Meaningfully measuring performance is one of the hardest tasks for team managers in Agile environments. It is not only difficult, but most of the time, adopting ephemeral metrics can become ...

Measuring the performance of real-time digital signal processing code is essential. But whether you're using a simulator or hardware, it can be a headache to get accurate, repeatable performance ...

I was impressed with the analysis and recommendation offered in a recent book, “Trust the Plan: Demand Management For Business Leaders,” by Greg Spira. Greg brings a wealth of experience based on his ...

As we close in on 2006, LAN switching has been a part of enterprise networks for years. Typically, as technology matures the focus moves away from “speeds and feeds” to other areas. Although many ...

In today’s competitive market for talent, we should be looking to set up performance evaluation systems that engage, motivate, and retain professionals. The success of professional service firms ...

When the topic of investing pops up, the stock market is usually the first thing to come to mind, followed by other traditional categories of securities, like various types of bonds. However, ...

It’s difficult to accurately measure the performance of maintenance workers because there are so many variables. Consider what happens if you reduce performance measurement to merely counting ...

For a financial performance measure to be good, it should generally rise when good things happen and decline when bad things happen. And it should motivate high-quality decision-making. This may seem ...

Every Fortune 500 CEO investing in AI right now faces the same brutal math. They’re spending $590-$1,400 per employee ...

Measuring physician performance in an ambulatory surgery center has become essential, says Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn. “It is the only way we know if ...