Too many organisations measure what they can, because the data is available. But how do you measure what you need, even if the data isn't yet available? (more…)

Admit it - you've either heard or uttered these words when faced with a goal that was intangible or fluffy: "That's not measurable!" (more…)

Language is the key to make intangible goals or objectives measurable. These 5 questions will help you make the language more tangible, and thereby measurable. (more...

Use this checklist of 31 tangible clues that your strategic plan might be one of the 90% that will fail in execution. (more…)

To make OKRs measurable, and thereby fulfil their promise to measure what matters, we need to solve 5 common problems in writing OKRs. (more…)

OGSM needs a clearer distinction between its component terms of Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures, to avoid the usual problems of measuring strategy. (more…)

If you leave your selection of change management metrics to chance, you leave the success of your change initiative to chance as well. So don't resort to shopping lists of change metrics - here's how to design the measures you really need.

Bernard Marr created the concept of "Key Performance Questions" to develop better Key Performance Indicators. But ask the wrong KPQ and you'll get the wrong KPIs. (more&helli...

How to find the right measures or KPIs is the most asked question in the field of performance measurement. And it’s little wonder, because the more meaningful measures track outcomes which tend to be less tangible than the traditional things we’ve measured, like how many widgets we produced.

Trying to find the right strategic KPIs can feel like getting lost in a maze, particularly if the strategic plan is not well-structured. (more…)