The news out of the Middle East has been pulling at my emotions for days now, and with a degree in foreign policy and a career in metrics I wanted to look deeper and put some of the numbers we have all seen in the news into a context.
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May 30
VHS: An Example of Failed Management by Metric
Today’s announcement about the resignation of Gen. Eric Shinseki capes a week’s news cycle that spotlights the ramifications if an attempt to manage by metrics is poorly implemented. With good intentions, Gen. Shinseki committed in 2009 that the Veterans Heath Administration (VHA) would reduce the lag for primary care appointments from 30 days to 14 days. …
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Jul 31
Jewish Question Bank released by BJPA
This week’s release of the Jewish Survey Question Bank by the Berman Jewish Policy Archive is a major step for the promotion of more frequent and standard evaluations of Jewish programs. As Sarah Bunin Benor alluded to in her July 23rd article in eJewish Philanthropy after deciding to conduct a study, one of the first …
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May 21
SocialMetrics: SumAll
As I have written before, tracking the impact social media has on your company is essential. Social Media can help engage new clients/participants as well as maintain contact with your existing clients/participants. However, because social media does not run on a 9-5 schedule it is important to find systems that will have you covered 24/7 …
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