The KPIS is not only quantitave measures. For instance an anonymous survey may measure the level of satisfaction of people and it's more qualitative.
The simplicity of KPIS is to agree (all parties) about the indicators and to cut off discussions about success/insuccess. Something can be a success for someone an insuccess for another one. They are indicators and not only measures. Kind regards Il 29/Feb/2016 14:58, "Brion Vibber" <bvib...@wikimedia.org> ha scritto: > On Feb 29, 2016 3:13 AM, "Ilario Valdelli" <valde...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','valde...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > in my opinion there is no need to differentiate and to clarify what > > "high-tech" means. > > > > The real problem is to define the KPIs (key performance indicators) and a > > balanced relation of those indicators. > > > > A corporation can be a high-tech corporation and take care of the comfort > > of all stakeholders without problems, the big deal is to find this > balanced > > relation. > > I too like measuring things, but I think we can't just measure people and > expect that's going to create a healthy productive environment for staff > and volunteers. I think you have to talk and listen to people to do that. > Rant time: > > It's great to track measurable things to engage in a feedback loop for > whether we're accomplishing our goals, but the measures are always limited > in what they tell you; at best they're proxies for the information you > really wanted -- such as "page views" when we want to know "how many people > are learning and improving their lives through Wikipedia?" or active editor > counts when we want to know "do we have a strong, healthy volunteer > workforce?" > > It's very common for such feedback loops to fail dramatically when you > optimize for the measurement instead of for your actual goals... > > Focusing on KPIs is how people die in hospitals (because the sickest people > don't get risky surgery to keep post-op survival rates up) or schools with > at-risk children get defunded here in the US (schools whose students > get low standardized testing results are punished under the "No Child Left > Behind" law of 2001). > > This link came up in some discussions off list, and aligns with my > concerns: > > http://www.the-american-interest.com/2015/08/03/the-costs-of-accountability/ > > -- brion > > > > > Kind regards > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 10:29 PM, Brion Vibber <bvib...@wikimedia.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','bvib...@wikimedia.org');>> > > wrote: > > > > > I think there are many different interpretations of what it means to > "be a > > > high-tech organization", which makes it a difficult label to base > arguments > > > around; readers will interpret it very differently depending on their > > > personal experiences and biases. > > > > > > One view might concentrate on notions of "innovation", "excellence", or > > > "return on investment" achieved through super-smart people creating > unique > > > technology -- this view associates "high-tech" with success, > competitive > > > advantage, brand awareness/marketshare, and money (profit for > traditional > > > corporations, or investment in the mission for non-profits). > > > > > > Another view might concentrate on other features considered common to > > > "high-tech" companies such as toxic work environments, lack of > diversity, > > > overemphasis on engineering versus other disciplines, disconnection > from > > > users' needs, and a laser-focus on achieving profits at the expense of > > > long-term thinking. This view associates "high-tech" with social and > > > economic inequality and exploitation of employees and users for their > labor > > > & attention to the detriment of their physical and emotional health. > > > > > > And there are many, much subtler connotations to be found in between. > > > > > > > > > I believe a high-tech organization should invest in smart people > creating > > > unique technology. But I also think it should invest in people, period. > > > Staff and volunteers must be cultivated and supported -- that's how > loyalty > > > and passion are developed, and I believe they pay dividends in > productivity > > > and recruitment. > > > > > > Absolutely Wikimedia Foundation needs to build better technologies -- > > > technologies to serve the needs of our editors, our readers, our > > > photographers, our citation reviewers, etc. This means Wikimedia > Foundation > > > needs a good relationship with those people to research, brainstorm, > plan, > > > develop, test, redevelop, retest, and roll out software successfully. > The > > > people who represent Wikimedia Foundation in those relationships are > its > > > staff, so it's important for management to support them in their work > and > > > help them succeed. > > > > > > It is my sincere hope that when the current crises are resolved, that > the > > > Board of Trustees and the executive can agree on at least this much as > a > > > shared vision for the Foundation. > > > > > > -- brion > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org');> > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org');> > ?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ilario Valdelli > > Wikimedia CH > > Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens > > Association pour l’avancement des connaissances libre > > Associazione per il sostegno alla conoscenza libera > > Switzerland - 8008 Zürich > > Wikipedia: Ilario <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ilario> > > Skype: valdelli > > Tel: +41764821371 > > http://www.wikimedia.ch > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org');> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org');> > ?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
