January 13, 2007

Measurement

Nice provocative thought from Earl Mardle:

"If you can't measure it, you can't manage it"

Corollary, you end up with a business that only produces measurements. There's no point being up to your ass in KPI's when the original intention was to drill for oil.

Posted by Johnnie Moore at 11:03 in Miscellaneous (everything is)
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Stephen Pierzchala says

This saying has been around a long time. I remember having my picture taken next to it with a sales rep when we visited the Dell campus back in 2001.

In the end, no matter where it comes from, it's still one of the gospels.

January 14, 2007 03:05 Permalink for comment

Niko Nyman says

The saying works better if you think broadly. When drilling oil, a rough measure of "I see oil" could be enough.

January 14, 2007 10:22 Permalink for comment

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