Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Sleepless in Seattle: CPBB Disruption at ICMA 2015 Annual Conference


"Data focused communities are challenging the status quo and unraveling conventional wisdom, defying what we thought we knew about the traditional role of government and mining fundamentally new knowledge in policy-making to create communities that achieve More!"





The Center for Priority Based Budgeting was thrilled to present, exhibit and engage this week at the 2015 ICMA Annual Conference. This event is is the largest annual event in the world for local government managers and staff. This was our 7th straight year presenting at the ICMA Annual Conference and are proud of our enduring partnership with this leading local government organization.




Our conference presentation was well attended with nearly three dozen local government


organizations attending and engaging. The CPBB presented all afternoon covering the innovative topics of municipal fiscal health, program costing and priority based budgeting. See our presentation slides here if you happened to miss it.


During this event, CPBB also had an opportunity to be interviewed by GovLovePodcast. CPBB Co-Founder Chris Fabian was interviewed by Kirsten Wyatt and Ben Kittleson of ELGL. Listen to the full podcast here.


The opportunity we all have in front of us is here, to reverse the downward trend in public trust, to restore the faith in government as a leader in creating communities that are safer, healthier, smarter, economically thriving and enriching! 
 
 
As hard as it is to pick up a Time Magazine and be confronted with a fearful headline “Is your City next?” with the image of Detroit in the background; the opportunity we have is to re-imagine ourselves at the forefront of a new mission, with the very stake of our communities on the line.
 
For every desperately dedicated city or county manager, for every visionary finance director, for every ambitious and committed elected official who came to public service to create and inspire greatness in their communities – we are on your team! And bringing “Mission Control” to your organization is our contribution to your success. Let’s do this together!



Keep an eye on the CPBB blog for further updates. Sign-up for our social media pages so you stay connected with TEAM CPBB!

If you're thinking of jumping into the world of Fiscal Health and Wellness through Priority Based Budgeting we would certainly like to be part of your efforts! Contact us to schedule a free webinar and identify the best CPBB service option(s) to meet your organization's particular needs.


  

 

 

 

 Check out CPBB’s Web-Based Fiscal Mission Control Center!




Thursday, September 3, 2015

Analyze This! CPBB + ELGL Launch "I Want to be Your Analyst!"

 

"Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind." - Frank Lloyd Wright


ELGL and CPBB are proud to announce a new column and webinar series, "I Want to be Your Analyst." This series, consisting of a monthly blog and webinar, is intended to provide case studies, introductions to unique analytic tools, and expertise into the hands of all local government (emerging) leaders.

This ten part series will pair proven CPBB concepts and tools with one of our partner local government communities who are actively implementing (or have implemented) our innovative trends. This will provide key insights into how communities actually utilize these tools.

Want to learn about fleet management best practices? Yep got you covered. How about how communities are actively implementing PBB... check. Care to dive deep into utility rate analysis? Ok, we'll throw that in too!

The inspiration for creating CPBB began when Jon Johnson and Chris Fabian were analysts with Jefferson County, Colorado. Due to a lack of available analytics tools, they began developing their own to improve efficiencies across the County. Instead of hiring teams of consultants to analyze data and services, Chris and Jon had to invent methods and tools that previously didn't exist. And now these tools will be shared with the ELGL community through "I want to be your analyst."

Next Steps


With I Want to be Your Analyst, local government professionals will gain an introduction and key insights into the CPBB war chest of cutting-edge online tools. We'll be launching our first article and webinar in September. The full topic schedule is listed below (with guest CPBB all-star implementers and co-presenters to be announced soon):


  • Welcome to the Center for Priority Based Budgeting - September 2015
    • Why the tools
    • Does size/region/politics matter (scalability)
    • Making the case to elected officials
    • Challenges to implementation
  • Your Fiscal Command Center (5 Part Series) - October 2015 to February 2016
    • Fiscal Health Part 1
    • Program Inventory Part 2
    • Program Costing Part 3
    • Priority Based Budgeting Part 4
    • Living the Dream: Your Fiscal Command Center Part 5
  • PBB Post-Implementation (Next Steps) - 2016
  • Fleet Optimization - 2016
  • Utility Rate Analysis - 2016
  • Time Management, Tracking and Succession Planning - 2016 


With I Want to be Your Analyst, your training schedule for the next ten months is now solidified! Be sure to follow CPBB and ELGL as we roll out this series in the next few weeks. Be sure to sign up for the webinar's as well as space will be limited.



Keep an eye on the CPBB blog for further updates. Sign-up for our social media pages so you stay connected with TEAM CPBB!

If you're thinking of jumping into the world of Fiscal Health and Wellness through Priority Based Budgeting we would certainly like to be part of your efforts! Contact us to schedule a free webinar and identify the best CPBB service option(s) to meet your organization's particular needs.


  

 Check out CPBB’s Web-Based Fiscal Mission Control Center! 

 
And finally, a few concluding words and images from your tour guide...