President's Management Council Serves Vital Role Providing Leadership on Federal Operations Issues, PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment Research Report Finds.Business Editors ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000 The President's Management Council, a panel of federal chief operating officers Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. created seven years ago to take a leadership role in working with the Administration to improve the performance of government, is a vital and effective leadership organization that should be continued, a new report commissioned by The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for the Business of Government finds. "The President's Management Council: An Important Management Innovation," by Margaret Yao, a former senior advisor In some countries, a Senior Advisor is an appointed position by the Head of State to advise on the highest levels of national and government policy. Sometimes a junior position to this is called a National Policy Advisor. with the Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. , is the first-ever in-depth study of the role and operation of the Council. The report outlines the history and function of the Council, and recommends that the incoming Administration continue the panel to "elevate el·e·vate tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates 1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift. 2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of. 3. " government-wide management issues. The Council "has proven itself a significant and important vehicle for carrying forward an Administration's management agenda," Ms. Yao writes. "For the first time in the history of American government, a council of deputies, performing new roles as chief operating officers of their departments and agencies, has come together to focus on and lead government-wide issues." The President's Management Council stemmed stemmed adj. 1. Having the stems removed. 2. Provided with a stem or a specific type of stem. Often used in combination: stemmed goblets; long-stemmed roses. from the September 1993 report of the National Performance Review - a Clinton Administration Noun 1. Clinton administration - the executive under President Clinton executive - persons who administer the law initiative aimed at streamlining and improving the operation of the federal government. The National Performance Review recommended the creation of the Council and the designation of a senior executive - deputy secretaries or under secretaries with agency-wide authority - in federal agencies and departments as "chief operating officers." The resulting Council, comprised of newly named federal chief operating officers and chaired by the OMB's deputy director for management, held its first meeting in November 1993. Since then, the panel has demonstrated that it is an "effective institutional lever for exerting leadership on management matters" within the federal government, Ms. Yao writes. "The President's Management Council itself matters, and its track record shows that it works." The report found that the Council "elevates government-wide management to the appropriate level - where policy and management meet." During the past seven years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Council has been an effective vehicle for the President to implement his management agenda, the report found. Ms. Yao writes that the Council is particularly useful because it enables federal agencies and their chief operating officers to "learn together" and address critical management issues. The collaborative nature of the Council's workings is key to its effectiveness, she says. The report outlines four recommendations for the Council - chief among them a call for the next Administration to continue the Council. "Launch the Council quickly, visibly and personally as a clear signal to the members and others of the commitment and interest in management and the work of the President's Management Council," Ms. Yao writes in a memo to the President-elect. Ms. Yao also recommends that the next President choose his OMB OMB abbr. Office of Management and Budget Noun 1. OMB - the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget Office of Management and Budget deputy director for management carefully but quickly; be explicit about the role of federal chief operating officers as the incoming Administration recruits federal agency deputy secretaries; and institutionalize in·sti·tu·tion·a·lize v. To place a person in the care of an institution, especially one providing care for the disabled or mentally ill. in the roles of chief operating officers and the Council by issuing an Executive Order. Copies of the report on the President's Management Council are available on the Endowment's Web site, endowment.pwcglobal.com. Author Margaret Yao is available for interviews. Contact Michael Cosgrove at (703) 322-5922 to arrange an interview. About the Author Margaret L. Yao is president of MLY Consulting, in Washington, D.C. Ms. Yao has 15 years of experience in management and innovation consulting for public sector and not-for-profit clients, with a focus on performance-based organizational design. She has consulted to a wide range of organizations, including the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). Financial Control Board, the District of Columbia Office of the City Administrator, the BlueCross BlueShield Association, and the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
Ms. Yao served in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget during two Administrations. She was a liaison to the National Performance Review and a senior advisor to the OMB's deputy director for management, and also helped staff the President's Management Council. Prior to joining OMB, Ms. Yao was a staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal and co-founder and principal of an automotive drive-train innovation company. She earned an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas , where she was honored as a University Fellow, and a B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. . About The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for The Business of Government Founded in 1998, the Endowment is one of the ways PricewaterhouseCoopers seeks to advance knowledge on how to improve public sector effectiveness. The Endowment focuses on the future of the operation and management of the public sector. Through grants for research, thought leadership forums, and the Senior Executive Service leadership program, the Endowment stimulates research and facilitates discussion on new approaches to improving the effectiveness of government at the federal, state, local, and international levels. All grants are competitive. For information on the PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment and the Endowment's 2000-2001 grant awards, visit our Web site at endowment.pwcglobal.com. About PricewaterhouseCoopers The Management Consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects Services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers helps clients maximize their business performance by integrating strategic change, process improvements and technology solutions. Through a worldwide network of skills and resources, consultants manage complex projects with global capabilities and local knowledge, from strategy through implementation. PricewaterhouseCoopers (www.pwcglobal.com) is the world's largest professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization. Drawing on the knowledge and skills of more than 150,000 people in 150 countries, we help our clients solve complex business problems and measurably enhance their ability to build value, manage risk and improve performance in an Internet-enabled world. PricewaterhouseCoopers refers to the member firms of the worldwide PricewaterhouseCoopers organization. Note to Editors: The name PricewaterhouseCoopers is one word, with upper case P, upper case C, and all other letters in lower case. |
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