Analytics, at its core, is leveraging data for measuring and improving business outcomes. Management guru Peter Drucker once said, “What gets measured gets managed.” Basically, effectively measuring ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am the Kester and Brynes Professor at Columbia Business School and a Chazen Senior Scholar at the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for ...

Performance measurement – if done right – can be a core activity to move the health care system to higher value for the American public, while rewarding health professionals and health care ...

The word "performance" is widely used in many contexts. When applied to infrastructure, the word generally is understood to mean supplying clean water, moving people and goods from one point to ...

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Restaurants are notoriously difficult businesses to manage, with countless variables impacting profit. From human resources and purchasing to marketing and cost management, the elements are numerous.