Kate McGovern

A Public Sector Journey to Operational Excellence

Applying Lean Principles to Public Policy

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the power of linking Lean government operations and purposeful public policy. When Lean process improvement principles and techniques entered the public sector after decades of proven effectiveness in private industry, it brought the same transformative potential.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781032445441
• ISBN-10: 1032445440
• Artikelnr.: 68100374

Autorenporträt

Kate McGovern, MPA, Ph.D. is a Lean trainer and practitioner in the public sector. In addition to facilitating kaizen projects for state, municipal and non-profit organizations, Kate taught Lean Belt programs and public management classes for New Hampshire's Bureau of Education & Training. She has worked as a Lean trainer for the states of Vermont, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Massachusetts through Daniel Penn Associates. Having previously taught at Springfield College, School of Human Services, Kate is currently an instructional faculty member at College Unbound in Providence, Rhode Island. She is a contributor to the PA Times and the author of Challenges in Pension Governance: A Case Study of the New Hampshire Retirement System and A Public Sector Journey to Lean: Fighting Muda in Times of Muri.

Inhaltsangabe

Section I. The Foundation of Continuous Improvement and Operational Maturity
1. Introduction to Lean and Continuous Improvement
2. The Three Stages of Maturity in State Government
3. The Kaizen Concept
4. Lean Management
5. Theory and Practice
Section II. Leaning Government Operations
6. Breaking Bad Bureaucracy
7. The Goldilocks Standard for Lean Regulation
8. Moving to Results-Based State Government
9. A Model for CI in State Government
Section III. Leaning Government Policy
10. The Three Ps: Politics
Policy Making
and Public Administrators
11. A Case Study of Unlean Public Policy: U.S. Health Care
12. Applying CI to Public Administration
13. Lean Policy Development
Section IV. A Lean Future State
14. Leaning Government Operations
15. Continuous Improvement for Thriving Communities
16. Diffusion of Lean Culture and Level Three Government

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Section I. The Foundation of Continuous Improvement and Operational Maturity, 1. Introduction to Lean and Continuous Improvement, 2. The Three Stages of Maturity in State Government, 3. The Kaizen Concept, 4. Lean Management, 5. Theory and Practice, Section II. Leaning Government Operations, 6. Breaking Bad Bureaucracy, 7. The Goldilocks Standard for Lean Regulation, 8. Moving to Results-Based State Government, 9. A Model for CI in State Government, Section III. Leaning Government Policy, 10. The Three Ps: Politics, Policy Making, and Public Administrators, 11. A Case Study of Unlean Public Policy: U.S. Health Care, 12. Applying CI to Public Administration, 13. Lean Policy Development, Section IV. A Lean Future State, 14. Leaning Government Operations, 15. Continuous Improvement for Thriving Communities, 16. Diffusion of Lean Culture and Level Three Government

Rezensionen

At a time when an increasing number of Americans are seeing the pursuit of happiness as nothing more than a pipedream, we need to rethink how our government goes about the people's work. Kate McGovern's book makes a compelling and timely case for taking what the business world has learned from applying lean principles to how we address our most complex social problems.

John M. Bernard, Author, Government That Works, The Results Revolution in the States

With real-life examples and drawing on her experience, Kate McGovern demonstrates how lean can transform government. She shows us what's possible and offers proven roadmaps to success. This is a must-read for any government entity that wants to improve how it serves the public.

Tony Rodriquez, President, Daniel Penn Associates LLC

At a time when an increasing number of Americans are seeing the pursuit of happiness as nothing more than a pipedream, we need to rethink how our government goes about the people's work. Kate McGovern's book makes a compelling and timely case for taking what the business world has learned from applying lean principles to how we address our most complex social problems.

• John M. Bernard, Author, Government That Works, The Results Revolution in the States

With real-life examples and drawing on her experience, Kate McGovern demonstrates how lean can transform government. She shows us what's possible and offers proven roadmaps to success. This is a must-read for any government entity that wants to improve how it serves the public.

• Tony Rodriquez, President, Daniel Penn Associates LLC