True Performance: Five Ways to Avoid Fake Productivity
Published: Thu, 03/11/21
True Performance: Five Ways to Avoid Fake Productivity
We all know the classic definition of increased productivity: producing more goods or services
per given amount of time; or, as the online Oxford Dictionary puts it, the effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input.That's foundational knowledge, right? The problem is, while these definitions may have applied when our economy was based almost entirely on agriculture and manufacturing, they don't necessarily apply to our modern service-based economy or knowledge jobs.
Here's what I mean. Consider the editor who cuts 10,000 unnecessary words out of a novel. Using
the old definitions (rate of output per unit of input), his productivity is negative, suggesting ineptitude. So, the definition obviously doesn’t apply in that case. But in truth, his reductive work has increased the novel's clarity, making it easier to read and more likely to find a publisher. Some things simply require more time and input to refine; and here's where effectiveness outshines efficiency, though productivity typically requires both. On the other hand, just because someone
finishes 15 tasks in one day doesn't mean they were productive. They might have been procrastinating on an important task or performing low-value work only.
Practical Project Management: The Art & Science of Delivering Business Value
New initiatives, or projects, represent creating something new: a new way of conducting business, a new product, or a new service. Projects represent changing something for someone. They are critical to every organization, because without projects, organizations quickly fall behind the competition. Some organizations execute projects well, while others do not. So, what is the secret sauce?
This fast-paced, dynamic presentation will examine the latest tools and techniques used to successfully deliver business value using the discipline of professional project management. Together, we will explore the hottest trends in the field used by project managers from a wide range of industries and learn how common sense tools and techniques allow the delivery of innovation faster, cheaper, and with less stress. Our focus will be on examining and
understanding why some techniques work in some environments and other do not, what are the key indicators of success, and provide participants with the skills necessary to effectively make use of tools that are quantitatively proven to deliver higher business value in less time.
Agile, waterfall, spiral – sometimes it seems like an alphabet soup. This presentation will cut through the jargon and examine the performance differences of various methods and the most effective tools, and give practical advice for how to deliver better, faster, and cheaper, all while keeping your people energized and engaged.
If you are a champion of innovation and seeking to add value to your organization TODAY, this is a presentation you can’t miss.
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST
