This document discusses measuring progress towards goals. It introduces performance measurement and explains that measuring progress scientifically captures desirable changes in performance areas. It outlines key aspects of developing a measurement system, including measuring activity levels and results. Good performance measures should be measurable, observable, reliable, controllable, and active. The document provides examples of measuring performance for buses, budgets, restaurants, grocery stores, and car dealerships using the four dimensions of speed, accuracy, volume, and investment.