deliverology en · NOUN
Etymology
From deliver + -o- + -logy.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A method that uses inspections, goal-setting, etc. to ensure that government departments implement desired reforms.
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.
2010, Michael Barber, Deliverology 101: A Field Guide For Educational Leaders:This newfangled approach was roundly mocked as “deliverology”.
2015 March 28, “Delivery man”, in The Economist: