Improving Performance : Foundations of Systemic Performance

At its heart, a performance orientation in the public sector is a predisposition to make promises and an ability to deliver them. Some of the key ideas behind this are: 1) responsiveness - reducing the time lag between changed political priorities...

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Main Author: Manning, Nick
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11938083/improving-performance-foundations-systemic-performance
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spelling okr-10986-105082021-04-23T14:02:51Z Improving Performance : Foundations of Systemic Performance Manning, Nick ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTS ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AGGREGATE BUDGET AGGREGATE FISCAL ANNUAL BUDGET ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARREARS ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE ASSET MANAGEMENT BORROWING BUDGET ALLOCATIONS BUDGET CLASSIFICATION BUDGET DEFICITS BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET MONITORING BUDGET PLANNING BUDGET PREPARATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGET PROPOSAL BUDGET REFORM BUDGETARY DECISION BUDGETARY NEGOTIATIONS BUDGETING PROCESS BUSINESS PLAN CASH BALANCES CASH CONTROLS CIVIL SERVANTS CREDIBILITY DEBT DECISION-MAKING DONOR ASSISTANCE ENTITLEMENTS EXPENDITURE CONTROLS EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKS EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL AUDIT EXTERNAL AUDITS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL REPORTING FISCAL CONTROL FISCAL REFORMS FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FISCAL RISK GOVERNMENT BORROWING GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCES INSTITUTION INSTRUMENT INTERNAL AUDIT INTERNAL CONTROL INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNAL PROCESSES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY MANAGING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK MEMBER COUNTRIES MINISTRY OF FINANCE MISSING ELEMENT MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS MUNICIPALITIES OMBUDSMAN ONE-STOP SHOPS ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OUTPUTS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PERFORMANCE INFORMATION PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT PERFORMANCE MEASURES PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION PERFORMANCE PLAN PERFORMANCE REPORTING POLITICAL AUTHORITY POLITICAL CONTROL POLITICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PROGRAM BUDGETING PROGRAM EVALUATIONS PROGRAM STRUCTURE PROGRAMS PUBLIC PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC SERVICE REALLOCATIONS RECURRENT EXPENDITURES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESULTS RETURN RISK MANAGEMENT SALARY PAYMENTS SERVICE DELIVERY SET OF STANDARDS STATED OBJECTIVE SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TARGET SETTING TARGETS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSPARENCY TREASURY At its heart, a performance orientation in the public sector is a predisposition to make promises and an ability to deliver them. Some of the key ideas behind this are: 1) responsiveness - reducing the time lag between changed political priorities and corresponding public policy actions; 2) measurement - the quantification of outputs (and occasionally outcomes); 3) managerialism - the relaxation of the enforced consistency in procedures to move towards flexibility with accountability in order to improve efficiency. It is often seen purely as an import from the private sector, but in fact there have always been areas of managerialism within the public sector. Using these ideas, this note describes some of the key technical foundations necessary for moving towards a performance orientation and outlines a pragmatic approach for improving performance, highlighting the part played by changing performance arrangements for senior management. 2012-08-13T11:50:11Z 2012-08-13T11:50:11Z 2010-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11938083/improving-performance-foundations-systemic-performance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10508 English Global Expert Team (GET) Brief CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTS
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
AGGREGATE BUDGET
AGGREGATE FISCAL
ANNUAL BUDGET
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ARREARS
ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE
ASSET MANAGEMENT
BORROWING
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET CLASSIFICATION
BUDGET DEFICITS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET MONITORING
BUDGET PLANNING
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUDGET PROCESS
BUDGET PROPOSAL
BUDGET REFORM
BUDGETARY DECISION
BUDGETARY NEGOTIATIONS
BUDGETING PROCESS
BUSINESS PLAN
CASH BALANCES
CASH CONTROLS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CREDIBILITY
DEBT
DECISION-MAKING
DONOR ASSISTANCE
ENTITLEMENTS
EXPENDITURE CONTROLS
EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKS
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNAL AUDIT
EXTERNAL AUDITS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FISCAL CONTROL
FISCAL REFORMS
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
FISCAL RISK
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTITUTION
