Let’s say a client asks you, “What was the best-performing fund last year?” Or perhaps they want to know, “What was the performance of the S&P 500 last year?” Before answering, it would be best to ask ...

As a small business owner, you depend on your employees to reach optimum performance levels, especially when many employees are cross-trained to perform distinctly different job functions. For ...

The issues around the quality of medical care have become a subject of increasing complexity, confusion, and public interest. As managed care has rapidly emerged as the preferred delivery and ...

In business, measurement is half-way to performance improvement. Assessing supplier performance is a difficult task. This article overviews price, cost and quality supplier performance measurement ...

According to a recent study, only 27% of organizations have a measurement strategy in place to determine the success of their training efforts. Does this percentage surprise anyone? As a vendor hired ...

Performance measures must align with portfolio use and features. Avoid Sharpe and similar ratios due to flaws; consider alternatives like trimmed alpha, median returns, and value at risk. CAGR is ...

Employers measure employee job performance through a variety of tools and processes. Some use more than one, but smaller businesses often choose one tool that works best for them and use it ...