Skills Development Sections

Think about the measures of individual performance used in the organization where you work or at an organization where you have worked in the past. Do those measures fulfill the criteria in Table 5.2? If not, could they be re-designed to better meet those standards? Were the measures effective, or not? Why, or why not?

Performance measure characteristics

Derived from strategy

Explicit purpose

Relevant & easy to maintain

Simple to understand and use

Provide fast, accurate feedback

Link operations to strategic goals

Stimulate continuous improvement

Source: Hudson et al., 2001