Performance Reviews

A performance review is a top-to-bottom look at what government does and how it does it. As a result, a performance review can uncover hidden savings and actually improve government services. It can be sweeping - reviewing an entire state or local government - or more targeted, focusing on a specific program or department. Public Works goes beyond general platitudes about "reshaping and down-sizing" government to help governments identify specific savings, attach concrete dollars to each initiative, and develop an implementation plan to achieve the savings.

Most importantly, Public Works is focused on results and has a track record to prove it. For every dollar spent on performance reviews, our clients have realized as much as $1,000 in savings - exactly the kind of return-on-investment governments are looking for in tough times.

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And see how we:

• Saved one state four times as much as their previous consultants - for 1/20th the cost.
• Assisted several governors in putting together comprehensive plans for closing up to 40% budget shortfalls.
• Saved governments billions of dollars on everything from fraud to road salt.
• Helped force change at a state agency that was cutting student loans while paying its executives big bonuses.
• Caused one agency head to testify, "I prepared myself for a proctology exam and ended up with really a very pleasant experience."