{"product_id":"measurement-madness","title":"Measurement Madness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clearer, more accurate performance management strategy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the past two decades, performance measurement has profoundly changed societies, organizations and the way we live and work. We can now access incredible quantities of data, display, review and report complex information in real time, and monitor employees and processes in detail. But have all these investments in collecting, analysing and reporting data helped companies, governments and people perform better?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeasurement Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging read, full of anecdotes so peculiar you''ll hardly believe them. Each one highlights a performance measurement initiative that went wrong, explains why and – most importantly – shows you how to avoid making the same mistake yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dangers of poorly designed performance measurement are numerous, and even the best how-to guides don''t explain how to avoid them. \u003ci\u003eMeasurement Madness\u003c\/i\u003e fills in the gap, showing how to ensure you’re measuring the right things, rewarding the behaviours that deserve rewarding, and interpreting results in a way that will improve things rather than complicate them. This book will help you to recognize, correct and even avoid common performance measurement problems, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeasuring for the sake of measuring\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssuming that measurement is an instant fix for performance issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComparing sets of data that have nothing in common and hoping to learn something\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing targets and rewards to promote certain behaviours, and achieving exactly the opposite ones.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading \u003ci\u003eMeasurement Madness\u003c\/i\u003e will enable you to design a simple, effective performance measurement system, which will have the intended result of creating value in your organization.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310030463358,"sku":"NW9781119970705","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781119970705.jpg?v=1778552330","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/measurement-madness","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}