Strengthening e-Participation at key decision points in Federal Innovation and Performance Management
Presented April 19 By M. Lennon at eDemocracyCamp2
Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet George Washington University
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1. Participative Planning &
DemocrASSESSment
âCROWD-SHAPE THE MONEYâ
Project
Strengthening e-Participation at key
decision points in Federal Innovation and
Performance Management
Presented April 19 By M. Lennon at eDemocracyCamp2
Institute for Politics, Democracy & the Internet
George Washington University
2. Scope of e-Participation focus
Not Talking about What this talk is about
Innovation w/in Fed Agency
⢠Legislative activities Programs
â Lawmaking Transforming critical
â Budget authorization decision-making
⢠Campaign-related activities through
e-Participation
activities
â 1 Participative Planning -
⢠Regulation-making Given a budget and
activities direction, selecting where,
what and how to get the
work done
â 2- DemocrAssessing - how
well (or not) specific
activities are going
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3. What has changed that makes the window
of opportunity right TODAY?
⢠New Leadership
⢠Success through innovative involvement of the
public
⢠Maturing Government Processes
â 10+ year track record of Results Gathering and
Performance Evaluation at the Department level
â More consistent Investment Governance methods
⢠Web 3.0 opportunities create new forms of
interaction
â Revolution in technology allows large-scale
collaboration, includingcan be directed to and synthesizing
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individual feedback
4. Key Decision Points in the Government
Change Process
Pre - Acquisition Acquisition Sustainment
Key
Business Program Alternative Project
Decision Planning Authorization Selection Decision Executive Review & Milestones
Points:
0 1 2 3
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Aquisition
Acquisition 3A Segment 2
Concept Alternative Low Rate
Phases Selection
1A
Selection
Prototype 2A
Production
Production
Blocks 3B Segment 3
Project
Life Cycle
Project LiFE Cycle
Need Identification /
Program Initiation
(PI)
Concept & Technology
Development
(C&TD)
Capability Development &
Demonstration
(CD&D)
Production &
Deployment
(P&D)
Operations & Support
(O&S)
Capital Planning & Investment
CPIC SELECT
- Screen, Score, Select
CONTROL
Monitor
Direct Corrective Action
EVALUATE
Conduct Eval
Knowledge Harvest
Phases
control
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5. Key Decision Points in the Government
Change Process
Pre - Acquisition Acquisition Sustainment
Key
Business Program Alternative Project
Decision Planning Authorization Selection Decision Executive Review & Milestones
Points:
0 1 2 3
text 4
text
Acquisition 3A Segment 2
Concept Alternative Low Rate
Phases Selection
1A
Selection
Prototype 2A
Production
Production
Blocks 3B Segment 3
Project Need Identification / Concept & Technology Capability Development & Production &
Operations & Support
Life Cycle Program Initiation
(PI)
Development
(C&TD)
Demonstration
(CD&D)
Deployment
(P&D)
(O&S)
CONTROL EVALUATE
CPIC SELECT
- Screen, Score, Select
Monitor Conduct Eval
Direct Corrective Action Knowledge Harvest
Phases
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6. Quick Win â DemocrAssessment
Mashup
⢠A Program-level
Scorecards based on
3 sources
â Current Budget
(Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/budget)
â Current Performance
Rating (Source:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/expectmore)
â Incorporate Citizen
Feedback
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7. Example (Pell Grant Program)
Agree with Rating? 90% 10%
Agree with Future spending? 75% 25%
Additional comments here
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8. Why would a public servant want to launch
an PLANNING e-Participation initiative?
⢠Improve the quality and diversity of innovation options
⢠A legitimizer -- demonstrate public support
⢠Reduce decision-making uncertainty
â Reduce unknowns in key strategic decisions
â Enhance Visibility into range, intensity & dimensions of social and psycho-demographics
around program
â Prioritization of complex and competing interests
⢠Identify risks
â Outsiders tend to identify unorthodox or unconventional risks better than inside âExpertsâ
⢠Promote transparency
â Promote faster response capability, introduce credible sources of faster feedback,
⢠Become inspired and empowered
â Re-discover why s/he went into public service
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9. Questions for Discussion
⢠Identifying top Intervention Opportunities
⢠Identifying Pitfalls
⢠Assessing Feasibility
⢠Resources
â Technologies
â Partners & Collaborators
â Volunteers
⢠Policy
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