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Current Newsletter:

The Pesky Issue of Performance Measurement

By George M. Klar…..President, Alternativ Solution Inc.

There’s a saying that goes like this; the only things you can ever expect to manage are those that you can measure accurately. This explains why individuals, businesses and governments spend unusually large amounts of money, energy and time to quantify various facets of their activities. Measurements can provide timely feedback for any entity that takes the information seriously and is willing to change. Obviously, not all entities are open to this. Worse, some entities might be tempted to manipulate the data to achieve their goals without actually doing anything........(con't)