Month: May 2008
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Measuring Performance and Cost Value Index
I often ask the question “How can we properly work out pay for performance?” For some teams it sounds pretty simple. Sales, for instance, has some relatively simple metrics. How many encounters? How much did you sell? It’s a little more difficult for Engineering. Here’s an example that I often see: A great product team…
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Patent Decisions Since 2000 Invalid?
Anyone see the NY Times article In One Flaw, Questions on Validity of 46 Judges? Basically, a law professor discovered a constitutional flaw in the appointment process for judges who decide patent appeals and disputes. This goes back to 2000. That means thousands of patent cases and billions of dollars in licenses. The really interesting…