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Self-assessment is critical to continuous improvement

Tom Spencer

This becomes a tougher question the further you progress in your career as there are fewer established metrics to base your assessment on. You can start to develop a benchmark by considering the collective reasoning of those attending the same presentation as well as your own initial opinions.

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Consulting Tip #6: Use Your Intellectual Property to Build Political Capital

Johanna Rothman

When I saw the McKinsey report on “developer productivity,” I shuddered. Second, there's no way to measure such a thing as developer productivity, despite what McKinsey says. Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants. Your videos on your video channel.

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How to Create Better Products With Much Less of a Backlog

Johanna Rothman

See Flow Metrics and Why They Matter to Teams and Managers for why this happens.) I discussed this a little in Aging Fun with Drunk Agile (Video) and in How to Assess the Value of Old Data and Its Effect on Aging.) That's why aging is a part of the flow metrics feedback loop on the top of this post.

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Why CEO’s Hire Consultants and Coaches: The REAL Value They Bring with Brad Rex

Consulting Matters

He is a strategic and operational leader, having led strategic planning, finance and business development teams for these companies, as well as leading large operating units of over $500 million and $1 billion in revenue.

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The goal trap for small businesses

Asamby Consulting

Therefore, it is essential to develop and manage specific goals that are clear and unambiguous, and that everyone understands. These goals can be tracked through metrics that gives continuous feedback such as OKR, MBO, etc. Exactly like the video-game example, where employees know what they should do and what progress they made.

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What Does an Instructional Designer Do?

Clarity Consultants

While developing learning and development (L&D) strategies for their organization, many company leaders are introduced to the concept of instructional design. This can include everything from the user interface to having images or videos.

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The ROI of eLearning: Measuring the Impact of Online Training on Organizational Success

Clarity Consultants

eLearning consultants are learning and development (L&D) experts who harness their expertise to help companies create engaging, useful, and skill-building online courses. During this stage, eLearning consultants identify critical success metrics related to workforce performance.

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