What causes my Influence to fluctuate up and down by one point?
Ken BradshawProject Manager| CRASurrey, British Columbia, Canada
I've noticed that my Influence rating fluctuates up and down by one point. This seems to happen every day or two. My best guess is that we all are being averaged out against each other. Does anyone have a better explanation? Thank you. Saving Changes...
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
The algorithm takes in lots of factors. I had reached out before, and this was the response -
Influence is calculated based on over a hundred different factors, including interactions, participation, creation of content, reaction to content and of course, time. The data is compiled and processed and the results are then run against algorithms and plotted on a 100 point scale. What's more, the scoring is not on a linear scale. It's easier to move up dramatically in the lower scores, while climbing gets more difficult as you move into the higher ranks. And although it's not strictly a competition it is a fixed 1-100 scale so the actions of others and their influence affect your influence too
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1 reply by Ken Bradshaw
Jun 16, 2017 6:24 PM
Ken Bradshaw
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@Andrew Craig - Wow! Great answer! Kinda what I thought, but a lot more! Thank you for sharing.
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Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
The point being, if you like being active - continue to do so and the influence rating will follow. Saving Changes...
Ken BradshawProject Manager| CRASurrey, British Columbia, Canada
Jun 16, 2017 6:04 PM
Replying to Drew Craig
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The algorithm takes in lots of factors. I had reached out before, and this was the response -
Influence is calculated based on over a hundred different factors, including interactions, participation, creation of content, reaction to content and of course, time. The data is compiled and processed and the results are then run against algorithms and plotted on a 100 point scale. What's more, the scoring is not on a linear scale. It's easier to move up dramatically in the lower scores, while climbing gets more difficult as you move into the higher ranks. And although it's not strictly a competition it is a fixed 1-100 scale so the actions of others and their influence affect your influence too
@Andrew Craig - Wow! Great answer! Kinda what I thought, but a lot more! Thank you for sharing. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Ken, is simple to understand. And like any simple thing to understand is hard to implement. All related to this field must be understanding by applying the Isaac Newton´s Third Laws of Movement. That´s all you need. I wrote an article about it that was published by the IIBA and the PMI in their official publications but is in Spanish. No matter my article, take a look and I firmly believe you will find the answer to your question.
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1 reply by Amir Ali
Mar 29, 2018 4:40 PM
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Well said Sergio: "And like any simple thing to understand is hard to implement."
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Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
I noticed the same thing. Thanks for the explanation Andrew. Saving Changes...
Amir AliProject Manager| Northbay Solutions Pvt LtdLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Jun 17, 2017 8:19 AM
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Ken, is simple to understand. And like any simple thing to understand is hard to implement. All related to this field must be understanding by applying the Isaac Newton´s Third Laws of Movement. That´s all you need. I wrote an article about it that was published by the IIBA and the PMI in their official publications but is in Spanish. No matter my article, take a look and I firmly believe you will find the answer to your question.
Well said Sergio: "And like any simple thing to understand is hard to implement." Saving Changes...
