Evaluation and Measurement

Practical Analytic Techniques for Local Government

Participants in this course will learn techniques for planning, monitoring, and evaluating programs and activities. The course focuses on a variety of easy-to-apply analytic techniques and includes examples of successful analysis in local governments. Topics include the use of analysis to consider the need for additional employees, to diagnose work scheduling and routing problems, to make adjustments for the impact of inflation, to analyze patterns of demand for a service, to consider privatization options, to annualize capital costs, and to perform life-cycle costing.

Attendees

City and county managers, department heads, and other local government officials

Program

Agenda

Duration

9am-4pm

Site
Information

School of Government

Course Materials

Book order:

This program coincides with the publication of a new School of Government book: Tools for Decision Making: A Practical Guide for Local Government, Second Edition, by David Ammons.

This book is a helpful assortment of analytical tools to help local government officials make decisions daily in order to maximize efficiency and equity. Whether utilizing performance standards, making adjustments for inflation, or choosing to contract out a service, decision makers will use this book to employ field-tested techniques when dealing with politically charged situations.

You can order this book from our online bookstore. Click here.

 

Teaching Methods

Related courses include the following:

Performance Measurement 101: Designing Measures in Local Government for Accountablility and Results. To look at couse webpage, click here.

Performance Management 201: Using Performance Data to Improve Local Government Operations will be held at the School of Government on October 16.  To register, click here.
 

Faculty
Coordinator

David N. Ammons

Cancellation
Policy

All cancellations must be submitted in writing, as outlined in the School's cancellation policy.