Alexandra Twin has 15+ years of experience as an editor and writer, covering financial news for public and private companies. Amanda Jackson has expertise in personal finance, investing, and social ...

More and more companies, government agencies, educational institutions and philanthropic organizations are today in the grip of a new phenomenon. I’ve termed it “metric fixation.” The key components ...

What do C-suite executives, supervisors, and managers of teams of all sizes all have in common? A fixation on metrics. Derived from company strategy and overarching goals, metrics are by far the most ...

Of course you like them; you hired them. And of course you're rooting for them – they work on your behalf every day. If your small business is like many others, you run a tightly knit operation that ...

Most performance programs are built around measurable actions: clicks, conversions, cost per acquisition, return on ad spend.

Small business success often hinges on the ability of management to rally employees in order to achieve common goals that benefit the bottom line. Without effective management, it can be challenging ...

Measuring physician performance in an ambulatory surgery center has become essential, says Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn. “It is the only way we know if ...

Performance measurement is, admittedly, a tricky subject. On one hand, you must manage your operations and decisions by the numbers. But on the other hand, your employees are people–and people can be ...

About 50% of business data is now stored in the cloud – and the volume stored using cloud technologies is higher still when private and hybrid clouds are factored in. Cloud storage is flexible and ...

Current metrics used to compare the performance of storage systems are inadequate. The industry needs a new storage performance metric that is fair, broadly applicable and intuitive. In this article I ...

Local-government leaders need to strategically balance and utilize the metrics of performance management to create sustainable and resilient communities. Nowhere is that more true than in policing, ...

The upcoming report from Home Depot (HD) is expected to reveal quarterly earnings of $3.42 per share, indicating a decline of 3.9% compared to the year-ago period. Analysts forecast revenues of $41.53 ...