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Subject:Re: How do we measure writer efficiency? From:"Wayne J. Douglass" <wayned -at- VERITY -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 13 Dec 1996 14:28:42 -0800
At 01:29 PM 12/13/96 -0800, Bob Morrisette wrote:
>I know this was discussed before when I wasn't interested.
>I've searched the archives and found very little.
>We have been asked to increase our efficiency and
>come up with a way to measure efficiency.
>Are there any groups out there who have found a valid
>way to measure writer efficiency or a way that would
>look valid to upper management? Do we have to define
>metrics to do any measuring? I have until Wednesday
>to come up with a brilliant plan.
In the past I would hear a management proposal and say, "This comes from Tom
Peters" or "This comes from the One Minute Manager."
In this case I say, "This comes from The Dilbert Printiple."
--Wayne Douglass
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