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Executive Branch Management Scorecard Historical Analysis Reveals Improvement over Time, Significant Opportunity for Increased Application of Program Management Best Practices
Robbins-Gioia Review Identifies Trends in Achievement of the President’s Management Agenda since Inception of the Scorecard Process
March 20, 2006, Alexandria, VA—Robbins-Gioia, LLC, the leading provider of program management services, today
revealed the results of its historical analysis of the Executive Branch Management Scorecard—citing consistent progress in
some areas and uneven advances in others. This trends analysis points to areas for continued improvement and opportunities
for application of program management best practices as federal departments and major agencies execute against the five
government-wide management initiatives identified in the President’s Management Agenda (PMA). While many departments and
agencies demonstrate strong progress, only one, the U.S. Department of Labor, has earned green status marks across the
board on the scorecard—attaining this level of performance on three out of the four 2005 quarterly scorecards.
The Executive Branch Management Scorecard
Since 2001, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has evaluated on a quarterly basis 25 federal departments and
major agencies on their advancements in achieving the five initiatives: strategic management of human capital,
competitive sourcing, improved financial performance, expanded electronic government, and budget and performance
integration. Departments and agencies are evaluated on a green-yellow-red scorecard with scores based on the
scorecard standards for success. Under each of
these standards, an agency is green or yellow if it meets all of the standards for success listed in the respective
column, and red if it has any one of a number of serious flaws listed in the red column.
Clay Johnson, deputy director for management at OMB, addressed the question of why good management practices are
essential in delivering value to taxpayers in a February 2, 2006 memorandum. A copy of this memorandum can be found
at www.whitehouse.gov/results/agenda/depdir.html.
Trends in Department and Agency Performance
In Robbins-Gioia’s five-year trend analysis, the strategic management of human capital initiative shows the greatest
progress, with 13 of the 25 evaluated organizations achieving green status marks on the December 31, 2005 scorecard and
none earning red status marks. This category also shows the most consistent progress, with green status marks steadily
increasing over the evaluation periods. Conversely, the improved financial performance initiative demonstrates the least
progress, including 17 organizations still earning red status marks—only three fewer than on the baseline scorecard
issued in 2001. Departments and agencies either excel or fail in this category, with either zero or one organization
falling in the middle yellow category on each of the 2005 quarterly scorecards.
The expanded electronic government initiative shows the greatest fluctuation in progress toward green, with only six
organizations achieving green status marks on the December 31, 2005 scorecard—up from the previous evaluation period
in which only four organizations achieved green status marks, but down from the March 31, 2005 scorecard, which featured
nine green organizations. The competitive sourcing and budget and performance integration initiatives both follow a
similar trend, demonstrating consistent progress toward improvement—with the number of red status scores decreasing as
yellow and green numbers increase. On the December 31, 2005 scorecard, 10 and 14 agencies respectively still fell in the
middle yellow category.
“Sound program and project planning, execution, management, and evaluation are essential to getting to green marks in
each of the five management initiatives,” said Michael Sledge, Robbins-Gioia president and chief operating officer.
“We applaud departments and agencies that leverage consistent, robust program management in their operations and support
and encourage other government organizations in following their leads.”
Based on OMB assessments of each federal department and major agency, the Robbins-Gioia analysis maps progress since the
inception of the Executive Branch Management Scorecard 2001 baseline. To view the full report, please visit
www.robbinsgioia.com/scorecard.
About Robbins-Gioia
Robbins-Gioia has been dedicated to delivering management consulting solutions to
government agencies and Fortune 500 companies for more than 20 years. Robbins-Gioia
combines thought leadership, disciplined processes, industry-based knowledge, and
integrated tools to help global customers optimize their business processes, accelerate
change, and establish time, cost, and quality improvements to transform their businesses.
For more information, please call Robbins-Gioia, LLC at 800-663-7138, or visit the
web site at www.robbinsgioia.com.
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