Effective Managers

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This session will present and discuss a model for a balanced approach to measuring performance and achieving improved results. Session 2: Metrics vs Strategy. Input metrics are essential as these metrics are leading indicators of your eventual output metrics and results achievement. Speaker : Dwight Mihalicz, CMC.

Metrics 130

Metrics Strategy Strategy Strategy& 130

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

That time is spent establishing financial and operational metrics, aligning goals with overarching strategy, allocating resources, and reviewing key metrics. High-performing teams spend 14% more time checking their progress against strategic goals by reviewing key metrics and shifting resources accordingly. Shape the future.

Strategy 134

Strategy Strategy& Strategy Enterprise 134

Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2025

Portfolio health metrics to track progress, budgets, and risks across projects. Reporting and Analytics Advanced reporting with customizable metrics for decision-making. While Jira excels at bug tracking, its usability for broader project management tasks or non-development use cases may present challenges.

Tools 130

Tools Software Efficiency Resources 130

Tom Spencer

JUNE 27, 2021

This becomes a tougher question the further you progress in your career as there are fewer established metrics to base your assessment on. One example that is relevant to almost every job, and which most people can relate to, is giving a presentation. You can also use your criteria during the next few presentations you attend.

Metrics 88

Metrics Benchmarking Comparison Development 88

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

” Beyond the usual financial metrics, JetBlue also measures the strength of its culture and the quality of its experience. ” GE is also using very different metrics for its platform businesses. The key metrics are assets on the platform , rather than margin or revenue growth.

Airlines 134

Airlines Strategy Strategy& Strategy 134

Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Assessment presents methods, processes, and procedures that a company can use to self-assess its maturity. . The first dimension present the 10 Knowledge Areas defined in the PMBOK Guide. At this level, there aren’t any established project management practices or standards; documentation and metrics are ad hoc.

Management 130

Management Metrics Resources Efficiency 130

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Most customer experience (CX programs) are positioned as strategic, but quickly veer away from business objectives and become simply about tracking CX metrics. They have “soft” metrics rather than real business goals. Mistake #2: Linking metrics to business outcomes. So where does it all go wrong?

Metrics 124

Metrics Data ROI Benchmarking 124

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2018

Or they might present surprising findings as though these were hypothesized all along — a phenomenon called “ HARKing ” (hypothesizing after results are known). Metrics that capture the extent to which research achieves these goals could be additional ways to assess scholarly impact.

Research 131

Research Journal Ethics Metrics 131

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2017

We wanted to test the extent to which gender-based double standards are present in a competitive context, where evaluators have access to objective performance information and are motivated to evaluate candidates based on quality alone. This double standard means women must outperform men to be evaluated similarly.

Metrics 71

Metrics Research Analysis Study 71

Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2024

Present-day project-based organizations face a continuous challenge to adapt to rapid changes and complex demands. Monitoring performance and benefits delivery The CPO is responsible for monitoring project performance, tracking key metrics, and ensuring adherence to project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.

Resources 157

Resources Methodologies Efficiency Metrics 157

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2017

On the “push” side, HR leaders can do a better job of presenting human capital metrics to the rest of the organization using the LAMP framework: Logic. Yet most HR systems, scorecards, and reports fail to make these distinctions, leaving users to navigate an often confusing and strange metrics landscape.

Metrics 133

Metrics Analysis Data Talent 133

Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2018

Over the years, we have found, again and again, that a country’s English proficiency correlates closely with metrics of innovation and overall economic well-being. A goal like “I want to be able to give a presentation in English,” is too vague. This research has helped us map global trends in English learning.

How To 134

How To Education Research Culture 134

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

HR leaders can start by upskilling their teams in areas that impact two critical business outcomes: building bench strength and tying HR metrics to financial success. As such, HR should learn how to create graphical presentations of data.

Data 132

Data Talent Survey Recruitment 132

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. Metrics emphasized speed. We asked the management team if we could eliminate the narrow metrics and bonuses, which rewarded only tactical performance, and focus more on the adaptive. Exploit the present, but not at the expense of the future.

Metrics 134

Metrics Engineering Operations Sales 134

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

One of us (Chia-Jung) conducted a study in 2011 with Harvard social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji, presenting 103 participants with written descriptions of two classical musicians. The profiles were randomly generated, so any potential alignment between objective metrics (e.g., But why is this so?

Talent 119

Talent Study Metrics Guidelines 119

Consultant Ninja

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

Wheres my present?"] Countdown metric unit shrinking. ["96 2010-Present: Off the road 2009 Stats: Airline Miles: 24,902 Nights away from home: 73 (of 216: 34% of nights) AMEX Charges: $21,220 2008 Stats: Airline miles: 87,589 Nights away from home: 159 (of 365: 43.6% Presentation Zen. Conference Room Smells interacting.

Time Management 100

Time Management Oliver Wyman Consulting Management 100

Chad Barr

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Double-Edged Sword of AI Training AI models learn from massive amounts of data, which means they can unintentionally reflect biases present in their training data—like a mirror that shows both the good and the bad. Continuously measure the impact of AI on key performance metrics and adjust your strategies accordingly.

Tools 52

Tools Data Ethics Metrics 52

Chad Barr

JANUARY 29, 2025

Additional Insights from Claude “Review this [client proposal/presentation/report] and identify areas for improvement, specifically focusing on clarity, persuasiveness, and potential client objections. ” Impact: Elevates client experience by tracking and communicating progress effectively.

