Management by objectives is a technique applied primarily to personnel management. In its essence it requires deliberate goal formulation for periods of time (like the next calendar or business year); ...

From Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s 14 Points: Eliminate work standards (quotas) on the factory floor. Substitute leadership. Eliminate management by objective. Eliminate management by numbers, numerical ...

It usually starts out strong: An employer knows what he needs, hires the person he wants, and the two set off on what they hope is a mutually beneficial professional relationship. Then, as often ...

There’s a difference between objectives as they’re usually stated and business objectives. I use a different vocabulary, by the way: If you’ve read Bare Bones Project Management you’ll recognize it – ...

A long-time project manager for EDS outlines a sensible way to evaluate project managers' performance using objective metrics that matter most to the business. Project managers are ultimately ...