scholarly journals Agile and Lean approaches: possibilities of application in local self-government bodies of Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 70-80
Author(s):  
Olena Bortnik
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Iso Standards ◽  
Private And Public

The article considers the concepts and history of Agile and Lean, the possibility of application in local self-government in Ukraine, analysis of the experience of local government in other countries. The aim of the article is to find ways to learn the best experience to improve the work of local self-government in Ukraine.Foreign publications related to the possibility of implementing the Agile methodology in the field of public administration and local self-government are analyzed. Examples of interaction and mutual influence of Agile and Lean are given. Demonstrates how references in international ISO standards to the above-mentioned methodologies, values and ways of thinking are used. ISO standards for management systems are universal and can be applied by both private and public sector organizations. One of the main ideas behind the standards is continuous improvement based on the PDCA cycle, and organizations that have implemented management systems such as ISO 9001 can use international best practices, tools and techniques to improve efficiency and effectiveness, satisfaction of customers and other interested parties and reduce unwanted losses. Such methods are those which are considered in this article. Historically, most management practices have emerged in the private sector, driven by a competitive environment. And then adapts to public administration and local government. In Ukraine, the process of decentralization of local self-government is gaining momentum. Sustainable development of local self-government is the basis for ensuring the comfort and quality of life of the local communities. In a rapidly changing environment, there is a need to find new management approaches. It is proposed to conduct short-term pilot projects to test the Agile method in local governments. It is advisable to include consideration of the methods specified in the article in training and retraining of employees. Continuous improvement requires, first of all, a change in organizational culture and awareness and involvement of staff for the most effective implementation of world best practices.

Spatial and Institutional Analysis of the Voivodships Expenditure on Culture in the Years 2003 – 2015

e-Finanse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Adam Mateusz Suchecki
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Institutions ◽  
Location Quotient ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
National Heritage

AbstractFollowing the completion of the process of decentralisation of public administration in Poland in 2003, a number of tasks implemented previously by the state authorities were transferred to the local level. One of the most significant changes to the financing and management methods of the local authorities was the transfer of tasks related to culture and national heritage to the set of tasks implemented by local governments. As a result of the decentralisation process, the local government units in Poland were given significant autonomy in determining the purposes of their budgetary expenditures on culture. At the same time, they were obliged to cover these expenses from their own revenues.This paper focuses on the analysis of expenditures on culture covered by the voivodship budgets, taking into consideration the structure of cultural institutions by their types, between 2003-2015. The location quotient (LQ) was applied to two selected years (2006 and 2015) to illustrate the diversity of expenditures on culture in individual voivodships.

Training Administrators To Use Microcomputers

1985 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Robert H. Rittle
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
City Management ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Public Administration Review ◽  
Management Association ◽  
University Training

Some are born to computer literacy, while others have literacy thrust upon them! Students who comprise the next generation of political scientists and public administrators will, in many cases, fall into the latter category. This article concerns the role of university training programs in meeting the increasing demands for microcomputer skills.The January, 1984 issue of Public Administration Review included five articles concerning microcomputers in local government. These articles anticipate “major changes in the way local governments organize and the means by which they carry out operations,” as a result of microcomputer technology. Predicting a significant impact of microcomputers in local government, the International City Management Association has also published a major monograph on microcomputer use (Griesemer, 1984).

“Measuring up”: a systematic literature review of performance measurement in Australia and New Zealand local government

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary C. Johnsson ◽  
Matthew Pepper ◽  
Oriana Milani Price ◽  
Lauren P. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Systematic Review Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Starting Point

Purpose Measurement practices have long been considered vital for informing the management of performance in organisations. Their application to local governments is a more recent, yet multi-decade phenomenon facilitated by New Public Management trends. This paper aims to review the landscape of publications that discuss performance measurement (PM) practices in Australian and New Zealand local government contexts and identify implications for future research. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review methodology was used to identify a shortlist of publications. Next, a rating-based researcher appraisal process was applied. Multiple iterations of search and appraisal were conducted to form the basis for inductive thematic analysis and synthesis. Findings Analysing 65 PM publications, two interrelated themes, namely, discourses of performance as efficiency, accountability or strategic growth and change were identified, which influence the adoption of local PM tools and frameworks. As demands for strategic growth and more complex service delivery increase, strategic and localised adaptation of PMs may be required to integrate learning and communicative competencies with technical and operational capabilities. Research limitations/implications The systematic review methodology has been applied to address some of the limitations of publication and reporting biases in literature. This research provides a starting point for future investigations and broadening of discourse in local government contexts. Originality/value This paper represents the first systematic review of 1995–2020 publications on performance management practices used by local governments in Australia and New Zealand.

