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Performance management and the folly of targets

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  1. This article brought back many memories of a contract which had to be performed under a Pert/cost regime.
    In theory the obligation was fine but it entailed total commitment on the part of all.
    Unfortunately, having the required degree of understanding at all levels of the team and workforce, to say nothing of subcontractors, proved to be an uphill task to say the least.
    However, as the contract depended upon it we survived but in the process a vast amount of paperwork, time and effort was involved.
    This was in the days when the computer was not so trusted and this added to the complication.

    Dr Pietro is right in drawing attention to the situation but the overriding problem has to be commitment.

    It also poses the question “to what ?” Does the program exist which the both the professions and industry are willing to adopt and in this time of financial constrain can we afford it ?

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