Productivity measures are a series of inputs calculated against a series of outputs. Using productivity measures for can help you determine how to maximize the use of your company's resources.

You may have heard the phrase “what gets measured gets managed.” So when we want something done, we slap a metric on it and manage toward that metric. Seems reasonable enough, right? It’s not, though.

A small-business owner seeks to improve the productivity of all the functional areas of his company, but achieving greater marketing productivity is particularly important, because it produces ...

When leading a tech team, it’s important to measure your team’s overall productivity. This metric can be used for major business decisions down the line. However, measuring your tech team’s ...

Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) has evolved over the years, and while many might assume the tech has matured, there's still innovation lurking in the space. Productivity coaching is one ...

Productivity is a challenge for the UK economy. Since 2008, the Office of National Statistics has reported that UK output per hour has flatlined after more than 10 years of solid growth. Retail has ...

Prior to Covid-19, employers were increasing efforts to monitor the productivity of their employees. In fact, according to a 2018 Gartner report, 50% of 239 large corporations admitted that they were ...

If you’re using software development productivity metrics to evaluate developer performance, then you’re doing it wrong. For best results, tie them to business outcomes. I cringe when development ...

Improving labor productivity is one of the biggest challenges for the hospitality industry. Earlier research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found restaurants operating at 74 to 78 ...

The ONS’s shortcomings are far from trivial, its bad maths is holding back the UK economy, writes Paul Ormerod The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has come in for a lot of criticism for the ...