| Ongoing Research
The Federal HR Executive’s Role in Outsourcing
Description: Government agencies are outsourcing many different
kinds of processes, HR and non-HR alike, putting extraordinary pressures
on HR executives. For outsourcing arrangements to be successful, HR
directors need to be involved at a strategic level in managing key personnel
considerations that stem from outsourcing such as employee transfers,
training and professional development, and employee communications.
This report will examine and explain how HR directors can successfully
define and drive their own participation in the outsourcing process.
Status: If you are interested in participating, please contact
us.
The Requirements Morass
Description: Ineffective and undisciplined requirements management
causes more programs to fail than any other factor and is responsible
for much of the pain inflicted on a program/project manager. The inability
to get requirements "right the first time" and keep them under
control delays and collapses programs and wastes the taxpayers' money.
This report will provide context around requirements and identify key
areas to address in future research.
Status: If you are interested in participating, please contact
us.
Proposed Research
The Use of Procurement Outsourcing
Description: While procurement outsourcing is proven in the private
sector, government procurement presents unique challenges in protecting
the public trust and demonstrating fair and socially equitable decision-making.
This report will explore the opportunities and challenges posed by procurement
outsourcing in government.
Status: If you are interested in participating, please contact
us.
The Large Complexities of Managing Small Business Programs
Description: How agencies meet small business goals and how these
practices impact small businesses have come to dominate the agendas
of small business advocates both in and out of government. This report
will provide context around the issues affecting the management of small
business programs.
Status: If you are interested in participating, please contact
us.
The Use of Shared Benefits Contracting
Description: Many government organizations are interested in
shared benefits contracting as a way to reduce procurement costs and
increase vendor accountability. However there use is limited because
most organizations lack a contractual context on when and how to use
shared benefits contracts. This study will look at when to use a shared
benefits approach, how to develop a schema for calculating a shared
benefits plan, and how to interest vendors in participating in shared
benefits.
Status: If you are interested in participating, please contact
us.
PART Best Practices
Description: Now in its third year of implementation, compliance
with PART has improved. Still, over 40% of programs are ineffective
or unable to demonstrate results. This study will provide real time
data and information in the form of best practices, case studies, and
implementation checklists on how agencies have become, and will remain,
compliant.
Status: If you are interested in participating, please contact
us.
EVM vs. Qualitative Risk Analysis: Can Government Improve
Program Management?
Description: This study will examine both the costs and benefits
of Earned Value Management (EVM) within the Public Sector. To date,
Government analysis has focused on the benefits of EVM to the of exclusion
costs, while industry has raised legitimate questions about the costs
of EVM, without discussing the benefits. While both points of view have
validity, they also have their own misconceptions, warranting more holistic
analysis.
Status: If you are interested in participating, please contact
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