IN THIS EPISODE: Getting top management to define the goals. Getting meaningful measures that work. How to get people to enter data. Good and inexpensive dashboard applications. And more. (more…)

At a recent in-house PuMP Blueprint Workshop I ran for a client, one of the participants came up to me at the end of the 2 days and admitted that he'd come to the workshop very cynical and expecting to learn nothing new. He quickly went on to say that he experienced just the opposite a...

IN THIS EPISODE: Feature: How to Handle the KPI Cynics. Q&A: Should you avoid picking the cynics for your Measures Team? Quick Tip: Questions are sometimes better than answers. (more…)

This tool is simply a Microsoft Word document that guides you through the creation of a business case for a performance measurement project, either based on the PuMP methodology or not. Performance measurement initiatives can often go astray due to the competing demands of other initiatives that are seen as more exciting, or urgent. For some reason, many people think that measuring what matt...

Many people are on a quest to find the perfect performance measures or KPIs. They'll search KPI databases for the measures that get 5-star ratings. They'll hire consultants to benchmark the best KPIs in their industry. They'll commission universities to conduct research to craft special KPIs for their seemingly immeasurable performance outcomes. And they'll more than...