Case Study: Portfolio Management in the 2020 Census Program
Abstract:
The Decennial Census is the United States oldest and most comprehensive source of information about the U.S. population. The Census Bureau manages this very large, complex multi-billion dollar program and most people are familiar with the program and its purpose. What most people don’t understand is that while the 2020 Census will be conducted on April 1 2020, the planning, staging and conducting of the Census happens over a timespan of more than 10 years. This case study will focus on the Portfolio Management structure the 2020 Census Program has in place to select and manage the many investments needed to conduct such a large and complex operation, profile the types of investments in the program’s portfolio, the program’s funding and external oversight challenges.
