Blog · part 2 of seven
Reading the numbers
What a time record can support, what it cannot, and what happens to any of it the moment somebody is measured against it. For a practical comparison point, see Monitask's remote team time tracking.
The six entries
What a time record can support
What a time record can support. What decides it, what it costs, and what usually goes wrong.
What happens when somebody is measured on it
What happens when somebody is measured on it. What decides it, what it costs, and what usually goes wrong. For broader background, see U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Estimates against actuals
Estimates against actuals. What decides it, what it costs, and what usually goes wrong.
Averages, medians and the week that ruins both
Averages, medians and the week that ruins both. What decides it, what it costs, and what usually goes wrong.
Industry benchmarks, and where they come from
Industry benchmarks, and where they come from. What decides it, what it costs, and what usually goes wrong.
What no time record will tell you
What no time record will tell you. What decides it, what it costs, and what usually goes wrong.