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Fighting Fit: A training regimen

for demonstrating value in special libraries

Maggie  Weaver  Sha,esbury  Associates  

2014  

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Lifestyle:  Posi-oning  

• Low  value,  essen?al  

• Low  value,  not  essen?al  

• High  value,  essen-al  

• High  value,  not  essen?al  

Informa?on  broker  

Op-mize,    Improve    

Contract  out  Eliminate    

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Lifestyle:        A  regular  part  of  your  management  strategy  

•  Who  are  we?              Where  are  we  going?  

•  What  does  success  look  like?  

•  How  do  we  get  there?  •  How  do  we  know  if  we  do  

well?  •  What  do  we  adjust  based  

on  our  measurements?  

•  Vision  /  mandate    

•  Outcomes  /  goals    

•  Strategies  •  Performance  measures  

•  Resource  alloca?ons  

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Inspira-on:  Performance  Measurement  Resources  for  Economic  Development.  Ontario  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Food,  2013  www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/rural/edr/pmr/index.html  Includes  great  templates  for  developing  your  own  “outcomes”  

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Your  three-­‐step  S  Q  P  program:  

•  Strategize  – Understand  what  your  employer  values  

•  Quan?fy  – Focussed  measurement  of  outcomes      as  they  affect  those  values  

•  Persuade  – Persuasive  communica?ons  

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OCLC  uses  SQD  =  Strategize,  quan?fy,  demonstrate  –  see    Demonstra?ng  Impact  Roadmap  h^p://www.webjunc?on.org/documents/webjunc?on/Demonstra?ng_Impact_Road_Map.html    

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Sqp  –  Aligning  with  the  organiza-on  

“Librarians,  if  they  are  to  remain  credible,    must  develop  a  deep  understanding  of  how    the  discipline  or  ac?vity  they  are  serving  is  prac?ced.  

Only  this  will  lead  to  credibility    as  a  contributor  to  the  enterprise    and  thus  to  the  standing  and  peer  regard    to  supply  acceptable  solu?ons  to  problems  –    preferably  before  those  problems  are  perceived.”  

 Peter  Brophy  “Telling  the  story”    Performance  Measurement  &  Metrics,  vol.9  no.1  2008  p.7-­‐17  

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Sqp  –  Aligning:  finding  out  

•  Who’s  really  running  things?  – whose  values  count  most?  

– whom  do  I  have  to  convince?  

•  How  do  I  become  (&  stay)  in  the  loop?  – more  integra?on  with  projects  – collaborate  on  teams  

– go  to  mee?ngs  

•  Who  is  most  likely  to  help  me?  

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Sqp  –  Aligning:  Maze  bright  vs  maze  dull  

•  Pa^ern  •  Reality  •  Trust  •  Value  •  Priority  •  Power  •  Cues  

•  Situa?on  •  Norma?ve  •  Loyalty  •  Rules  •  Sca^er  •  Authority  •  Literal    

John  Butler,  A  global  view  of  informal  organiza?on.    SAM  Advanced  Management  Journal,  Summer  1986  

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Sqp  –  Which  stakeholders?    -­‐  segments  -­‐  champions  

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Source:  SLA  

Alignment  Project  

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Sqp  –  How  do  my  stakeholders  measure  value?  

•  Some  clues:  – Measures  of  ac?vity  –  Sa?sfac?on  surveys  –  $$  billings  –  #  clients  –  $$  budget  –  Research  reputa?on  –  Efficiency  =  savings  –  Something  else…  …  …  

•  External  &  internal  comparisons  

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Sqp  –  3  ways  that  (financial)  investment  made                      in  me  might  contribute  (financially)  

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The  S  Q  P  regimen  

Regular  training:  

•  Review  all  ac?vi?es  &  weed  regularly  [annual]  

•  Write  a  vision,  some  goals,  a  strategy  

•  Get  embedded,  build  alliances  

•  Iden?fy  aligned  measures  •  Measure  [frequently]  &  

adjust  accordingly  [o,en]  

Crash  diet:  

•  Focus  on  a  few  high  value,  highly  visible  ac?vi?es  

•  Pick  one  goal    aaaaaaaaaaaaa  

•  Find  a  champion  aaaaaaaaaaa  

•  Pick  one  aligned  measure  •  Take  a  snapshot,  i.e.  a  

sample  

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sQp  –  The  nature  of  value  

•  Intangible  &  subjec?ve,  dependent  on  

– the  ?me  – e.g.  weather  [info]  

– the  situa?on  – e.g.  valet  parking  [server  +  service]  

– the  audience  – e.g.  customer  vs.  stakeholder  

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sQp  –  The  best  measure  may  surprise  you  

h^p://www.cupelocal79.org/wp-­‐content/uploads/2011/09/IVR-­‐Ward-­‐Report.pdf      

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sQp  –  what  should  I  measure?    

