KPI Checklists is for people who have the task of creating new KPIs for their organisation, have been asked to improve or enhance existing KPIs or need help implementing a measurement system. Using brief explanations and practical checklists, this book will help you deliver meaningful measures that work, create reports that support decision-making and deploy the tools you need to engage the rest of your organisation.

KPI Checklists is for people who have the task of creating new KPIs for their organisation, have been asked to improve or enhance existing KPIs or need help implementing a measurement system. Using brief explanations and practical checklists, this book will help you deliver meaningful measures that work.

Breathtaking in its simplicity and profound in its impact, Key Performance Indicators (KPI) distills the balanced scorecard process into twelve logical steps, equipping users with an implementation resource kit that includes questionnaires, worksheets, workshop outlines, and a list of over 500 performance measures. Author David Parmenter provides you with everything you need to master and implement a KPI-driven strategy.

Essential strategies from Harold Kerzner on measuring project management performance The maze-like path of today's projects reflects a business environment that's growing in complexity. Factors influencing projects, such as new advancements in computer technology, an unpredictable economy, and the increase in stakeholder involvement make metrics and key performance indicators (KPI) for project management an important focus. Such measures are commonly used to help an organization define and evaluate how successful it is, typically, in terms of making progress towards its long-term organizational goals. Project Management Metrics, KPIs, and Dashboards helps functional managers gain a thorough understanding of what metrics are and how they can be best implemented to gain traction in a fast-paced and diverse working atmosphere. With content aligned with PMI's PMBOK® Guide, this book offers extensive coverage on KPIs and how they may be monitored, using techniques such as business dashboards to assist in prescribing meaningful business strategies. After reading this book, functional managers will bolster their awareness of what good metrics management really entails—and be armed with the knowledge to measure performance more effectively. This book begins with basic KPI principles, helping functional managers deal with such key issues as: Successfully integrating KPIs and metrics into managing a project within a business strategy Important business dashboard techniques used in monitoring performance What is really important to different stakeholders in a project Managing resistance to change Next the book explores the key questions to ask before implementing a dashboard or reporting system. Some of these questions include: What are your needs? What is involved in integration? What's involved in operations and maintenance? What does the system cost? How long will the system last? Throughout the book, helpful illustrations clarify complex concepts and processes. These illustrations are also available as PowerPoint slides for course and seminar presentations.

A complete guide to using KPIs to drive organisational performance Is your business on track to achieve success? Key Performance Indicators For Dummies covers the essential KPIs that are useful to all kinds of businesses, and includes more than 100 different ways leaders can monitor and drive performance in their organisations. This book helps managers understand the crucial KPIs that should be implemented for all different aspects of the organisation, including financial performance, operational and internal processes, sales and marketing, customer satisfaction and more. Good KPIs should be unique to every business, as every business has different objectives. To meet this need, the book provides tools and templates that leaders can use to develop unique KPIs that best suit their particular organisation or industry. Learn to design KPIs that are unique to your business and fit closely to your strategic objectives Determine which KPI questions you should be asking to achieve the right insights for your business Learn the specific KPIs that are appropriate for different business circumstances Turn KPIs into deep insights by mastering related reporting and communications practices KPIs are a crucial part of every manager's toolkit, and are essential for helping to monitor the execution of business strategies and measure results. Key Performance Indicators For Dummies moves beyond a basic discussion of what KPIs are, and why they are needed to provide a complete guide for learning to design and use specific KPIs to drive organisational performance.

This open access book revisits common notions on how to select and recruit the right employees. It reveals that the secret of successful individuals and teams lies in a combination of talent and four important performance indicators, offering an innovative approach that companies can fruitfully adopt. Bas Kodden has studied key performance indicators among over 1,100 executives, senior staff and professionals, including 50 CEOs from leading Dutch companies. His findings put the present recruitment and selection procedures used by many prominent companies in a new light. Moreover, the book not only addresses theory; it also offers a practically applicable model for recruitment, selection and professional development. In closing, the book includes a variety of questionnaires and checklists for HR professionals and executives whose goal is to build sustainable and successful teams and organizations.

