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Picture trouble is temporary!

Picture trouble is temporary!. Please do not adjust your set. Idle Bob’s guide to…. Careers and New Technology in the Public Sector. Future of Work in the Public Sector. What my Ma told me…. If you’re good with machines, become a mechanic. If you can add big numbers, become an accountant.

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Picture trouble is temporary!

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  1. Picture trouble is temporary! Please do not adjust your set.

  2. Idle Bob’s guide to… Careers and New Technology in the Public Sector Future of Work in the Public Sector

  3. What my Ma told me…. • If you’re good with machines, become a mechanic. • If you can add big numbers, become an accountant. • If you can look at blood without fainting, become a doctor. • If you’re a good talker, become a politician. • If you’re good at nothing…work for the government!

  4. How to get a government job: • Changing Role of Government • New Business Practices in Government • New Business Principles • The New Literacy • Technology Skills in Demand • Future Skills • Employer’s Challenge Future of Work in the Public Sector

  5. Changing Role of Government • Direct versus Do • Barometer of Public Need • Stewardship and Continuity • Fiscal Responsibility • Customer Service • In some cases exceeding the private sector

  6. New Business Practices • Public / Private Partnership • Contracting • Outsourcing • Design / Build • eCommerce • Long(er) Term Planning

  7. New Business Principles • Economic Principles • Value for money • New Tax Reality - Do more with less • Ethical Principles • Access to Information • Public Accountability • Fairness in Treatment

  8. New Definition of Literacy • Increasing Standards of Literacy • Numerical, Charts, Graphs • Statistics • Data Structures / Organization • Keyboard Skills (typing) • Critical Thinking • Meta-data • “Outside the Box” • Planning & Managing • Big “P” Planning and Big “M” Managing

  9. Technology Skills Expected • Basic Computer Literacy • Desktop Applications • Database • Operating Systems • Modeling • Business ProcessRe-Engineering • Numerical Modeling • Basic Methodologies • Project Management • Career Specific Knowledge

  10. Technology Skills in Demand • How much technology is expected? • Pocket Protector? • Calculator Watch? • Tape on my glasses? Is this technical enough? Way too technical!

  11. Technology Skills in Demand • Knowledge Management • “Knowledge as $Currency” • Knowledge Building / Preservation • Data Warehousing / Data Structures • Staff Development • Leveraging Knowledge • Information Re-use • Privacy Concerns • Knowledge Systems

  12. Technology Skills in Demand • Technical Management • Technology Evaluation • Does it fit here? Will it work? • Business Process (System) Evaluation • Application Implementation • Product Evaluation • Fit Analysis • Project Management • Project Acceptance • Quality Assurance

  13. Technology Skills in Demand • Technology Workers • Object Oriented Programming (JAVA) • Web Programming (Cold Fusion) • Smart Cities • eCommerce • Software Engineering • Windows Programming • Networking • Operating Systems

  14. Future Skills • Technical Innovation • New Applications of Technology • New Service Delivery Methods • Customer Self Service • Cost / Resource Sharing • Advanced Modeling • Data Visualization • Virtual Business

  15. Employers Challenge • Corporate Culture for Change • Expect Innovation and then tolerate it. • Reward Accomplishment NOT Empire Building. • Develop an environment for creativity. • New Workers Expectations • Death of the Lifelong Job? • Death of Unreserved Commitment? • Learning & Development. • Reward Oriented Pay Structures. • Coke Machines?

  16. Questions? Thank you for watching.

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