Better Govs focuses on implementation. In this section you will find blogs that talk about everything that happens once you start a project. From how to get started, monitor progress, and the learning process of implementation. If you can’t find something contact me, I love to receive suggestions for new topics.

From electoral promises to the dashboard: Towards a new generation of Delivery Units

Delivery Units were established under the mandate of moving the pieces of the management cycle: using data in a centralized way to understand the past and identify future trends, and monitoring government priorities to identify bottlenecks and support more efficient decision-making. What has been the balance of this experience so far in Latin America?

3 lessons COVID-19 has taught us on policy implementation

I recently did a study about the social impacts of COVID-19 in the Pacific, which made me think of some of the lessons the pandemic has given us for policy implementation. In this blog, I share 3 of those lessons and my own reflection.

Project implementation: 3 mistakes you want to avoid

Do you ever wish you could erase your mistakes and start over? In this blog, I talk about 3 mistakes you want to avoid in project implementation in the public sector. Use it as a checklist to stay away, or at least learn faster, from them. You'll also find 3 questions you can ask yourself that will help you get back on track.

Five steps towards an agile organization in government

Why can businesses design, build, and launch a new product in a matter of months, but it takes government years to implement regulation changes? In this blog, you'll find five steps public servants can take to revolutionize governance and catalyze innovations in the public sector.

How to know if a project in government fails and what to do

The fear of project failure has crossed everyone’s minds. And it’s more stressful knowing that failing in the public sector doesn’t seem to be an option. This article guides you through a simple method to identify if you are failing, learn from it and try again something different.

Why changing everything in government is a bad idea

The only constant in our life is change. But when it comes to government, radical change can be damaging. This is a short reflection about government transition, long-term planning and civil service.

Data governance for the future of cities

This is the second blog on a mini-series on digital transformation in government. It focuses on cities, arguing the need for data policy to foster the local data economy, promote digital inclusion, and to gain people’s trust in the way data is handled.