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Dashboards: From performance art to decision support
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- 01 May 2023
- Neil Hoyne, David Reibstein, Koen Pauwels
Dashboards are a common tool for managers to monitor a company's performance. But what is the real use of these dashboards? It may be slightly astonishing that Google Chief Measurement Strategist Neil Hoyne is no fan of dashboards, but he believes they can be toxic when taken out of context. In this interview, he explains his scepticism of monitoring the same KPIs quarter after quarter and suggests different ways to make dashboards more strategically useful to companies.
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Adapt company culture KPIs to the hybrid workplace
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- 01 May 2022
- Jamie Notter
Discover the correct indicators to measure with this guide to key performance indicators (KPIs) for employees working remotely.
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(PM)² method: Learn more about the basics of KPI management
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- 01 Mar 2022
- Grace Duffy, Yves Van Nuland
Yves Van Nuland and Grace Duffy outline their (PM)² method for guiding an organisation to professionally manage their KPIS for effective performance management. They explain the difference between a KPI and an indicator, types of indicators and how to standardize a KPI.
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The critical first step to data security
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- 01 Dec 2021
- Marianne Bradford, Eileen Taylor, Megan Seymore
The article discusses the essential data security strategies that management accountants can use in applying business performance measurement skills in the identification of key performance indicators (KPI) for data security and classification. Topics include the IBM data showing that data breach average cost stood at 4.24 million dollars in 2020, and the importance of data classification as the foundation of data security.
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How to create Key Performance Indicators
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- 01 Apr 2019
- Jeffry Haber, Caitlin Schryver
How not-for-profit organizations can develop meaningful and relevant key performance indicators (KPIs).
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CFOs: How to enable finance as a business partner
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- 20 Mar 2019
- Neil James
How to use the integrated business planning (IBP) approach to support finance business partnering in your organisation. IBP can be used in various elements of performance appraisal by the finance business partner, such as budgetary control, alignment of KPIs and risk management.
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The perils of KPI-driven management
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- 01 Jun 2018
- Kevin Kaiser, S. David Young
This article examines the downsides of relying heavily on key performance indicators (KPIs) to define and assess a company's success. The authors argue for a smarter use of KPIs, which prioritises organisational learning and aids value creation.
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Cracking the KPI code in healthcare
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- 01 Dec 2017
- Casey Bedgood
Are you measuring the right KPIs? How healthcare organisations can design an effective metric system to find out if they are leading or lagging.
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KPIs: the key to measuring success
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- 05 Jan 2017
- Elliot Cooper
A short overview article explaining which KPIs deliver the most valuable reports for four major industries and how the 'internet of things' makes it cheaper and easier to uncover the information you need.
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Master of all metrics
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- 01 Jan 2017
- Russ Banham
How Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) can take charge of non-financial performance measures without alienating the rest of the organization.
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Dashboard design
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- 01 Jun 2016
- Renita Wolf
Advice for financial planning and analysis (FP&A) professionals on how to create well-designed dashboards. Example illustrations are shown for a fictitious company, showing KPI dashboards that allow management to see the business at a glance. Sample revenue and profitability KPIs and 'quick tips' for dashboard creation are included.
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Using performance based KPIs in accounting firms
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- 12 Jan 2016
- Jason L.Ackerman
Advice on the KPI metrics chartered accounting firms should be using to ensure they focus on production and income.
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Should we abandon KPIs?
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- 01 Sep 2013
- David Parmenter
David Parmenter argues that in many organisations, key performance indicators (KPIs) are a broken tool. He suggests some action steps to fix dysfunctional KPIs.
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Adapting performance
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- 01 Jul 2013
- David Parmenter
Applying the balanced scorecard model in the contemporary business environment: recommendations from David Parmenter. He covers the seven characteristics of true KPIs and explains why businesses should beware the 'dark side' of performance measures.
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Reporting tools - moving beyond spreadsheets
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- 01 Nov 2010
- Jacob Stoller
A look at alternatives to Excel spreadsheets for presenting key performance indicators (KPIs). Specially designed dynamic reporting tools can be more appropriate, but mining large amounts of data can run the risk of slowing down databases and raise security concerns.
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Receivables management and collector effectiveness
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- 01 Mar 2009
The article discusses the importance of establishing performance metrics and using KPIs to measure the business health of an organisation and make improvements. Putting the right technology in place, to obtain regularly updated real-time data, is key in measuring KPIs accurately.
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Navigating the road to KPI success
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- 01 Jul 2003
- Catherine Bean, Kathleen Geraghty
Advice to get your KPI engines started or perhaps tuned up for sustained progress. The authors explain how to use a balanced scorecard and KPIs in a working environment, taking an integrated and iterative approach.
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Winning KPIs revisited
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- 01 Oct 2002
- David Parmenter
David Parmenter's "Winning KPIs" 2001 article was a hit with New Zealand Management readers. Here David Parmenter revisits the important topic of key measures to manage better.
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