OK, so the analogy of pushing your body to lose hundreds of pounds might be a stretch against the projects you manage (what those people accomplish is truly amazing).  But how we think about tracking our change as we work to achieve our project goals is very similar.  The Biggest Loser takes an initial weigh in to tell you where your starting point (or baseline) is.  Then your change is measured weekly, and eventually based on the overall experience.  The smaller increments of change will tell a different story and help you in a much different (and more productive) way than all of the change at the end.
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