

What is Administrative Analysis?
Administrative Analysis What is Administrative Analysis? By Deborah J. Link, Ph.D. August 5, 2026 What is Administrative Analysis? A definition of Administrative Analysis from Pfiffner and Lane (1951) is that it “is the study of causes and solutions of administrative problems. It includes the basic responsibility of planning and improving procedures, methods, and organizational structure” (p. 4). Further, what is an Administrative Analyst? “An Administrative Analyst i


During Sudden Onset Crises, the Public Needs Intelligence to Base Response Decisions On
By Deborah J. Link, Ph.D. July 31, 2025 Here we are again...still reading news headlines about two things that often happen together, no...


Protecting Infrastructure, Facilities, and People: How We Talk About Resilience
By Deborah Link, Ph.D. June 26, 2025 We should discuss and address factors that cause vulnerability, thereby addressing resilience. The...


Small Steps Toward Long-Term Power Outage Preparedness
A few years ago, I wrote an article about preparedness steps for a longer-term power outage. It may not be something most of us want to...


Recent Emergency Preparedness Presentations
I wanted to share a few highlights from recent presentations made related to emergency preparedness. The focus of a presentation...


Admin Analysis accepted as a member of the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaste
The Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) is the largest international network of organisations...


Emergency Preparedness: What Doesn't Work
I found an excellent website devoted to Emergency Preparedness. They have a lot of excellent articles and a free, downloadable journal. ...


Article-A Convenient Truth
Article-A Convenient Truth March 2017 As I write this, Winter...


CPOD Calculator App
Richard Cheek, Deployed Resources’ Emergency Management Director, will be speaking at the International Association of Emergency Managers (I


Latest Presentation
The latest presentation of the free, new program to help you plan your emergency network and plan was September 21, at the Coliseum...























