Johanna Rothman

MARCH 21, 2024

Instead, we can invite them to change, by showing the value with the pirate metrics. Back in 2011, I wrote this article: Agile Has Not Crossed the Chasm, A Contrarian View. Yes, do start with the pirate metrics (from Dave McClure's 2007 talk ) so you can focus on the value you can provide. And, us agilists need to change.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This article explores three common traps that managers fall into when measuring their strategy’s performance and explains how to avoid them. To fix it, cascade rather than amalgamate your metrics. The first trap is when the strategic framework and measurement system don’t align. To fix this, focus on stakeholder outcomes.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

These metrics provide the foundation for more outcome-oriented engagements, leveraging real-time data to secure contracts, monitor progress, and demonstrate the value of client investments. Which Metrics Are Essential for Professional Services Firms?

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Business Consulting Agency

MARCH 14, 2024

This article explores the pivotal role that digital business consultants play in assisting retail brands to outline website improvements for better results, including enhanced online sales, improved website conversion rates, and overall digital performance.

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2023

Building a merit-based culture requires tracking the right data.

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David A Fields

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Those are okay metrics; however, if you look around your office you’ll find a better clue. How do you know if you’re doing well at the consulting game? Client feedback? Somewhere nearby, you probably have a stack of business cards from people you met at conference or trade show or similar event. Who’s In … Continued.

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Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2022

Don’t just focus on tactical, operational goals. Ask what your customers are actually experiencing — and continuously push for improvement.

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BCG

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Article Monday, October 03, 2016. This is the first in a series of articles on technology economics. More than a decade ago, writer Nicholas Carr caused a stir with a Harvard Business Review article titled “IT Doesn’t Matter.”

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 10, 2020

In this article, we will examine three approaches that HR managers can use to optimize the performance of remote workers. As things return slowly to normal, companies will be reluctant to give up these tools because of the valuable metrics they deliver. Concentrate Performance Reviews on Work Quality.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

While effective metrics are essential for focusing attention and achieving results, they can also overpower better sense. Most industries cower to a few central metrics, the yardsticks that define the winners and losers. Metrics tried and proven over years become a guide to what’s important, driving resource allocation.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2017

As a consequence, managers don’t have a clear sense of what is really driving sales in their business, while salespeople, who are inundated with dozens of metrics, get lost in the day-to-day noise. The challenge, of course, is to decide on the right metrics. Wins are the most common metric used across sales roles and industries.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Data will help you identify the biggest problems — and get buy-in from skeptics.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2022

How to create a road map to ensure you’re measuring what matters.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2017

At the core of the confusion over a company like Tesla is that traditional business metrics are outdated and can create overconfidence or underestimation. Classic metrics like market penetration and market share, which many leaders are measured on, are the very things causing us to miss market opportunities and threats.

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Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2022

These goals can be tracked through metrics that gives continuous feedback such as OKR, MBO, etc. These metrics are like receiving a score in a video game, which allows everybody to know if they are going in the right direction. Though the metrics may not contain the same level of information.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

These metrics are useful but miss the big picture, in part because they mistake a program’s cost for its value. We developed a new metric — cost per employed day (CPED) over the first six months — that we believe better defines how well employment programs work. Data and metrics are part of the solution.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

It’s a forward-looking metric based on the classic momentum equation: current inventory x rate of inventory change. And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory. Measuring inventory momentum can help leaders address the problem.

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 3, 2019

Initially, I spent all my time trying to memorize what the normal ranges were for each of those metrics (which varies based on whether the patient is an adult, child, or infant). Certain patterns of metrics prompt suspicion of certain kinds of injury. In business, key performance and financial metrics provide the same role.

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Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2021

Four indicators that will give executives a clearer picture of the revenue pipeline.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 30, 2024

This article explores how consulting services contribute to the success of startups, small businesses, and larger enterprises, supported by facts, statistics, and real-world examples. A study by Deloitte found that large enterprises leveraging business consulting services experienced a 20% increase in overall business performance metrics.

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Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 17, 2018

In that magazine article, what's the methodology for ranking these semi-famous people? Who decides what your salary is compared to the person down the hall? On this road, in this town, what's the threshold before you'll get a speeding ticket? How did this image show up in recommended?

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Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Two interesting articles appeared on September 6. The Seattle Times published a Los Angeles Times article titled, “Instacart shoppers face unforgiving metrics: ‘It’s a very easy job to lose’” and American Compass released an essay titled, “ Conservatives Should Ensure Workers a Seat at the Table. ”.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 31, 2021

How to measure progress in a product that’s still getting off the ground.

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Business Consulting Agency

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article aims to illuminate the multifaceted areas in which marketing consultants provide expertise and outline the diverse array of benefits they bring to businesses seeking to bolster their marketing efforts.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 30, 2020

Are you as customer-centric as you think?

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Johanna Rothman

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants. Articles on other people's sites. Second, there's no way to measure such a thing as developer productivity, despite what McKinsey says. I'm not linking to the report, because the advice is so bad.) Email newsletters.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

At the same time, members of the C-suite are measuring their potential impact using different metrics — financial, regulatory, technical, operational — leading to conflicting assessments. Multiple conversations about cyber risks are happening across a multitude of divisions in isolation.

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Harvard Business

MAY 21, 2021

Four strategies to make sure you’re measuring what matters.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 26, 2023

In this article, we will examine the best kinds of non-profits for companies to partner with, and some of the ways that companies can help these non-profits to increase their social impact. Through detailed reports and metrics, Charity: Water is able to show the impact of their work.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

So, in this article, I would like to discuss some best practices for creating a dashboard, the fundamental building block of phase 3. A dashboard is a powerful information management tool that is used to track KPIs (key performance indicators), metrics and other data points relevant to a business, department, or specific process.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

New research from economists at LinkedIn suggests that conventional metrics may be misleading.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

How CMOs can move beyond short-term metrics and convince their colleagues that long-term growth requires patience.

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BCG

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Article Wednesday, October 12, 2016. As we demonstrated in the first article in this series, technology plays a vital role in boosting company performance. See “Why Technology Matters,” BCG article, September 2016.) See “Why Technology Matters,” BCG article, September 2016.) Their skepticism is misplaced.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 21, 2024

This article explores how entrepreneurs and companies experiencing marketing challenges can gain access to expertise through consulting services, and how collaboration with marketing experts leads to significantly improved results, supported by facts and statistics.

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BCG

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Article Wednesday, October 19, 2016. This is the third in a series of articles on technology economics. In the first two articles in this series, we explored the strong relationships among technology spending, corporate profits, GDP, and productivity. To navigate the physical world, ship captains use longitude and latitude.

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Business Consulting Agency

AUGUST 12, 2023

In this article, we’ll outline the essential steps to increase profits with the help of consulting services and emphasize the pivotal role of business consulting agencies in achieving financial success. Performance Tracking : Continuously monitor your financial performance using KPIs and metrics established in the consulting plan.

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Consulting Matters

MAY 16, 2018

In this article, you’ll find the 5 Stages to Design the Ideal (and Most Profitable) Consulting Business which shows you exactly how to set up your consulting business right…the first time. Set definite goals for your business with dates and metrics. A goal without a defined date is actually a dream.

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