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Research Products
Pivotal has three research offerings designed to provide clients with the full range of research required to drive the efficient and effective use of public sector technology and business services:
Custom Insight™ Research These custom reports give a complete picture of a particular business challenge or enterprise purchase.
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Pivotal Data™ Pivotal Data is a database of public sector technology and business services benchmarks and performance information.
Pivotal Insight can help you assess, prioritize, and manage your strategic goals and investments.
Research Update
Pivotal is committed to delivering timely research that addresses the significant business and technology challenges facing the public sector. The following is a list of the specific research about to start, underway, or recently completed. More information can found on our research plans and offers at the Pivotal Web Site.
We are here to serve your needs. If you believe that there is an important topic that we are not addressing, or if the focus of our research is not on target, please let us know
Completed Research
Taking the
Wheel: How HR Can Drive Success in Competitive Sourcing
This report shows how federal HR executives can maximize their
real value to the A-76 process. The confluence of two major
events in government - the increasing use of competitive sourcing
and the recognition of the value of human capital - has created
an opportunity for federal HR executives to lead their organizations
through a critical time of change. While there is no shortage
of information on the mechanics of an A-76 study, there is
a lack of actionable advice about how HR executives can drive
a more strategic role in competitive sourcing. Pivotal's research
shows that HR needs to develop the skills and abilities to
move beyond merely administering A-76 decisions towards helping
to lead them.
PART FY06 Update
With its February 7, 2005, release of the President’s proposed FY06 budget, the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) marked the three-year anniversary of its
Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), an aspect of the President's Management
Agenda (PMA) that evaluates the performance and management of existing government
programs. While the PART program has generally experienced forward progress in
its first three years, it still has a long way to go. This report looks at trends
in PART trends, progress and challenges. Click
here to access.
The Requirements Morass
Ineffective and undisciplined requirements management causes more programs to fail than any other factor and are 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 provides context around requirements and identifies key areas to address in future research. If you are interested in participating, please contact
us.
The Skinny on PART
This report looks at the background of OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART),
how PART relates to GPRA and other efforts, and what agencies can expect moving
forward. Also discusses best practices for Agencies completing PART Assessments. Click
here to access.
The Blurring Lines Of Strategy And Execution
This report includes a summary of Pivotal Insight's research and analysis of strategic planning best practices in the commercial sector, an assessment of the applicability of these practices in the public sector, and case studies of public sector strategic planning efforts Click here to access.
How Government HR Executives Can Manage Mission FluxThis report provides context around a challenge unique to federal human resources executives: managing effectively amid unexpected and unplanned-for mandates that shift agency missions-a concept we have dubbed mission flux. The paper looks at what drives mission flux, its affects on HR activities, and its affects on agencies and staff. Click here to access
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