A workbook in program design for public managers / Leonard I. Ruchelman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ruchelman, Leonard I., 1933-2025, author.

Series:

SUNY series in Public Administration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Planning.

Public administration.

Public administration--Cost effectiveness.

Problem solving.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [1985]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first practical, step-by-step guide to a key management technique-the design of efficient, cost-effective programs. With social programs succumbing to the pressures of budgetary cutbacks and taxpayer opposition, it gives public administrators the skills to design programs that will endure even as resources decline. The author begins to bridge the gap between what is needed by society and what can be provided by government by assisting public managers in identifying and surmounting obstacles in the way of program change. He does so by synthesizing what is known about program planning as a body of knowledge with the application of programs under real life conditions. His how-to approach covers such tasks as selecting a problem for analysis, diagnosing the organizational setting, preparing a work plan, developing alternatives, collecting data, communicating results, and preparing for implementation. The exercises and exhibits included in this workbook are applicable to all areas of public service, including health and human services, social services, criminal justice, and education.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of figures

PREFACE

1. INTRODUCTION

2. GETTING STARTED

3. DIAGNOSING THE ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING

4. GENERATING PUBLIC SUPPORT

5. PREPARING A WORK PLAN

6. ESTABLISHING GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

7 DEVELOPING PROGRAM ALTERNATIVES

8. DATA COLLECTION

9. SYNTHESIZING THE DATA

10. COMMUNICATING THE RESULTS

11. PREPARING FOR IMPLEMENTATION

APPENDIX A. GUIDE TO INFORMATION SOURCES IN PUBLIC SERVICES

APPENDIX B. GUIDE TO INFORMATION SOURCES IN HUMAN SERVICES

APPENDIX C. SEARCH SERVICES

APPENDIX D. SAMPLE PROGRAM DESIGN REPORT

GLOSSARY

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Bibliography: pages 117-123.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438418193

1438418191

9780585075150

0585075158