Part 1

Read the article “The Big Power of Data in a Small City” and the following podcasts:

Pick 2 from the below list of Podcasts from:
Podcast: Podcast: Data and Analytics in New Orleans, LA – ELGL
Podcast: Podcast: Data & Continuous Improvement in Louisville with Daro Mott – ELGL
Podcast: Podcast: Harnessing the Power of Data with Leigh Tami, Cincinnati, OH – ELGL 

For each article and podcast: Given the information above, and for each article and podcast:

1) What did you find most interesting related to the use of data
2)  Royse, Thyer, and Padgett discuss continuous improvement and quality assurance as part of a process evaluation.  What are the limits of using quantitative data in a process evaluation designed to promote continuous improvement?  

Part 2

Read “What Good Data and Good People Can Accomplish” and “Pete Buttigieg Was An Effective Mayor-With A Gaping Blindspot”, and listen to the following podcasts:

All Podcasts From:
Podcast: Podcast: Data Driven Decision Making in Kansas City, MO – ELGL
Podcast: Podcast: Data & Procurement in Boston, MA – ELGL 

For each article and podcast: Given the information above, and for each article and podcast:
1. What did you find most interesting related to the use of data and
2. Royse, Thyer, and Padgett talk about the “threat” of program evaluation in the chapter on Pragmatic issues.  How would you go about using program evaluation and data so as not to make people in the organization feel threatened?