Management Innovation: Internal Operations

Recognizes outstanding innovation in internal operations management to strengthen agency operations and achieve strategic objectives.

Judging Criteria

Management Innovation entries will be judged on the degree to which they:

  • Are innovative
  • Are replicable
  • Respond to a management challenge or opportunity
  • Achieve measurable improvements in agency operations
  • Provide benefits that outweigh costs
  • Demonstrate effective use of resources
  • Achieve strategic objectives

If you have questions, please email awards@ncsha.org or call 202-624-7710.

2015 Winner

Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (Winner)

2015 Entries

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority:
"CHFA Lender Scorecard - Improving Partner Relationships"

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority "CHFA Lender Scorecard - Improving Partner Relationships"

Delaware State Housing Authority:
"Market Value Analysis"

Statewide analysis of markets has helped Delaware target investments and secure funding for neighborhood revitalization.

Illinois Housing Development Authority:
"LIHTC Procedural Reinvention"

IHDA's innovative LIHTC administration encourages stronger applications in areas that truly need affordable housing.

Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (Winner):
"Engaging and Empowering"

Engaging and Empowering

MassHousing:
"Asset Management Review for the 21st Century"

MassHousing's new and improved process for oversight of its rental housing portfolio.

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (Winner):
"Portfolio Management & Cost-of-Delay Process for Software Development"

A systematic consensus building approach to prioritizing IT software development projects using agile techniques.

Tennessee Housing Development Agency:
"Transforming the Internal Audit Organization"

Transformation of the THDA Internal Audit Division for Efficiency and Alignment with Agency Strategic Objectives

Wyoming Community Development Authority:
"WCDA Risk Management Program"

WCDA Risk Management Program is viewed as a corporate problem solver that streamlines processes, creates best practices, and lends credibility to WCDA