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What methods might best be used to evaluate and improve a given process?

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The primary method of evaluating a given process is the applicaiton of metrics. Metrics are any way of quantitatively measuring something - they are a way of "scoring" a process. Even qualitative opinion surveys transform people's opinions into quantitative numbers. By examining these scores - the effectiveness of a process can be measured and suggestions for improvement generated.

Any analysis will rely on many kinds of information that can be gathered in a variety of ways. The following list of methods for acquiring needed information is from the Center for Technology in Government at SUNY at Albany.

1. Library and document research - The purpose of these systematic searches of print and electronic sources is to identify, review, analyze, and evaluate the recorded experience and assessments of others who have dealt with a similar information problem, or who have used a technology similar to the one you are considering.

2. Internet research - Web searching is a specialized kind of literature review that involves using Internet search engines to locate pertinent information about a given topic. By entering various key words and ...

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