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.

2016 Winner

2016 Entries

Colorado Housing and Finance Authority:
The First Mile - Single Family Loan Document Processing in 37 Minutes

CHFA staff efforts and new technology reduce loan document processing from days to 37 minutes.

Iowa Finance Authority:
An Operational Transformation Leading to 100% Awareness

Every department is on the same page, our vision is crystalized, we've gained more traction and we're working towards our 100% name awareness goal.

Kentucky Housing Corporation:
International Management Partnership

International partnership to exchange ideas on administering housing programs.

MassHousing:
Improved Multi-Family Borrower Statement

MassHousing’s Loan Servicing Department offers multifamily borrowers an enhanced "Borrower Statement."

Michigan State Housing Development Authority:
Establishing MSHDA's Office of Procurement

MSHDA established an Office of Procurement to centralize and streamline services provided to the Authority.

New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority:
The Homeownership Fellowship Program

The Homeownership Fellowship program addresses the operational challenge of top originators aging out of the field.

New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency:
Improving The Application Development Cycle

Implementing Agile project management and utilizing newer technologies help to improve the application development cycle.

Rhode Island Housing:
Opening the Section 8 Wait List: Operations

Careful planning with homeless providers led to a smooth wait-list opening and a useful case-management database.

Virginia Housing Development Authority:
Borrower Outreach Program

An effective "hands-on" program that's expanding assistance to homeowners struggling to meet their payments.

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority:
Strategic Reinvention Plan

A bold plan with housing as the driver for job creation and anti-poverty initiatives.