In the technology industry, competition remains fierce for talent. As companies struggle to usher in top talent, some turn to outsourced tech firms and independent contractors to get work completed.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. A common challenge founders face when they outsource to a software development company is tracking the performance of developers. Since ...

When a manager can accurately measure his organization's performance, he is able to identify deficiencies in the organization and correct them. When the deficiencies are dealt with efficiently, then ...

The need to protect digital assets has become urgent for organizations. Yet buying security tools doesn’t automatically ...

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Management experts have debated for decades the most useful way to assess employee performance. In today's businesses, employers tend to rely on a mix of subjective and objective measures as part of a ...

In business, measurement is half-way to performance improvement. Assessing supplier performance is a difficult task. This article overviews price, cost and quality supplier performance measurement ...

Testing is at the heart of direct marketing — multichannel merchants test e-mail subject lines, catalog cover versions, Website landing pages and search terms. They then analyze results, draw ...

Performance measures must align with portfolio use and features. Avoid Sharpe and similar ratios due to flaws; consider alternatives like trimmed alpha, median returns, and value at risk. CAGR is ...