•  The  clues:  

– Ac?vity  measures    •  Events,  a^endees,  feedback,…  

– Sa?sfac?on  •  Surveys,  new  customers,  …  

•  So  I  should  deliver  &  measure  – Lots  of  ac?vity  

•  New  events,  more  a^en-­‐dees,  quality  delivery,…  

– Sa?sfac?on  •  Quality  delivery,  new  &  a^rac?ve  services,  …  

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SQp  –  Which  of  my  ac-vi-es  …  

•  Align  me  with  my  organiza?on’s  goals?  •  “just  in  ?me”  materials?  •  “just  in  case”  materials?  •  cuvng  edge  research?  

•  Can  be  described  as  assets,  investments  etc.?  •  collec?on?  •  staff  qualifica?ons?  •  consor?um  membership?  

–  Elevator  speech,  or  impact  story,  for  each  –  Direct  contribu?ons  to  desired  organiza-onal  outcomes  –  KPI  =  Keeping  Purposeful  Intelligence  [Edge  Hill  U.]  

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sQp  –  Measures  of  value  

•  Input  cost  •  Rela?ve  to  some  other  provider  

•  Cost  to  replace  •  Rela?ve  to  some  other  service  

•  Value  in  use  •  How  do  we  measure?  What’s  included?  

•  Market  value  =  willingness  to  pay  •  Directly  or  indirectly  

•  Consequen?al  value  =  effect  •  Perceived  usefulness  or  actual  usefulness  

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sQp  –  Example:  alert  service  

•  Input  cost    =  lib  staff-­‐space-­‐materials  +  user  ?me  =  $158k  

•  Exchange  value  =  outside  alterna?ve  =  $150k  •  Cost  to  replace  (D-­‐I-­‐Y)  =  est.  8  x  users  current  =$432k  But  these  are  all  measures  of  quality  –  what  about  value?  

•  Demand  value  =  difference  to  user  =  $378k  

•  Use  value  –  depends  on  use,  which  varies  

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sQp  –  There  are  lots  of  formal  measures  

•  Efficiency  –  Value  for  money  

•  Cost-­‐benefit  –  Impact  on  organiza?on  (e.g.  employee  efficiencies,  lower  prices  nego?ated  for  commercial  services)    

•  Value  in  use  –  Balanced  scorecard  –  Con?ngent  valua?on  –  Economic  benefit  

But  these  are  easy:  –  cost  per  use  

–  “investment”  

–  “insurance”  

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sQp  –  Good  news  about  stats  

•  Your  case  is  not  unique  –  external  research  •  You  have  more  data  than  you  think  –  internal  research  

•  You  need  less  data  than  you  think  –  small  samples  •  There’s  a  useful  measure  that  is  simpler  than  you  think    

   And  –  measurement  is  itera?ve  

       Doug  Hubbard  –  How  to  Measure  Anything:          Finding  the  value  of  intangibles  in  business,  2007  

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sQp  –  Outcomes  –  doing  this  for  myself  

•  What  I  invest  

•  What  I  do  •  What  I  produce  /                                whom  I  reach              

•  The  changes  I  effect  –  Short-­‐term  –  Intermediate  

–  Long-­‐term  

•  Inputs  •  Ac?vi?es  •  Outputs  

•  Outcomes  –  e.g.  new  champion  –  e.g.  percep-ons  changed  –  e.g.  re-­‐posi-oned  

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sQp  –  Outcomes  –  I’m  doing  this  for  You  

•  What  I  invest  •  What  I  do  

•  What  I  produce  /                                whom  I  reach              

•  The  changes  I  effect  –  Short-­‐term  

–  Intermediate  

–  Long-­‐term  

•  Inputs  •  Ac?vi?es  •  Outputs  

•  Outcomes  –  e.g.  more  use  of  the  investment  

       such  as  in  KM,  search  –  e.g.  help  resolve  business  issues                  or  improve  business  prac-ces  –  e.g.  compe--ve  edge,  new  markets  

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The  S  Q  P  regimen  Regular  training:  

•  Set  up  measures  aligned  to  key  people  

•  ‘Story  of  the  week’,  one  for  each  desired  outcome  

•  Ac?vity-­‐based  cos?ng  &  comparisons  for  all  services,  staring  with  most  visible  

•  Desired  short-­‐  and  long-­‐term  outcomes  for  your  library  &  your  organiza?on  

Crash  diet:  

•  Set  up  measures  aligned  to  champion  

•  A  few  of  impact  stories      aaaa  

•  Cost  per  use,  investment  &  insurance  

•  Desired  short-­‐term  outcomes  for  your  organiza?on  

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sqP  –  Whom  do  I  talk  to?    