Methodologies 52

Methodologies Exercises Metrics Tools 52

Epicflow

JUNE 28, 2023

Project managers can use various types of data: historical data, real-time project metrics, customers’ feedback, resource-related data (e.g., In addition, analyzing various metrics and indicators helps project managers timely identify problems in the workflow and take measures to improve the situation.

Data 130

Data Management Resources Software 130

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

For these reasons, users are typically quite diverse in rank, role, and affiliation, and are present for only a few months before rotating out or back into the company. More important is curating the mix of employees, startups, entrepreneurs, freelancers, researchers, and even academics present.

Company 128

Company Case Interview Engineering ROI 128

Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It presents a current business problem and suggests ways to solve it by implementing a certain initiative. Both a business case and a feasibility study are decision-making tools that present a project’s viability. The basic purpose of this document is to justify the initiation of a project. . A business case vs. a feasibility study.

Management 130

Management Resources Analysis Software 130

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2018

And finally, we coupled this with information on how difficult the skills are to learn — using time to competence as a metric and assessing the depth and breadth of each skill. We’ve already acted on our analysis and have just started to use Tableau to improve the way we present usage analysis to clients. Insight Center.

Data 131

Data Analysis Construction Metrics 131

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

94% Satisfaction 65% Knowledge Gain 97% Net Promoter Score This fast-paced technology client must present compelling solutions to executive-level buyers in order to win new business — as individuals and in teams. Compelling Sales Presentation Delivery Skills Energy and calmness together create dynamic sales presentations.

Sales 36

Sales Training Training Talent 36

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Present the model and the rationale behind each of the units. Speak not just to structure, but the other elements of Jay Galbraith’s Star – what processes, metrics, and people practices will need to change in order to realize the benefits of this new model. This presentation is best done in person or webinar format.

Leadership 50

Leadership Talent Report Metrics 50

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

They justify their existence with lengthy presentations most attendees find boring and irrelevant, but who nod eagerly in a feigned sense of importance. The right composition and metrics. There should also be metrics assessing how well a meeting is executing its charter.

Meeting 134

Meeting How To Government Finance 134

1 to 1

APRIL 10, 2025

Action Point: Present CX metrics alongside financial indicators to show the business case for improving customer experience. Step 4: Link CX Metrics with Business KPIs To ensure CX is seen as a strategic priority , integrate customer experience metrics into core business dashboards.

B2B 26

B2B Strategy Strategy Strategy& 26

Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

This includes non-financial and financial performance metrics as well as incentive compensation plans. Research shows that non-financial metrics that companies use are commonly untethered to either long-term value creation or the company’s strategic goals.

Cash Flow 121

Cash Flow Government Metrics Policies 121

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

These data scientists design, define, and implement metrics, run and interpret experiments, create dashboards, draw causal inferences, and generate recommendations from modeling and measurement. Data science for machines: here the consumers of the output are computers which consume data in the form of training data, models, and algorithms.

Data 132

Data Engineering Software Metrics 132

Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

These tools offer features for tracking performance metrics, managing resources, and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities. It facilitates better decision-making by presenting a comprehensive overview of the entire multi-project environment.

Tools 130

Tools Management Software Resources 130

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

A marketing automation company creates bespoke presentations. To address this problem, one supplier built a series of readymade decks for marketers to present to CIOs and other stakeholders in the purchasing decision. The campaign has resulted in dramatic increases in marketing leads and sales.

B2B 120

B2B Travel Benchmarking Sales 120

Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2024

Forecasting and decision-making Thanks to predictive analytics, PM tools analyze historical data along with current project metrics to predict how the project environment will change. Let’s now review the most common applications of the technology in more detail. notify a project manager of potential risks or upcoming bottlenecks, and more.

Trends 130

Trends Management Emotional Intelligence Software 130

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2016

We had to think differently about our marketing because we had lots of new data and metrics that would allow us to be more effective and enable us to identify new approaches. It’s become a sought-after honor to be asked to contribute to these presentations. Using Different Metrics. Conversion rate.

Culture 70

Culture Marketing Metrics Data 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. CFOs of these companies themselves admit that they cannot justify their market capitalizations based on traditional metrics. Analysts increasingly rely on non-GAAP metrics.

Financial 75

Financial Report Cash Flow Metrics 75

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

The level and trend of a company’s top-line metric is an advance indicator of the success of its business model. Many of these metrics are disclosed in Facebook’s financial statements. However, how those metrics translate into revenues remains a mystery to external investors.

Financial 70

Financial Report Company Metrics 70

Harvard Business

MAY 7, 2018

Growth boards only function well if they follow a regular cadence, with all members present. Quarterly meetings with all members present to review, discuss, and make decisions are the best way to organize your growth board. This is not a one-off or sporadic meeting, but an ongoing conversation played out over regular intervals.

Enterprise 134

Enterprise Methodologies Meeting Accenture 134

Harvard Business

JANUARY 13, 2017

Single-screen “snapshots” of operational processes, marketing metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) can be visually elegant and intuitive. Not only does the metric itself require significantly more information to drive action, but it simply doesn’t align with his goals and business model. Probably not.

Data 70

Data Comparison Metrics Software 70

LSA Global

MARCH 10, 2019

Are corporate training metrics simply an exercise in futility that pleases training experts and HR but otherwise has no meaningful value to the business? Successful companies have learned that corporate training metrics have tremendous value in three areas: Helping to evaluate what matters (where to focus your efforts).

Metrics 28

Metrics Training Training How To 28