Measurement objectives and activities are aligned with identified information needs and objectives.
The specific practices under this specific goal may be addressed concurrently or in any order:
· When establishing measurement objectives, experts often think ahead about necessary criteria for specifying measures and analysis procedures. They also think concurrently about the constraints imposed by data collection and storage
procedures.
· Often, it is important to specify the essential analyses to be conducted before attending to details of measurement specification, data collection, or storage.