That’s why a key recommendation in the NolaStat policy reform agenda is that the next mayor should implement weekly Accountability Sessions to reduce waste while simultaneously focusing on improving outcomes in the delivery of high-priority city services. Download a brochure to find out how NolaStat would work to help the next mayor.
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