measuring social value

Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 - what it means for you?

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 02/03/2013 - 17:54

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Social Value Act

The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 became law in March 2012, and is now mandatory as from 31st January 2013.

This means that all qualifying public procurements for services (basically anything that isn't excluded) has to take account of a broader definition of Value for Money than a simple cost-per-unit consideration.  This is excellent news for Communities, Community Groups, Community and Voluntary Services and Social Enterprises, and Charities.  it also means a bit more thinking and consultation for Procurement bodies (typically local authorities and NHS) but should not create any more actual work.

Case for Investment - Innovation in Social Care

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Mon, 12/26/2011 - 23:27

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Value for MoneySince 2005, Minney.org Ltd now trading as The Social Return Company has helped care organisations to demonstrate value for money. This book organises the case studies and the work we've done. Read on . . .

Measuring Social Impact - Conclusions

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 06/19/2011 - 23:28

Social ImpactWe've been on a journey together, looking at why you would want to measure social value, and some of the ways to go about this (read about the journey here).  Now it is time to draw some conclusions.

1. each approach has strengths and weaknesses . . .

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Judicial System - If I were running the country

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Mon, 05/27/2013 - 22:22

Scales of JusticeHow do we make the courts run more smoothly?  Cases take too long and are too expensive, mired in endless argument and counter-argument that are the hallmarks of our adversarial system.  What if we were to set time limits?  Would that work?

Well, let's try it.  Each side presents their best evidence, and if magistrate or jury isn't convinced, they can ask for more time from each side.  If it works for Cricket, that most venerable of British institutions, it should work for courts.  Who knows, they may even become spectator sports?

If I were running the country - encouraging business

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 09:33

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Minimum wage

Fantasy government - what would I do if I were in government?  Well how about reduce corporation tax, increase income tax, increase minimum wage and invest in job creation in the regions?  That would be a good start - create jobs where there are workers, then make sure that the right amount of tax is collected and at the same time reduce spend on benefits which are only used to increase profits of selfish organisations.

Would it work?  Have your say.

PwC Report on the Current State of Project Management

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:44

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PwC Project Management ReportPwC found that successful companies are getting more mature in their project management ability.  This raises the game – successful companies have lower costs from fewer failed projects, and less successful companies have to work harder to catch up.  There are some important lessons to take this report for everyone – Read more…

Joy instead of tedium

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Fri, 05/10/2013 - 21:04

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The Office

Every office has them - the tasks that have to be done that nobody likes doing.  Whether it's the audit, the wages, standard letters, whatever it is - someone has to do it and it feels like a waste of time and money.

Why should you care?

So you employ somebody, so why do you care about how tedious the task is? Well they are costing money, to do something that could be done far more effectively.

Learning from the Past

Submitted by HugoM on Fri, 05/10/2013 - 20:27

Evidence for service improvement

Many public service changes have little basis in evidence. Their success (or otherwise) does not appear to depend on how 'good' the policy itself is, but rather on how it has been implemented. This relies on staff attitudes and relationships. My research falls into a number of broad categories: finding out what is currently happening; what people think about it; and what people think it will mean.

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