An anthology of Sir Locke the Gnome stories, with an all new sixth story. Join Sir Locke and his best friend Latswin Gilshire as they solve mysteries throughout Aethrofell, a land full of men, women, dragons, dwarves, elves, orcs, ogres, giants, and of course gnomes. If you enjoy role playing sword & sorcery games and quick-paced mysteries, chances are you'll love the adventures of Sir Locke the Gnome.
A Multidimensional Framework for Measuring Organizational Success
Measuring success involves evaluating both individual and organizational performance through multivariate methods. This approach allows for a comprehensive understanding of what strategies are effective, focusing on progress aligned with the organization's vision, mission, and goals. By adopting these measurement techniques, readers can better identify successes and areas for improvement within their organizations.
The book addresses the growing demand for data-driven decision-making among executives, boards, and customers. It provides a straightforward guide for managers, professionals, and change agents on how to create meaningful metrics. Readers will learn effective methods for collecting, analyzing, reporting, and utilizing measurements to enhance organizational performance. This practical approach demystifies the process of developing metrics, making it accessible for those looking to implement data-based strategies in their organizations.
Metrics are a hot topic. Executive leadership, boards of directors, management, and customers are all asking for data-based decisions. As a result, many managers, professionals, and change agents are asked to develop metrics, but have no clear idea of how to produce meaningful ones. Wouldn't it be great to have a fast, simple explanation of how to plan for and then design measurements to improve your organization? Planning and Designing Effective Metri cs --an abridged version of author and metrics expert Martin Klubeck's Metrics: How to Improve Key Business Results --provides that explanation and the tools you'll need to make your organization more effective. Not only does this brief book explain the "why" of metrics, but it walks you through a step-by-step process to create a clear picture of organizational health and how well you satisfy customer needs. This book: Provides a guide for planning and designing useful metrics based on your unique organizational needs Offers the theory behind metrics to help you get exponentially better practical results Shows how to select and use the proper tools for creating, implementing, and using metrics Provides examples of how to identify, collect, analyze, and report metrics that will be immediately useful for improving all aspects of the enterprise Planning and Designing Effective Metri cs will help you to measure the right things, the right way--the first time. No wasted effort, no chasing data. You will learn how to create valuable measures of organizational success, like repeat customers, customer loyalty, and word-of-mouth advertising. That will help you not only to improve organizational results--you'll also multiply your career opportunities