Title :
An assessment of a US Environmental Protection Agency information technology unit: aiming for optimal future performance
Author :
Hammer, George ; Smith, Susan
Author_Institution :
Organ. & Manage. Consulting Services, US Environ. Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The EPA assessed a procurement information technology unit in 2000. Areas reviewed included: the appropriateness of its numbers of employees, its current skill mix, and other technology related issues. The assessment resulted in both short and long term recommendations, many of which were accepted and implemented
Keywords :
environmental factors; information technology; management; US Environmental Protection Agency; employees; information technology unit; long term recommendations; optimal future performance; procurement information technology unit; short term recommendations; skill mix; technology related issues; Databases; Environmental management; Feedback; Information technology; Office automation; Optimized production technology; Procurement; Protection; Team working; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 2001. PICMET '01. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-06-7
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.2001.952225
