PDD Framework
A package of tools makes up this key component of a memo
Strategic option
In the case of Ontario Provincial Police, this province is bigger than this New England state
All of them!
A good one is structured: Tell them what you're going to tell them, tell them, and tell them what you told them
A brief
Weimar and Vining created this four-column tool to help complete this early step in the PDD framework
Stakeholder analysis
When reading a case, always check if this "sense" is tingling -- which means you might be missing something important
Spidey Sense
The pedagogical philosophy behind the cold call
The Socratic Method
Using this policy tool, bureaucrats can define how laws are applied in practice without needing legislative approval
Regulations
As illustrated by the Wolong Nature reserve case, this "law" reminds us there will always be effects of our interventions that we cannot anticipate
The Law of Unintended Consequences
A type of feedback cycle where behaviors or events inside the loop amplify the effect of the process
A reinforcing loop
The MOST important step in the PDD Framework
Defining THE issue!
To become a Bureaucratic Ninja, you must do THIS, illustrated in the Ontario Policing case
Follow the money!
Everyone's got a plan until THIS happens
Until you're punched in the face!
This measure should NEVER be used as one of your criteria
Efficacy
The formula to calculate this:
(Total amount spent)/(Number of months)
Burn rate
The three categories of risks
Strategic, internal and external risks