Measure what is measurable

There are units which quantify day-to-day happenings like wind, rain, humidity, temperature etc. Various individuals have defined what it means and what actually constitutes emergent properties of a system. My definition is initiative and straightforward; an emergent property of any controlled system would be that you desire and is a good indicator of its sustainability.

I understand that desire is a very subjective measure, but that is not the sort of desire I am talking about. Then there are derived laws these laws emerge organically to deal with exceptions and evolution. Besides, Measurements and proper documentation of the measured parameters are of extreme importance. Quality metrics are used as benchmarks for enhancing productivity, quality and reliability and reducing the cost of products and services.

The number of turn backs and rejections, efficiency in terms output upon effort, client feedback, etc. This philosophy, of measuring the measurable, is equally relevant in personal and home life also. This way it is possible to avoid visits to the doctor which would be time consuming and consequently such visits tend to become infrequent.

Evaluation of parameters need to find scale measuring to find out how far from standards. Measuring the the essential part for monitoring and decision making. The complied product meet the standard when it judged in well measuring tools. Measuring tools make the deviations of specifications under control. What we don't have is the knowledge and models to measure the problem at hand.

But if we work hard andanalyze the case it is possible to set measurment paramenters and define appropriate model and technique. Qualitative analyses also depends on quantitative measures. Thats the reason, a numerical value is generally assigned to qualitative responses. The Quote was written far earlier than we had any quality-management techniques existed. Most of the answers are related to quality management.

People were starting to use numbers at that point of time. I had seen this quote in one of the High school mathematics textbooks where peole are around years. What would actually mean to them is in numbers. I wonder if there is any simplified reason for this quote so that even kids would understand. Products By Bayt. Laplante, Joanna F. Sharma Canadian self help writer Attributed to organization theorist Mason Haire.

In Search of Excellence Source: Ficciones A 26 Aphorisms , Notebook A Context: It is we who are the measure of what is strange and miraculous: if we sought a universal measure the strange and miraculous would not occur and all things would be equal.

Scott Bakker , book The Warrior Prophet. Waysand, Charles Glashausser, The cold wars: a history of superconductivity, Rutgers University Press, , , 18]. Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, Galileo Galilei 70 Italian mathematician, physicist, philosopher and astronomer - Ackoff Scientist - For example, those who want a high quality of work life but don't know how to measure it, often settle for wanting a high standard of living because they can measure it.

It's the mathematicians you have to trust, and they measure the skies like we measure a field. I surely don't measure up to what I'd like to be. It is also very difficult to understand the effectiveness of our actions without measurements.