Success: tracking and measurement: 'If you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?'

摘要

How do you know if the actions you take for your business are effective? How do you ensure you receive the benefits of your investments in either time or money or both? How do you determine success? Well, the title of this month's article gives it away - tracking and measurement. A wise man once said "... if you don't know where you are going, how will you know when you get there?" Another wise man just said "... if you don't track your course, how will you know you are on the correct path?" We knowconservation and efficiency initiatives work! We know this because over the last few months, we have tracked savings achieved by greenhouses that have completed energy analyses and audits and then implemented energy-saving projects. During this period, two key indicators were tracked - the rebates/incentives that were secured on behalf of the greenhouse, and the additional cost of consumption that was avoided through energy conservation. The rebates and incentives came from a number of sources including local gas and hydro utility energy conservation programs, NRCan's ecoEnergy incentive program, and other provincial initiatives that vary by province.