About "Public Sector Research Centre"

The PwC public sector research centre provides insights and research into best practice in government and the public sector, including the interface between the public and private sectors.

Article archive

• IT Optimization: Navigating Fiscal Austerity
  

  3/7/13 | Public Sector Research Centre

  The Federal Government faces a situation similar to that of the private sector in the early 2000s. The question is whether Federal COOs, CFOs, and CIOs will wait for OMB to levy cuts on them or whether Federal executives will act to address the systemic drivers of IT expense so they are ready to respond to the inevitable round of forthcoming budget cuts.

• Federal Government Environmental Stewardship
  

  11/2/12 | Public Sector Research Centre

  Implementation of E.O. 13514 requires agencies to integrate sustainability goals with their mission and strategic planning practices. Each agency is charged with developing a Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan that prioritizes the agency’s actions toward the Executive Order goals.

• Federal Real Estate & Sustainability
  

  11/1/12 | Public Sector Research Centre

  Examining relationships among the sustainability components shows that many of the inputs and outputs are directly affected by real estate operations and management, making facility managers and other property stakeholders critical players in effecting change.

• Insights and Trends: Current Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management Practices
  

  8/6/12 | Public Sector Research Centre

  The data from the 2012 edition of the survey to help identify correlations between Project Management (PM) and organizational success within five key performance indicators (delivering projects on time, within budget, to scope, to quality standards, and with the intended business benefits).

• Global Green Policy Insights
  

  8/1/12 | Public Sector Research Centre

  Global Green Policy Insights is a bimonthly update on the latest developments in environmental taxes, regulations and other ‘green’ policies around the world.

• Public sector sustainable cost reduction
  

  4/13/12 | Public Sector Research Centre

  Traditional Federal and local government cost reduction approaches often fail to achieve the targeted reductions, take longer than anticipated, and allow costs to creep back to historic levels. Disciplined cost management is critical in achieving transparency and accountability.