Overview
Praise for How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business
I love this book. Douglas Hubbard helps us create a path to know the answer to almost any question in business, in science, or in life . . . Hubbard helps us by showing us that when we seek metrics to solve problems, we are really trying to know something better than we know it now. How to Measure Anything provides just the tools most of us need to measure anything better, to gain that insight, to make progress, and to succeed.
--Peter Tippett, PhD, M.D.
Chief Technology Officer at CyberTrust
and inventor of the first antivirus software
Doug Hubbard has provided an easy-to-read, demystifying explanation of how managers can inform themselves to make less risky, more profitable business decisions. We encourage our clients to try his powerful, practical techniques.
--Peter Schay
EVP and COO of
The Advisory Council
As a reader you soon realize that actually everything can be measured while learning how to measure only what matters. This book cuts through conventional cliches and business rhetoric and offers practical steps to using measurements as a tool for better decision making. Hubbard bridges the gaps to make college statistics relevant and valuable for business decisions.
--Ray Gilbert
EVP Lucent
This book is remarkable in its range of measurement applications and its clarity of style. A must-read for every professional who has ever exclaimed, 'Sure, that concept is important, but can we measure it?'
--Dr. Jack Stenner
Cofounder and CEO of MetraMetrics, Inc.
Full Product Details
Author: Douglas W Hubbard
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9786610935314
ISBN 10: 6610935319
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 January 2007
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Electronic book text
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
How many times have you been asked to quantify something that is nebulous or intangible? As a system engineer at Sun, this happens to me all the time. A colleague of mine referred me to How to Measure Anything...one of the best books I've seen in this area. ( blogs.sun.com ; 1/28/08) <p> After reading Hubbard's excellent book on 'How to Measure Anything', I was able to immediately solve several measurement challenges for my CEO and Business Owner colleagues. It should be on every manager's desk. ( Amazon.com ; 10/07) <p> .,. the book for anyone who wants to know how to measure the value of information or any other intangible asset. ( Computer Weekly, Tuesday 18th September 2007) <p> Hubbard has made a career of finding ways to measure things that other folks thought were immeasurable. Quality? The value of telecommuting? The risk of IT project failure? the benefits of greater IT security? Public image? He says it can be done -- and without breaking the bank. Many IT steering committees won't approve projects that can't be measured, so it behooves CIOs to figure this out! ...... If you'd like to fare better in the project-approval wars, take a look at this book. ( ComputerWorld, 8/07) <p> .,. allows [companies] to measure performance in such diverse areas as customer satisfaction, employee morale, quality and organisational flexibility. ( CPO Agenda, Autumn 2007)