Winning techniques and strategies for nonprofits and government agencies in creating successful and critical key performance indicators By exploring measures that have transformed businesses, David Parmenter has developed a methodology that is breathtaking in its simplicity and yet profound in its impact. Key Performance Indicators for Government and Nonprofit Agencies: Implementing Winning KPIs is a proactive guide representing a significant shift in the way KPIs are developed and used, with an abundance of implementation tools for government agencies and nonprofit groups. Implementation variations and short cuts for government and not-for-profit organizations How to brainstorm performance measures Templates for reporting performance measures A resource kit for a consultant who is acting as a coach / facilitator to the in-house project team Also by David Parmenter: Key Performance Indicators: Developing, Implementing, and Using Winning KPIs, Second Edition Filled with numerous case studies and checklists to help readers develop their KPIs, this book shows government agencies and nonprofits how to select and implement winning key performance indicators to ensure that their performance management initiatives are successful.

The purpose of this guide book is to give the reader a quick and effective access to the most appropriate Key Performance Indicator (KPI). The 36,000 KPIs are categorized in a logical and alphabetical order. Many organizations are spending a lot of funds on building their strategic planning and performance management capabilities. One of the current challenges is the difficulty to know what KPIs are used in similar situations. This book main objective is to acquaint the reader with available KPIs measuring performance of a specific industry, sector, international topic, and functional area. The book is divided into three sections:1) Organization Section: 32 Industries | 385 Functions | 11,000 KPIs2) Government Section: 32 Sectors | 457 Functions | 12,000 KPIs3) International Section: 24 Topics | 39 Sources | 13,000 KPIsREVIEWS: "It's very interesting book. Let me also use this opportunity to congratulate you on it" Augustine Botwe, M&E Consultant - Sweden "Thank you for this book. As an OD and performance consultant, it will be great to have a reference like this to help assist clients and not reinvent the wheel. Congratulations on making this happen with admiration" Sheri Chaney Jones - Ohio, USA"Fabulous book! I bought it for my company. Good work!" Elizabeth Amini, CEO, Strategist - LA, USA"Congratulations for this tremendous work you have done with this book!" Roxana Goldstein, Monitoring Consultant - Argentina "This looks like a very important reference for me in my BSC consulting practice." Edy Chakra, Partner, ADDIMA Consulting - UK"Congratulations for your book, it is very comprehensive!" Rafael Lemaitre - Manager at Palladium Group - Spain"Many thanks for sharing this valuable information. I will use as reference in my work." Edi Indriyotomo - Senior IT Mgr. - Indonesia"I am reading my copy of your great book "KPI Mega Library" which I bought from Amazon. Thank you, great effort!" Basel A - Kuwait"It's a great idea, for folks who don't have a clue where to start. If you're a strategy consultant who shapes strategies for your clients, you need a tailored set of performance metrics" Shelley Somerville, Social Change Strategist - LA, USA"A very comprehensive list of KPIs across a number of functions, industries, etc. As an organizational consultant, I could use this resource as a jumping off point to discuss KPIs with a client based on their particular needs. This book could be a great tool to pick and choose the correct KPIs based on a number of criteria" Anthony Bussard - Dynamic, Innovative HR Effectiveness Consultant - Boston

Cyber Strategy: Risk-Driven Security and Resiliency provides a process and roadmap for any company to develop its unified Cybersecurity and Cyber Resiliency strategies. It demonstrates a methodology for companies to combine their disassociated efforts into one corporate plan with buy-in from senior management that will efficiently utilize resources, target high risk threats, and evaluate risk assessment methodologies and the efficacy of resultant risk mitigations. The book discusses all the steps required from conception of the plan from preplanning (mission/vision, principles, strategic objectives, new initiatives derivation), project management directives, cyber threat and vulnerability analysis, cyber risk and controls assessment to reporting and measurement techniques for plan success and overall strategic plan performance. In addition, a methodology is presented to aid in new initiative selection for the following year by identifying all relevant inputs. Tools utilized include: Key Risk Indicators (KRI) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cyber Security Framework (CSF) Target State Maturity interval mapping per initiative Comparisons of current and target state business goals and critical success factors A quantitative NIST-based risk assessment of initiative technology components Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed (RACI) diagrams for Cyber Steering Committee tasks and Governance Boards’ approval processes Swimlanes, timelines, data flow diagrams (inputs, resources, outputs), progress report templates, and Gantt charts for project management The last chapter provides downloadable checklists, tables, data flow diagrams, figures, and assessment tools to help develop your company’s cybersecurity and cyber resiliency strategic plan.