“Efficiency is doing better what is already being done. Effectiveness is deciding what to do better.” Use a simple Efficiency and Effectiveness matrix as a tool to help identifying where and how to focus efforts.

Efficiency vs effectiveness. These two buzzwords are often used interchangeably, especially in the workplace. But there are some key differences that are important for employees and management to understand. Can you be efficient without effectiveness? And which is more important — effectiveness or efficiency?

Do you consider yourself to be effective at work? Although many of us like to think that we're 100 percent effective, the truth is that most of us have strengths and weaknesses that impact our effectiveness.

Effectiveness and efficiency are two words that look and sound quite similar. However, even if one is tempted to equate these two words in everyday life, they should not be used as synonyms. But what exactly is the difference between effectiveness and efficiency and how do these two terms have a significance for project management?

Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance, which, after all, is the primary goal of any enterprise. But they work in very different ways. Figure out why and how?