Governments face increasingly serious, seemingly intractable public management challenges that go to the core of effective governance and...

Government for the Future

At any given moment in time, governments in the United States and around the globe carry out key missions in service of their citizens, learn from...

Getting It Done

Those new to government will find a world very different than their previous experience in other sectors. Those returning to government will find...

Getting It Done: A Guide for Government Executives

Four years ago, the IBM Center for The Business of Government released a book to guide new government executives, especially new political...

Charles Prow has compiled a series of insightful essays by leading thinkers and practitioners that offer a long-term strategy to improve national...

Getting It Done: A Guide for Government Executives

This book has been written for those who have answered the call to public service. We greatly appreciate their willingness to work on the nation’s...

The Operator's Manual for the New Administration

The Operator's Manual is a guide of how government works and how to make it work to advance policy goals and objectives. We present, in brief and...

Integrating Performance and Budgets

Governments are under increasing pressure to produce—and to demonstrate—results in terms of their mission. Over the last decade, countries around...

Competition, Choice, and Incentives in Government Programs

Since the 1980s, the language used around market-based government has muddied its meaning and polarized its proponents and critics, making the...

 Learning the Ropes: Insights for Political Appointees

Learning the Ropes: Insights for Political Appointees is geared to providing helpful advice to new political appointees on a variety of topics...

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Center Author Books

System under Stress:  The Challenge to 21st Century Governance by Donald F. Kettl based on the report “Reflections on 21st Century Government Management” by Don Kettl and Steve Kelman

the end of government ...as we know it - Making Public Policy Work by Elaine C. Kamarck based on the report “Applying 21st Century Government to the Challenge of Homeland Security” by Elaine C. Kamarck

Complex Contracting:  Government Purchasing in the Wake of the US Coast Guard's Deepwater Program by Trevor Brown, Matthew Potoski, and David Van Slyke based on the report “The Challenge of Contracting for Large Complex Projects: A Case Study of the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Program” by Trevor Brown, Matthew Potoski, and David Van Slyke
 

Enterprise Risk Management by Dr. Karen Hardy based on the report “Managing Risk in Government:  An Introduction to Enterprise Risk Management” by Dr. Karen Hardy

The Persistence of Innovation in Government by Sandford F. Borins based on the report “The Persistence of Innovation in Government:  A Guide for Innovative Public Servants” by Sandford F. Borins