What you measure, you improve

Jim Estill says “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it since I am a continuous improvment person.”

But why measure?

• If you cannot measure it, you cannot control it.
• If you cannot control it, you cannot manage it.

But measurement is not an end in itself. The goal is to achieve an objective.

Our typical user spends an average of 4.5 hours a day at the computer. This will result in 19% of the total daily time. It’s quite a bit, huh? In TimeCamp everything is automatically recorded – with no data entry. Stop wondering “where did my day go?”. Reviewing your log can help you identify tasks you could delegate, defer or drop, tasks that you could spend less time on or time killers such as being interrupted by checking email.

Futher reading

You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure By F. John Reh
How do you measure personal productivity? By Matthew Cornell
You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure
Business Metrics in Action By Michael Alter