Management Lab Manual

The need for innovative management solutions is more important than ever as states face challenging economic times and increased demands for greater service. The Management Lab Manual is a resource for state officials to demonstrate what has worked in other states in addressing common management challenges. The manual highlights promising management practices identified through the Grading the States 2008 analysis and our continued work with state leaders around the country.

Each section of the manual identifies why that issue is important and what states can do to move forward, using specific state examples.  The issues covered in this manual include the key management and budget issues and the key considerations within each issue area.  The complete list of issues and considerations covered in this manual are :

This manual is an active resource that is continuously updated with new promising ideas as they arise. If you would like to submit a promising idea to include, then please send suggestions to Richard Silver.