IMPLEMENTACIJA KVALITETA U SISTEMU MENADžMENTA JAVNIH USLUGA

2021 ◽  
pp. 233-250
Author(s):  
Milan Palević ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Service Management ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Quality Management Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legitimate Expectations ◽  
The One

The work and work of public administration should strive to continuously improve the quality of its services, as well as to improve the overall quality of public administration as an organization. It is necessary to constantly set new goals and gradually, over time, get closer to those goals. In this way, the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization, that is, the entire system, would be improved. The new concept of management in public administration should improve the functioning of the public sector, which means that administrative bodies operate in accordance with the legitimate expectations of the users of their services. This paper presents a review of the current state of eGovernment and eServices that local governments in Serbia provide to citizens and the economy, from the aspect of service providers on the one hand and service users on the other. The author intends to point out the areas in which there is room for improvement, but also the challenges that local governments face every day in their work. The contribution of the paper is in the theoretical presentation of the importance of the implementation of quality management systems in public service management systems in order to improve them.

Challenges for local government in Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-131
Author(s):  
Jacek Stasiak
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
The State ◽  
Local Society ◽  
Legal Personality

Local government is the key principle of the organisation of public administration in Poland. Local government units, i.e., gminas, powiats and voivodeships local governments, are entities endowed with rights and obligations and entities performing public tasks. They can be defined as independent, legally constituted, corporations of local society, with their own internal organisation, equipped with the attribute of legal personality, subject to supervision by the state to the extent prescribed by law.

Local self-government in Russia: assessing of system level in the organization and reform

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-45
Author(s):  
Магомедов ◽  
Kerem Magomedov ◽  
Черкашин ◽  
Sergey Cherkashin
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
System Level ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Institute Of Public Administration ◽  
The Past ◽  
Materials Research ◽  
Systemic Development ◽  
Regional Authorities

In recent years there has been updating of various problems of organization, functioning and development of local self-government system in Russia. Research and publication activity of Russian scientists shows it. The scientists of the Institute of Public Administration and Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration have dealt with the problems of local government in sociological research. Also the problems of increasing the level of consistency of local government, based on assessment of some of the essential aspects of this process such as the interaction of local authorities with federal and regional authorities and management in the solution of territorial problems. It was determined that all categories of participants of the study generally appreciate changes in the activities of local governments over the past 5 years, however, it is early to prove that positive changes have significantly increased the level of systemic development of Institute of local government– participants in the research were divided into two approximately equal groups, adhering to positive and negative evaluations. The conclusion derived from the analysis of the materials research: consistency of local government provides a variety of factors and conditions that have their own dynamic of change, and it is necessary to understand and analyze them constantly and purposefully.

scholarly journals Samodzielność finansowa gmin w kontekście realizacji dochodów budżetowych

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Anna Milewska
Keyword(s):  
Public Finance ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Financial Independence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Independent Entity

Local government in Poland functions as an independent entity in the public finance sector. It performs tasks (most often taking the form of public services) for its residents on its own responsibility. For this purpose, this unit is obliged to organize financial guarantee the implementation of both (own and commissioned tasks in the field of public administration). While in the second case, as a rule, can count on support in the form of targeted subsidies from the central budget, local government should secure own tasks independently. This means that local governments have the possibility (in the aspect specified by legal acts) for financial independence in terms of organizing and collecting budget revenues.

scholarly journals Best Practices on Financial Management: A Collaborative Academic Interventions in Cotabato City, Southern Philippines

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norodin D. Salam ◽  
Marwisa Sedik-Salam
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Academic Interventions ◽  
Good Housekeeping ◽  
Descriptive Method

