{"id":332,"date":"2016-05-10T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/?p=332"},"modified":"2017-03-03T13:12:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T18:12:51","slug":"building-a-review-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/2016\/05\/10\/building-a-review-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Review Dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI want to get better about writing reviews\u201d is a good goal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to identify what\u2019s keeping me from writing reviews and fix that\u201d is a better one.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moving from a good goal to a better one is partially a state of mind, but willpower can\u2019t solve everything. <\/span><\/p>\n

For that, you need an analytical mind and Excel.<\/span><\/p>\n

IDENTIFYING WHAT MATTERS<\/b>
\nFirst, start with a little self-evaluation. Why haven\u2019t you written a review this week? This month? This year? Have you written down any observations at events? What\u2019s preventing you from recording those observations as reviews?<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, evaluate the review process itself. Each review requires some data points, such as<\/span>
\nWhat kind of event was it?<\/span><\/em>
\n What level was the person you reviewed?<\/span><\/em>
\n What role were you at this event?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

But there are many other data points, too. For example,<\/span>
\nWhen did you write the review?<\/span><\/i>
\nHow many words did you write?<\/span><\/i>
\nWhat is the readability of your review?<\/span><\/i>
\nHow many distinct observations did you include?<\/span><\/i>
\nDid you provide verbal feedback to your subject?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Using Excel to catalog your ideas with this data will give you an organized and thorough inventory of the reviews you\u2019ve written this year. Neat. But does this data make you better about writing reviews? It does not. <\/span>But it can.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the problem: most of that data is just noise. But some of that data is directly related to factors that prevent judges from writing reviews. Do you tend to procrastinate? <\/span>Track your review dates<\/span><\/i>. Do you dislike writing? <\/span>Maybe word count is relevant. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Identifying data points that track whatever is preventing you from being the reviewer you want to be are called <\/span>Key Performance Indicators,<\/b> or KPI. Your KPI are uniquely selected to solve what problems for you. <\/span>Maybe you think you\u2019d be a better reviewer if you weren\u2019t intimidated by reviewing higher-level judges. Maybe you realize you could be more proactive about reviewing your team when you team lead. Maybe you feel intimidated by writing in the first place. <\/span><\/i>Look at the data, figure out what you\u2019d like to do better, then select 2 to 4 KPI that will track how you are doing\u2026and don\u2019t stress the rest of the numbers. Once you know your KPI, figure out what those numbers look like for the past, and what you think they\u2019ll look like in the future where you\u2019re becoming a better reviewer.<\/span><\/p>\n

MY CASE IN POINT<\/b>
\nAt the beginning of 2016, I looked over my review history in detail and came to two conclusions:<\/span><\/p>\n