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By F. John Reh, About.com Guide to Management since 1997

You Can't Manage If You Don't Measure

Wednesday January 16, 2008
You can't manage what you don't measure. It is an old management adage that is still accurate today. Unless you measure something you don't know if it is getting better or worse. You can't manage for improvement if you don't measure to see what is getting better and what isn't. The article You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure will help you know what to measure and how.
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October 28, 2008 at 6:47 am
(1) Caroline Aryee says:

I agree with u.

May 19, 2009 at 8:30 pm
(2) Anonymous says:

This is completely un-true! Mangement by numbers alone will lead your company down a path of destruction! This guy doesn’t have a clue! Talk to Deming he would rip you a new one.

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