Quantifiying « performance » What figures tell us about what we do not see (and how)

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Quantifiying « performance »

What figures tell us about what we do not see (and how)

Thomas CantensResearch Unit

WCO 2014 Revenue Conference

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how figures show the invisible and its own dynamics

Daniel Defoe A Journal of The Plague Year (1720)

« Frightful number! »

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Completion of a research cycle

Alternating phases of fieldwork and publications/conferences (with peer-reviewing)

Consolidation of practical experiences in one document

Expertise and updates to the document

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A practical content

Discussion on principles

A « story » following a chronological path (a posteriori)

A description on what happened during each phase: prerequisites, examples of actions, lessons learned and risks for each step

Illustrations through concrete examples

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Description of the requirements

Human resources

Technology and training…

International expertise (if needed)

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A description for each phase

Principles

Actions (meetings, documents to be issued, experts’ missions…)

Lessons and risks

The overall achievements at the end of each phase

Examples of reports, indicators, contracts, …

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A description for each phase

Principles

Actions (meetings, documents to be issued, experts’ missions…)

Lessons and risks

The global achievements at the end of the phase

Examples of reports, indicators, contracts, …

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A description for each phase

Principles

Actions (meetings, documents to be issued, experts’ missions…)

Lessons and risks

The global achievements at the end of the phase

Examples of reports, indicators, contracts, …

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A description for each phase

Principles

Actions (meetings, documents to be issued, experts’ missions…)

Lessons and risks

The global achievements at the end of the phase

Examples of reports, indicators, contracts, …

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A description for each phase

Principles

Actions (meetings, documents to be issued, experts’ missions…)

Lessons and risks

The global achievements at the end of the phase

Examples of reports, indicators, contracts, …

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Some guiding questions

« best practices » versus « bad pratices » ?

Objectivity versus subjectivity ?

What is a success?

Expert process versus democractic process?