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The Two Sides of Work Measurement: Inputs and Outputs Some tips for studying the use of time in business. Man has been measuring work as long as he has applied organized methods to building or manufacturing anything of substance. Henry Ford was, of course, sensitive to work measurement in order to produce an affordable automobile. Undoubtedly, the builders of the ancient pyramids of Egypt also measured work in order to calculate schedules and allocate the use of resources effectively. The work of W. Edwards Demming is legendary in how it helped revolutionize post-WWII Japan. The need to measure work should be obvious: to maximize productivity, minimize costs, and to seek new and improved methods to expedite development. It involves analyzing such things as development methodologies and tools, monitoring quality and costs, and the amount of effort required to perform a given task....
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