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Hypotheses |
GovConnect is applying an agile approach, collaborating with agencies to test the following hypotheses:
- Federal employees are willing to participate in additional projects or activities that they are passionate about and/or are complementary to their skill-sets.
- Federal managers are willing to support their staff’s participation in projects in a different part of their agency or in a different agency.
- Federal managers are willing to adopt an entrepreneurial approach to developing teams from across their agencies or from other agencies to get their critical work done.
- A “bottom-up” approach where employees are empowered to start projects and initiatives, find collaborators, and garner agency/department support increases employee engagement.
- A “top-down” approach where managers garner support for projects, then open them to employees to participate, is in the interest of Federal employees.
- Federal employees, with a GovConnect-like culture, can be more engaged and effective than their colleagues in traditional Federal culture.
- Federal employees are able to broaden their professional networks through one or more of the GovConnect models.
- Federal managers are able to reduce skills gaps through one or more of the GovConnect models.
- Engagement can be measured through surveys (including specific Employee Viewpoint Survey questions) and employee interviews. Effectiveness can be measured by the number of innovative projects undertaken, the quality and/or speed at which they are completed, the diversity of the teams participating, and the level of participation.