Tag: Public Sector
IT Mod Trailblazers Chapter 1: Just Get Started, featuring Rob Klopp
By Yasmeen Burns
As we mentioned in our inaugural IT Modernization blog, IT Mod is a large organizational, financial, and cultural commitment. It can feel like an insurmountable task to steer your company in this new direction. Leaders we work with on IT Mod efforts often ask, “Where do I begin?” The simple answer? Just get started—and figure […]
First Steps to Developing a Shared Services Strategy
By Erin Sherman
What is shared services–and how can I get started with leveraging a shared-services business model in my organization? If you are asking yourself these questions, you are not alone. At The Clearing, we work with leaders who struggle to determine whether shared services would benefit their organization, and, if so, how to realize those benefits. […]
Two Best Practices to Maximize Shared Services Efforts
By Erin Sherman
A key component of the Shared Services business model that is often overlooked is the mentality that accompanies the act of sharing. Consider examples of sharing in your personal life, and the inherent benefits of sharing, both to yourself and those with whom we share. You may share a home-cooked dinner with family members to increase efficiency […]
Need to Free Up Resources To Focus On Mission Critical Activities? Shared Services Might Be Your Answer
By Jeff Kemmerer and Julisa Mandeville
With the trending conversations and policy attention focused on making government agencies more cost-effective and streamlined, shared services seem “top of mind” for pressured agency leaders looking for solutions. Shared services can be a mechanism to find capacity and add value into your current system by offloading what can be done well by others. A […]
5 Obvious (and Not-So-Obvious) Tactics Federal Employees Can Use to Maintain Momentum During the Presidential Transition
By Sean Follin
On January 21st, a new chapter of the American story will begin. The transition will be a pivotal period for the new administration to set the stage for its path forward. As part of the transition, more than 4,100 individuals selected by the President-elect will parachute into federal agencies across the country to enact the […]