deliverology

English

Etymology

From deliver +‎ -o- +‎ -logy.

Noun

deliverology (uncountable)

1. A method that uses inspections, goal-setting, etc. to ensure that government departments implement desired reforms.
   • 2010, Michael Barber, Deliverology 101: A Field Guide For Educational Leaders:

     The term deliverology was originally developed in the British civil service as a gentle and light-hearted term of abuse for the process developed by the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit (PMDU), which Tony Blair had me set up; we have chosen to adopt it here and give it a positive definition.

   • 2015 March 28, “Delivery man”, in The Economist‎^[1]:

     This newfangled approach was roundly mocked as “deliverology”.