The only rational way to improve any process is to measure specific attributes of the process, develop a set of meaningful metrics based on this attributes and then use the metrics to provide ...

As one of the top research universities in the world, Stanford houses a program that takes a meta approach to research itself — the Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS). METRICS was ...

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Metrics are a vital part of a successful ergonomics process. Typically, the need to implement an ergonomics process comes from the desire to reduce injuries and costs, which are lagging metrics.

Metrics are mere curiosities unless they tell a story that supports or encourages change or improvement. When you’re looking at producing metrics for your security program, you’ll almost always be ...

Building effective IT 101: Want to design and implement effective IT processes? You must establish these four fundamentals before you can even begin. The key to running an effective organization, ...

Understanding what you will change is most important to achieve a long-lasting and successful robotic process automation transformation. There are three pillars that will be most impacted by the ...

Panelists discuss how quality metrics should focus on keeping patients out of hospitals through core medical therapies, measuring all-cause hospitalizations and days spent at home in the community, ...

This file type includes high resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Metrics for product development were quite simple in the 1980s. Companies measured R&D spending, counted their patents, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We have a client who reported to us some interesting comments heard at an industry-related seminar. A seminar presenter contended that as ...