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Subject:Re: Measurable objectives? From:John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Richard Lewis <tech44writer -at- yahoo -dot- com>, Sarah Bouchier <Sarah -dot- Bouchier -at- exony -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:29:21 -0800 (PST)
> In order to have specific, measurable objectives, specific,
> concrete processes are required. That is where you are going to
> run into problems as a TW. It is not like engineering where
> formal analysis preceeds formal design - it is, for most, an art.
Don't agree. At my company, we fill out an MBO four times a year and
our quarterly bonus is based on it.
Each quarter, I need to define about 6 functional objectives and 2-3
developmental objectives. The functional can be projects I've been
assigned and completed, projects that improve a departmental process,
or something along those lines. Developmental objectives can be
training in a technology I've signed up for, a college course, a
seminar, etc.
At the end of each quarter, how much I've met that goal is
determined, up to 100%, and that percentage is applied against my
quarterly bonus.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is."
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