2004 News Archive
FMP's Tim Barnhart Quoted in Management Matters Column, "It Takes a Bureaucracy"
December 1, 2004
Brian Friel in his article, "It Takes a Bureaucracy", discusses
the bureaucracy associated with the Federal
Government and its impact on the relationship with
customers. FMP President Tim Barnhart is quoted
several times in the article. Unlike in business
where managers often have a personal relationship
with customers, Mr. Barnhart contends that
agencies are "driven by laws, regulations, rules,
and hierarchical chains of command" which are
designed to ensure employees serve a public
customer with whom they often rarely interact.
"This bureaucratic dynamic is what distinguishes
government from business and really defines the
government culture," Mr. Barnhart says. To read
the article visit the Government Executive website.
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FMP Discusses Employee Performance Evaluations at The Performance Institute
September 16, 2004
FMP's Tim Barnhart and Sherean Miller developed and delivered two
modules of the “Employee Performance Evaluations for Government”
two-day training course at the Performance Institute in Arlington, VA. The modules are titled " Aligning Employee Performance Evaluations
to Management Initiatives" and "Implementing
Employee Performance Plans." Topics covered
include: 1) pay-for-performance best practices; 2)
SES performance appraisal and pay regulations, 3)
alignment strategies for cascading organizational
goals to individual performance plans, 4)
professional development linkages, and 5)
communication and feedback techniques.
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FMP's Tim Barnhart Discusses: Pay for Performance
August 30, 2004
During the past 10 years, FMP has worked with a number of
agencies to design pay for performance systems.
In this article, FMP President Tim Barnhart
discusses some of the factors that influence the
success of pay for performance in the federal
government. They include the link between
individual performance and organizational
performance, the link between organizational
performance and overall funding, and funding of
the pay for performance system. To
read the article titled "Money Talks,"
visit the Government Executive website.
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FMP Discusses Human Capital Planning at the HR
Innovations 2004 Conference
June 29, 2004
Tim Barnhart, FMP President, and
Jeri Buchholz, Director, Office of Personnel, U.S.
International Trade Commission (USITC) delivered a
presentation on “Human Capital Accountability:
Aligning HR Functions with Agency Mission” at the
HR Innovations 2004 Conference. HR Innovations is
a conference designed for government HR
professionals to discuss new approaches to
recruiting, retaining, motivating and rewarding
the government workforce.
The presentation was part of the
Human Capital Planning and Recruitment track which
focused on aligning a strategic human capital plan
to the agency mission in order to guide
recruitment and retention activities. Topics
covered included: 1) tracking the
progression of key agencies in their strategic
management of human capital; 2) anticipating how
the nature of an agency's work will change and
identifying future HR requirements; 3) questions
and answers on performance compliance; and 4) best
practices in the strategic management of human
capital.
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FMP Participates in SES Pay for Performance Forum
May 18, 2004
FMP participated in a panel discussion as part of a
Forum on Senior Executive Service (SES) Pay for
Performance. The Forum was co-sponsored by the
Federal Section of the International Public
Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR),
the National Academy of Public Administration
(NAPA) and the Executive Performance Consortium (a
joint effort of FMP, Gene Rouleau & Associates and
other executive performance experts).
Legislation deriving from the passage
of the Defense Authorization Act of FY 2004
establishes new requirements and authorities for
pay setting and measuring performance of SES
members at DoD and civilian agencies. Elements of
the new system include: 1) an increase in the cap
on executive pay, 2) elimination of
across-the-board pay increases, 3) replacement of
fixed levels of pay with a broad pay range, and 4)
OPM and OMB certification of agency plans. Panelists discussed the opportunities
and challenges associated with the new system and shared
selected agencies' initiatives related to system
certification and implementation.
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FMP's
Fred Mills and Sherean Miller Describe the U.S.
Access Board's Strategic Performance Appraisal and
Awards Program
May, 2004
IPMA-HR News featured a case study of FMP's work with
the Architectural Barriers and Transportation
Compliance Board, commonly known as the Access
Board. FMP's Principal Consultant Fred Mills and
Consultant Sherean Miller assisted the Access
Board in reshaping its performance appraisal and
awards programs to become more strategically
oriented. This effort included introducing a new
four-level performance rating system, defining
performance elements and standards that reflected
outcomes and results, and linking cash awards to
performance outcomes.
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FMP's Tim Barnhart Describes:
The Role of the New Senior Performance Official
April 19, 2004
For the most
part, the certification criteria for the Senior
Executive Service performance appraisal system
announced by OPM in February, 2004 were not a
surprise. But the element that had not
previously surfaced was the requirement for each
agency to designate a senior performance official
(SPO). The SPO would be instrumental in
creating a culture that reinforces the President's
Management Agenda and continues the shift to
results-based management. Co-authored by FMP
President Tim Barnhart, this article explores the
role of the SPO. To
read the article titled "Performance Power,"
visit the Government Executive website.
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FMP Discusses Executive Performance Management Systems
At 2004 FEIAA Executive Forum
February 24, 2004
FMP delivered a presentation on "How To Make Executive Performance Management
Systems Work" at the Federal Executive Institute
Alumni Association's (FEIAA) 2004 Executive Forum. The
presentation reviewed the features of effective executive performance
management systems in both the private and public
sectors. It also provided an overview of new
federal rules for executive performance
management, the design options agencies have
within those rules, and particular implementation
and change strategies agencies should consider.
FMP focused on linking established best
practices for executive performance management to
SES policies and processes, providing insights on
how agencies can adapt best practices to their
organizations in light of proposed new rules for
Federal executive performance management.
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Validation Of Technical Competencies For The
Federal Acquisition Workforce
FMP completed a study to evaluate
the importance of 14 technical competencies for
successful Federal Contract Specialist
performance. The Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)
initiated the study. FMP surveyed contract
specialists from executive departments and
independent agencies to assess the importance of
the competencies to their work. To read the
study's key findings and conclusions, click here.
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