Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) promise to help us measure what matters. But take a closer look, and you'll see they have little to do with performance measurement. (more…)

How we write our goals or objectives - or any result we want to monitor the achievement of - has a fundamental effect on how easy it will be to measure, how meaningful the measure will be, and ultimately how likely the right goal will be achieved.

This interview with learning expert, Adam Voigt, is a collaboration where we both use the PuMP Measurability Tests technique and Measure Design technique to demonstrate a practical approach for measuring school effectiveness.

Finding the right KPIs to measure policy advice is a big challenge. But it's not because policy is immeasurable. It's because we don't define policy success clearly enough. (more…)

Let's get right to the point: if you have to ask how to measure the impact of an initiative, it means you got things back to front. (more…)

The hard things to measure are often the most important things to measure. How can we solve this gridlock? (more…)

One of the reasons why we can't find meaningful performance measures for our goals has to do with whether the goals are about actions or results. Action-oriented goals aren't true goals, since goals should be about making a difference, not just doing stuff. ...

This is a digest of all that I've written so far on how to make intangible goals measurable. So if you have qualitative, intangible, vague, or any seemingly immeasurable goal, these tips will help!

Most organisations have lame corporate KPIs. They don't align to strategy, give evidence of impact, or offer actionable feedback. If they can't do these things, they can't really be called corporate KPIs!

Meaningful KPIs are quantifiable, able to be monitored over time, and are direct evidence of the goals they measure. This practical study of 50 organisations reveals just how many organisations do (or don't!) have KPIs that are meaningful.