Finance has been described as a great challenge for every organization and considered   the lifeblood of every institution which is used to finance its programs and services.  The study determined the best financial management practices and the implementation in the local government unit of Cotabato City, Mindanao, Southern Philippines.  It also identified the gaps in financial management in its covered local community.  Interview guides and document analysis were used in the study. Using descriptive method, it was found out that the financial management of the local community was properly managed. Hence, there was a good financial management in terms of finances of the communities in Cotabato City as a basis of receiving the award of the seal of good housekeeping.  It has been highly recommended to engage more trainings on the same field with the involvement of the second liner young officials.  This study provides empirical data to the agency administrators managing the community.  There will also be an identification of strategies to be adapted in the programs for implementation.

scholarly journals DINÂMICAS DO CONTEXTO POLÍTICO E ADMINISTRATIVO NA CONSTRUÇÃO DA ADMINISTRAÇÃO PÚBLICA EM MOÇAMBIQUE

Revista Foco ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Albino Alves Simione
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Recent Trend ◽  
Change Initiatives ◽  
Institutional Conditions ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
State Organization ◽  
Political Design

Este trabalho tem como finalidade analisar a trajetória recente da administração pública e compreender as transformações que visam a modernização dos processos de gestão em Moçambique. Está baseado na revisão de literatura sobre os modelos de administração pública e na análise de documentos que expressam as diferentes práticas de gestão implementadas no período de 1975 a 2011. Adotamos uma abordagem qualitativa com enfoque exploratório sobre o caso da administração pública moçambicana e, sustentamos nosso estudo na análise de conteúdo de documentos oficiais que retratam as condições estruturais e institucionais sobre o desenho político da organização do Estado e as opções de gestão realizadas ao longo do tempo. Após fazermos um balanço que percorre a administração pública burocrática, a administração pública na era da democracia e o projeto implementado pela estratégia de reforma administrativa do ano de 2001, os resultados da análise empreendida mostram-nos que, apesar da introdução de um número grande de iniciativas de mudanças no seio da administração pública moçambicana, persistem desafios no contexto da agenda de modernização com destaque para o arcabouço institucional vindo do período de maior centralização administrativa, o grau de indução da descentralização exercido pelos governos central e locais e as fragilidades organizacionais e estruturais da administração pública que limitam e condicionam os processos de reformas que têm sido desenvolvidos. This work aims to analyze the recent trend of public administration and understand the changes that seek to modernize the management process in Mozambique. It is based on literature review on the models of public administration and analysis of documents expressing different management practices implemented in the period 1975-2011. We adopted a qualitative approach with exploratory focus on the case of mozambican public administration and we maintain our study on the content analysis of official documents that depict the structural and institutional conditions on the political design of the State organization and management choices made over time. After doing a retrospective that runs bureaucratic public administration, public administration in the era of democracy and the project implemented by the administrative reform strategy of the year 2001, the results show us that despite the introduction of a large number of change initiatives within the mozambican public management, there are still challenges in the modernization agenda highlighting the institutional framework coming from greater administrative centralization period, the degree of induction of decentralization exercised by central and local governments and structural and organizational weaknesses of public administration that limit the processes of reforms that have been developed.

scholarly journals Reformasi Birokrasi Daerah: Variasi Inovasi Birokrasi Perizinan Pasca Otonomi Daerah Regional Bureaucratic Reform: Bureuacratic Business License Innovation Variant in Post-Decentralization Era

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
I.Gusti.Gede Heru Marwanto ◽  
Suwarno Suwarno
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Bureaucratic Reform

AbstractDecentralization era brings more slice economy cakes to the local/regional level. However, the authority which given to the local government does not directly enhance local investment. Local bureaucracy still hampers the investment, but several local governments can reform their bureaucracy affecting the easiness of doing business at the local level. This paper presents the best practices of local government to initiate innovation in their business license office according to local needs. At least, those innovations come up with the thesis that there is no one size fits all. Decentralization is about to bring policy close to the most in need and come up with the variation. Keywords: Regional Bureaucratic Reform, Decentralization, Local Investment, Innovation, Business License Office

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