{"id":582,"date":"2025-08-01T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T19:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnegie25live.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=582"},"modified":"2026-01-14T05:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:47:12","slug":"pmi-3-create-a-practical-measure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/practical-measurement-for-improvement\/pmi-3-create-a-practical-measure\/","title":{"rendered":"PMI – 3. Create a Practical Measure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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3. Create a Practical Measure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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You need to identify the process or leading outcome in your theory of improvement related to the driver you are focusing on. To help you figure out what to create a measure of, ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n