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Bank Valuation: Understanding Key Ratios and Metrics

Tom Spencer

In this article, we will explore the importance of profitability ratios and valuation metrics that are crucial when analyzing banks. There are seven key profitability ratios and two valuation metrics that it is important to understand. It is not a useful metric for comparing different business lines.

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The road to hell is paved with metrics.

Markovitz Consulting

Michael Harris and Bill Tayler wrote a terrific article in the new Harvard Business Review on “metrics surrogation”—the tendency for people to mentally replace their business strategy with metrics. Although these metrics are supposed to reflect the company’s progress towards its goals, the focus on metrics can destroy an organization.

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How to Understand Key Metrics in a New Industry

Tom Spencer

All industries use numbers and metrics to describe performance, measure trends, and allocate status. Using the metrics for decision making. The first step to understanding a new set of metrics is to put them into context. By adding a reference point one can better understand the impact and significance of the metrics.

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Using the Right Performance Metrics: Watch out for P&Ls

Kates Kesler

Metrics serve as a powerful motivator and unfortunately, are often perfectly designed to drive sub-optimal results. In team sports, measuring vital, non-point metrics and de-emphasizing individual metrics is not a new concept. For a simple comparison, consider this sports team analogy.

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Best Practices for a Marketing Database Cleanse

Multiple industry studies confirm that regardless of industry, revenue, or company size, poor data quality is an epidemic for marketing teams. This buyers guide will cover: Review of important terminology, metrics, and pricing models related to database management projects.

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Assessing Change Management Effectiveness: Essential Metrics

Epicflow

In this article, we’ll consider some essential metrics that can be used to assess the fruitfulness of change management efforts. . To assess the organizational performance, the following metrics can be used: . The assessment of individual performance may include the following metrics: . Change management performance .

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How to Use Flow Metrics to See if Your Economies of Scale Offer Value, Part 3

Johanna Rothman

Removing those support staff was one indication the companies fell into the Economies of Scale trap. Ignorance of the flow metrics. Luckily, the flow metrics help everyone see where the teams have value and where there is just cost. Here are the four flow metrics: WIP: the current number of work items in progress.

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