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Author Gray, Dina, author

Title Measurement madness : recognizing and avoiding the pitfalls of performance measurement / Dina Gray, Veronica Martinez, Pietro Micheli, Andrey Pavlov and Monica Franco
Published Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2014

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Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Road to Insanity -- Chapter 2 Performance and Measurement -- What is performance measurement? -- What is performance? -- What is measurement? -- Getting the number or changing the behaviour?
Part II Performance Measurement -- Chapter 3 Measurement for Measurement's Sake -- Making things measurable -- Measures and more measures -- Competitive measuring -- Sticky measures -- Conflicting measures -- Losing the link to performance -- Excessive reliance on measures
Fixating on measures -- Getting desensitized to numbers -- Getting lost in performance data -- Paying the price -- Preventing learning and change -- Learning points -- Deciding what to measure -- Designing a robust indicator -- Managing with measures -- And finally ..
Chapter 4 All I Need is the Right Measure! -- How difficult can this be? -- What's in a name? -- Knowing the purpose -- Poor relations -- It's in the formula -- Frequency -- Where does the data come from? -- What will you do with the results? -- How strong are your indicators?
Is the indicator measuring what it is meant to measure? -- Is the indicator only measuring what it is meant to measure? -- Is the indicator definitely the right indicator? -- Is the indicator consistent regardless of who measures and when?
Summary "The ultimate guide to performance management and how to avoid the often bizarre unintended consequences of KPIsThe results of well-intended performance measurement are sometimes bizarre and bewildering. World leaders in business performance, the authors of Measurement Madness have amassed a wealth of real-life business stories, producing this timely how-to guide for avoiding the unintended consequences that come from measuring people, processes and organizations. Measurement Madness is a lively and informative take on this topical subject. Peppered with anecdotal evidence, it uses case studies to reveal some of the more outrageous and unexpected outcomes of KPIs, but also to show what performance management success looks like. Management theories are used to underline types of behavior and, most importantly, how they can be anticipated. This book gives you guiding principles for avoiding common pitfalls, such as setting the wrong performance targets and measuring what is easy rather than what is useful. It provides reliable, practical advice demonstrating how to create meaningful performance measurement. Authors are from the world-leading Business Performance team at Cranfield University in the U.K. which has a world-renowned reputation for close partnerships with industry Case studies include U.S., U.K., and international examples of performance management from real business stories Ironically, Measurement Madness might just be the key to saving your sanity for the next round of performance management"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Previously issued in print: 2012
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Performance -- Management
Performance technology -- Management
Performance -- Management
Form Electronic book
Author Martinez, Veronica, author
Micheli, Pietro, 1978- author.
Pavlov, Andrey, 1981- author.
Franco-Santos, Monica, author
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