You Can be Great If You Really Want To

Measure the right things.

It’s not enough just to measure–you have to measure the right things.

A common measurement trap is to measure something because it’s “interesting.” If knowing a measurement won’t change anything (e.g., help you make a decision, verify an assumption or prove the problem is solved), then don’t waste your time measuring it.

Another common trap in defining the problem success criteria is to lose the direct connection to the problem. Somehow it’s very easy to unintentionally expand the problem with general improvements that are good things to do, but aren’t really necessary to solve the problem at hand.

Avoid these traps: once you decide to measure something always check back by asking yourself exactly what you will do with the results. Then ask the question in reverse: if you have a particular result, will it really enable you to make your decision, verify that assumption, etc.

With problem success criteria, cross-check your proposed measurements with your problem description. Everything in the problem description should be measured by the success criteria. Everything in the success criteria should measure some aspect of the problem presented in the problem description. If they don’t match, your measurements are either incomplete, you’re measuring something unnecessary, or your problem description isn’t quite right.

HINT: “Everything necessary, nothing extraneous” should be your watchword. Measuring the right things will help make sure you solve the problem completely and don’t get sidetracked into doing other things that won’t help make this problem go away.

copyright 2005. Jeanne Sawyer. All Rights Reserved.

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