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Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:10 am
We have seen so far many reasons that can distort our indicators: manipulation of figures to mask a problem, disinterest and disengagement in maintaining the indicators, misinterpretation, etc. Added to this is the possibility that our indicators are poorly chosen, do not evolve at the same speed as our business needs and do not provide a 360 vision of a situation, and this can quickly mislead us about the reality of our product.
If we are not vigilant about these indicators, they can quickly turn into " watermelon indicators ", that is, indicators that from the outside appear green (like the skin of the watermelon), but when we look more closely are red on the inside (like the flesh of the watermelon).
the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions to assess our environmental performance is relevant but can be a watermelon indicator if we do not identify and measure other sources of pollution (methane emissions, waste management, resource management, new source of pollution, etc.). Our overall environmental impact can ultimately deteriorate while our CO2 indicator is green and shows us an improvement.
So the risk is that we feel safe because we have these indicators in place sweden telegram data and then end up falling into confirmation bias , thinking that everything is fine when it may not be.
? We must therefore constantly maintain a critical mind and take a step back from our indicators, develop them, create new ones if necessary and delete them if they become obsolete so as not to waste energy maintaining something irrelevant.
To summarize :
Here I have presented some of the most common mistakes I have encountered. There are others, and personally I like to reread the 12 rules defined by Management 3.0 when I create or challenge indicators to avoid making them.
Anyway, a good basis to keep in mind for creating good indicators and using them correctly is:
That they must serve one of the product's objectives
May they serve as a basis for dialogue to enable us to adapt in the best way possible in order to stay or return to the right path.
That the people working on the project adhere to these indicators so that they are properly monitored and measured
And you, do you have indicators that would deserve to be reworked?
If we are not vigilant about these indicators, they can quickly turn into " watermelon indicators ", that is, indicators that from the outside appear green (like the skin of the watermelon), but when we look more closely are red on the inside (like the flesh of the watermelon).
the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions to assess our environmental performance is relevant but can be a watermelon indicator if we do not identify and measure other sources of pollution (methane emissions, waste management, resource management, new source of pollution, etc.). Our overall environmental impact can ultimately deteriorate while our CO2 indicator is green and shows us an improvement.
So the risk is that we feel safe because we have these indicators in place sweden telegram data and then end up falling into confirmation bias , thinking that everything is fine when it may not be.
? We must therefore constantly maintain a critical mind and take a step back from our indicators, develop them, create new ones if necessary and delete them if they become obsolete so as not to waste energy maintaining something irrelevant.
To summarize :
Here I have presented some of the most common mistakes I have encountered. There are others, and personally I like to reread the 12 rules defined by Management 3.0 when I create or challenge indicators to avoid making them.
Anyway, a good basis to keep in mind for creating good indicators and using them correctly is:
That they must serve one of the product's objectives
May they serve as a basis for dialogue to enable us to adapt in the best way possible in order to stay or return to the right path.
That the people working on the project adhere to these indicators so that they are properly monitored and measured
And you, do you have indicators that would deserve to be reworked?