•  Type  of  influence  •  Level  of  understanding  •  Big  user  •  Big  player  •  Type  of  impact  

•  Avtude  to  info  

•  Avtude  to  support  staff  

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sqP  –  Individual  baseline  will  differ  

Unawareness  

                   Awareness  

                           Comprehension  

                       Convic?on  

           Ac?on                                (=  use,  funding  )  

Russell  H.Colley,  Squeezing  the  waste  out  of  adver?sing  

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sqP  –  Individual  mo-va-on  will  differ  

25  h^p://www.ipsosloyalty.com/us/customerdelight.cfm  

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sqP  –  Talking  to  stakeholders:  the  challenges  

•  Mul?ple  targets  •  “Top-­‐down”  influences  •  Long-­‐term  investment/pay-­‐off  •  “Intangible”  products  •  “Inseparable”  distribu-on  •  Individual  customers  important  •  We  are  boring    

 (don’t  keep  them  awake  at  night)  

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sqP  –  What  to  say:  Finding  the  content  

•  Cultural  immersion  – e.g.  through  “embedding”  

•  Independent,  expert  assessments  – “self-­‐reflec?ve  review”  

•  Use  of  narra?ve  &  story  

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sqP:  the  value  of  stories  •  “Almost  30  years  ago….  Ar?sts  went  to  O^awa  to  lobby  cabinet  ministers.  But  their  arguments  were  mostly  “economic”:  all  the  jobs  generated,  how  cheaply  ar?sts  work,  the  “mul?plier  effect”  on  the  economy.      The  ministers  yawned:  everyone  who  comes  to  O^awa  talks  like  that.      The  compelling  arguments  would  have  stressed  things  that  publicly  supported  culture  gives  Canadians  that  they  can’t  get  otherwise.”              Rick  Salu?n,                Toronto  Star,  September  16,  2011    

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sqP  –  Example  of  talking  the  talk  

•  I  manage  informa?on,  thereby      protec?ng  the  investment  in  informa?on;  

•  By  making  informa?on  easy  for  my  users  to  find,  I  get  the  investment  paying  off  sooner;  

•  I  save  everyone’s  ?me,  thereby  leveraging  the  investment  in  me  and  them.  

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sqP  –  What  do  I  say?          not    features,  but  benefits  

Patent  informa?on:            corporate  lawyer    security  of  corporate  assets          marke?ng  strategist  know  compe??on  

Database  search  training:          dept.  head    more  valuable  contribu?on  

                         from  young  scien?sts          HR  department    enhances  orig.  investment  

Fast  turnaround:          immediate  boss      improved  image          stakeholder    produc?vity  improvement  

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“Law  librarians  are  informa?on  managers,  resource  evaluators,  access  facilitators,  expert  researchers,  teachers,  and  trainers.                        [feature]  

Law  librarians  possess  the  knowledge  and  skills  to  realize  the  full  value  of  informa?on  in  a  changing  work  environment.                                        [feature  +  fluffy  benefit]  

Law  librarians  can  bring  value  to  organiza?ons  by  reducing  research  ?me  and  informa?on  costs,  thus  saving  money  and  resources.”                [credible  benefit]  

     [Statement  on  the  Value  Added  to  Organiza?ons          by  Law  Librarians  –  AALL  2003]  

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sqP  –  Examples:  not    features,  but  benefits  

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sqP  –  When  do  I  say  what  I  need  to  say?  

•  In  person  – Regular  mee?ngs              ̶      Performance  reviews  

–  Internal  commi^ees            ̶      In  hallways  &  elevators  

– External  commi^ees           ̶      ̶        ̶        and  where  else?  

•  Through    our  services  – At  point  of  sale               ̶      ̶        ̶      and  where  else?  – On  the  intranet  

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sqP  –  Be  my  most  persuasive:  •  Commitment  &  consistency  

o  Agreement  early  on  leads  to  commitment  finally  •  Likeability  

o  Factors  incl.  familiarity,  &  associa?on  with  posi?ve  •  Authority  

o  Experts,  &  champions  from  senior  management  •  Social  proof  

o  Tes?monials,  industry  research  &  benchmarks  •  Reciprocity  

o  Give  something  first,  or  make  a  concession  first  •  Scarcity  

o  Time  limits  (urgency)      Robert  Cialdini:  Influence,:  The  psychology                                        of  persuasion.  Quill,  1993  

           

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The  S  Q  P  regimen  Regular  training:  

•  Iden?fy  key  people,  push  them  along,  enrol  3-­‐4  p.a.  

•  Work  out  the  benefits  of  all  ac?vi?es  

•  Make  opportuni?es  to  tell  your  impact  stories  every  day.    

•  Build  the  persuasive  case  with  commitment,  likeability,  authority  &  social  proof  

Crash  diet:  

•  Engage  one  champion  as  a  co-­‐presenter  

•  Benefit  of  one  highly  visible  ac?vity  

•  Tell  your  impact  story  as  o,en  as  possible        aaaaaaaa  

•  Use  a  champion  &  tes?monials  

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The  S  Q  P  creed  

•  I  must  be  proac-ve  •  I  must  describe  the  benefits  of  what  I  do  •  My  users  must  also  speak  up  

•  It’s  a  steep  learning  curve  •  It’s  a  repe??ve  process  •  The  need  will  never  go  away  

•  I  am  a  people  person  

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