INSTRUMENT
INTERNAL AUDIT
INTERNAL CONTROL
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNAL PROCESSES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
MANAGING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK
MEMBER COUNTRIES
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MISSING ELEMENT
MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
OMBUDSMAN
ONE-STOP SHOPS
ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
OUTPUTS
PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION
PERFORMANCE PLAN
PERFORMANCE REPORTING
POLITICAL AUTHORITY
POLITICAL CONTROL
POLITICIANS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCUREMENT
PROGRAM BUDGETING
PROGRAM EVALUATIONS
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SERVANTS
PUBLIC SERVICE
REALLOCATIONS
RECURRENT EXPENDITURES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
RESULTS
RETURN
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALARY PAYMENTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SET OF STANDARDS
STATED OBJECTIVE
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TARGET SETTING
TARGETS
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTS
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
AGGREGATE BUDGET
AGGREGATE FISCAL
ANNUAL BUDGET
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ARREARS
ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE
ASSET MANAGEMENT
BORROWING
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
BUDGET CLASSIFICATION
BUDGET DEFICITS
BUDGET EXECUTION
BUDGET MONITORING
BUDGET PLANNING
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUDGET PROCESS
BUDGET PROPOSAL
BUDGET REFORM
BUDGETARY DECISION
BUDGETARY NEGOTIATIONS
BUDGETING PROCESS
BUSINESS PLAN
CASH BALANCES
CASH CONTROLS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CREDIBILITY
DEBT
DECISION-MAKING
DONOR ASSISTANCE
ENTITLEMENTS
EXPENDITURE CONTROLS
EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKS
EXPENDITURES
EXTERNAL AUDIT
EXTERNAL AUDITS
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL REPORTING
FISCAL CONTROL
FISCAL REFORMS
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
FISCAL RISK
GOVERNMENT BORROWING
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE
HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
HUMAN RESOURCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTITUTION
INSTRUMENT
INTERNAL AUDIT
INTERNAL CONTROL
INTERNAL CONTROLS
INTERNAL PROCESSES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
MANAGING PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
MEDIUM-TERM FISCAL FRAMEWORK
MEMBER COUNTRIES
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MISSING ELEMENT
MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
OMBUDSMAN
ONE-STOP SHOPS
ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
OUTPUTS
PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION
PERFORMANCE PLAN
PERFORMANCE REPORTING
POLITICAL AUTHORITY
POLITICAL CONTROL
POLITICIANS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROCUREMENT
PROGRAM BUDGETING
PROGRAM EVALUATIONS
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE
PUBLIC SERVANTS
PUBLIC SERVICE
REALLOCATIONS
RECURRENT EXPENDITURES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
RESULTS
RETURN
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALARY PAYMENTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SET OF STANDARDS
STATED OBJECTIVE
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
TARGET SETTING
TARGETS
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSPARENCY
TREASURY
Manning, Nick
Improving Performance : Foundations of Systemic Performance
relation Global Expert Team (GET) Brief
description At its heart, a performance orientation in the public sector is a predisposition to make promises and an ability to deliver them. Some of the key ideas behind this are: 1) responsiveness - reducing the time lag between changed political priorities and corresponding public policy actions; 2) measurement - the quantification of outputs (and occasionally outcomes); 3) managerialism - the relaxation of the enforced consistency in procedures to move towards flexibility with accountability in order to improve efficiency. It is often seen purely as an import from the private sector, but in fact there have always been areas of managerialism within the public sector. Using these ideas, this note describes some of the key technical foundations necessary for moving towards a performance orientation and outlines a pragmatic approach for improving performance, highlighting the part played by changing performance arrangements for senior management.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Manning, Nick
author_facet Manning, Nick
author_sort Manning, Nick
title Improving Performance : Foundations of Systemic Performance
title_short Improving Performance : Foundations of Systemic Performance
title_full Improving Performance : Foundations of Systemic Performance
title_fullStr Improving Performance : Foundations of Systemic Performance
title_full_unstemmed Improving Performance : Foundations of Systemic Performance
title_sort improving performance : foundations of systemic performance
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11938083/improving-performance-foundations-systemic-performance
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10508
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