RE: measuring productivity and quality for bonuses

[Peter <pnewman1 -at- optonline -dot- net>]

> I've looked at metrics threads in the archives, but
> did not really come up with a good answer. Any ideas
> for how productivity, quality, and timeliness can be
> measured in real terms for the sake of awarding
> bonuses on the basis of these metrics? How are bonuses
> awarded in other technical writing departments?
>


Are you a people or a machine.
A good manager will be able to evaluate the managed people. Metrics make it
easy for lazy managers to put out reports.

Peter



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