KPI Best Practices: Leadership Buy-In

KPI Best Practices: Leadership Buy-In

Leadership Buy-in In the next three articles, we will review KPI best practices and the essential steps that organisations must take to see a return from their measurement efforts. Understanding the role of KPIs But firstly, what exactly is a ‘KPI’ –...
What is a KPI?

What is a KPI?

What is a KPI? A KPI, or a Key Performance Indicator, is a measurable, quantifiable value which can be used to demonstrate how a company achieves its key business objectives. KPIs can span across departments, divisions or even industries, and are typically evaluated...

What is RIDDOR?

What is RIDDOR? The following is a summary of The United Kingdom Statute Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations or RIDDOR. It is not a definitive guide and should not be used as such.  For full information see article references at the...

Developing Key Performance Indicators

World renowned performance measure specialist, Stacey Barr, has given a four star rating to the Intrafocus e-book Developing Meaningful KPIs. “When we follow his advice in Developing Meaningful Key Performance Indicators, our dashboards and scorecards will be more...

How many KPIs do I need? (fewer than you think)

If there is one thing that we are really good at, it is measuring things.  If it moves, measure it.  If it doesn’t move, measure how long it stays still. We are convinced that if we can measure it, then we can manage it.  And the result?  We spend more time...

We don’t have the data for that KPI

We don’t have the data for that KPI – In an ideal world when measuring the results of a business objective, there should always be a directly related Key Performance Indicator (KPI). A directly related KPI will always point to the success or failure of a...