A Model for Defining the Structure of the Executive Branch
Part 2 of 'Step One for Web managers,' FCW's Dot-Gov Thursday column
Governmentwide views (a "portfolio of portfolios")
Role of government: Constitution, mission areas, sectors (health, agriculture, etc. "portals" or functional classifications).
Department and other cross-government organizations (an agency-based portfolio)
- Strategic management: Mission, business board (line and staff).
- Line functions: Operations, programs, central services.
- Staff functions: Personnel management, legal, etc.
Bureau or business-unit organizations (a business-unit portfolio)
- Business units: Manager.
- Line functions: Operations, programs, central services.
- Staff functions: Personnel management, legal, etc.
Programs or projects (compete to be included in the bureau or agency portfolio)
- Tactical management:
- Operations managers (line and staff functions).
- Program managers (line and staff functions).
- Managers of central services (line and staff functions).
- At this level, there is direct management of resources (people, time, assets, technology, processes and knowledge/information) and direct responsibility for implementing policies and other legal requirements.
Underlying legislative drivers for business processes:
- Clinger-Cohen Act.
- Government Performance and Results Act.
- Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998.
- Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
- Paperwork Reduction Act.
- Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act.
- Sector- or mission-specific legislation.
Seven categories of underlying supporting knowledge
- Architectures: Business, asset management (IT architectures, buildings, etc.).
- Business: Budgeting, capital planning, financial management.
- Leadership: Leadership, culture.
- Management: Planning, organizing, business processes.
- Policies: Security, privacy.
- Relationships: Marketing, participative government, suppliers, customers, unions.
- Technology: Web data centers, legacy systems.
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