Policy PoliceSpecial issue:

Cutting a dash

Project completion.

Dontcha just hate it?

I’ve gotta deliver the

enhanced Dashboard to the

Implementation Director.

So he holds all the

cards. And he knows it.

Gives you that deep-down

sick feeling. You know

what I mean?

There‟s no way outta this

is there? C„mon. You‟re supposed to be a grown-up.

Would you rather I did it on my own?

No. There‟s no need for that.

I thought not.

One. It hides the black eye.

Why?

Before we go, put these on.

Two. It stops them seeing the fear in

your eyes.

What if they can smell the

fear?

Speak for yourself.

Good to see you. Is this it? Let‟s

have a look.

You know Geoff, don‟t you? Geoff from the CDM?

I met him last night and he asked, “Any jobs going at the Agency?” “There‟s plenty going,” I said, “but there‟s

none staying!”

Oh, ho, ho.

Let‟s check the thing out. It let‟s me know the RAG status of all my projects, right?

… and their impact on the outside world.

…”none staying.” Oh, ho, ho.

And you won‟t have to read the annual Research Review any more.

… I never did.

We know.

We‟ve enhanced the interface to give it a more

real-world feel.

It‟s Dave! He‟s gone red in the face and he‟s scowling at me!

It‟s cuz his projects are not meeting their

targets.

…and Mike looks kinda green.

Mike always looks kinda

green.

Come to think of it, that‟s true.

It‟s just like real life!

It is real life.

You know, it‟s a shame we didn‟t have this before we wrote the

strategy.

But it‟s structured according to the

strategy.

That‟s what I mean. It would have saved a heck of a lot of

time.Pity…

And we‟ve added these…

There‟s more?

The levers of Power…

…and the joystick of Strategy.

Wow….

What about sound?

Just pull the levers and say “Vroom!”

Right!

Now you can catch the bad

guys.

There are bad guys?

You know who they are.

Yes.

I do.

And how many years of my life have I spent on this?

Gotta keep looking on the bright side.

Vroom! Vroooom!

Keeps them off the streets, I

suppose…

…hangin‟ out in bus shelters

…niffingglue …having

visions.