Course Description
KPI and performance measurement development is a discipline that involves articulating what an organization is trying to accomplish and then identifying the most meaningful and useful indicators of success. Most people – whether executives, managers, strategy or performance professionals, or analysts – struggle to develop and manage KPIs or use performance information to make better decisions.
This course helps participants who are working to find meaningful KPIs, get true buy-in to performance measurement, align measures to strategy, and use measures to drive improvement to reach targets.
What Do Participants Learn?
- Recognize Performance Management As A Key Strategic And Competitive Differentiator
- Understand Theory And Application Of Corporate Performance Management Through Balanced Scorecards (BSCs) And Other Frameworks For Developing KPIs
- Create Buy-In And A Culture Of Continuous Performance Improvement To Enthusiastically Own Performance Measurement And Improvement
- Drive Performance-informed Budgeting And Accountability
- Develop Best Practice KPIs, Performance Targets, And Management Dashboards
- Improve Performance Of Departments, Teams, Programs, Projects, Risks, And Individuals
- Make Their Strategy Measurable And Easier To Communicate And Cascade
- Select And Design Performance Measures That Are Far More Meaningful Than Brainstorming Or Benchmarking Ever Can Produce
- Bring Their Measures To Life In A Consistent Way, Using The Right Data And With The Right Ownership
- Design Insightful And Actionable Reports And Dashboards That Focus Discussion On Improvement
- Clearly See The Real Signals From Their Measures About Whether Performance Is Improving Or Not
- Communicate Performance Information Throughout The Organization To Better Inform Decision Making
- Convincingly Hit Performance Targets, And Make Measurement About Transformation
Who Should Attend?
- Teams Or Individuals With Performance Measurement/Management Responsibility
- Senior Managers Or Leaders
- Managers, Planners And Analysts Who Are Part Of A Strategic Planning And Management Team
- Employees Who Have Been Tasked To Plan, Develop, Or Improve Dashboards, KPI Scorecards, Etc
- Managers, Planners, Or Analysts
- Budget Analysts
What Will the Learning Experience Include?
Phase: 1
Introduce
- Comprehensive pre-program activities include:
- Web-based information forms & surveys completed by attendee.
- Direct consultation with the attendee about the expectations.
- During the training, participants engage in data, activities, and conversations that lead to insight and knowledge.
- Participants learn from expert trainers who have both academic and business experiences.
- Highly applicable training content & instructive activities for adding depth to training topics.
- **A half-day site visit for integrating the experience & plan next steps. Opportunities to provide connections, ideas & support.
Phase: 2
Explore & Practice
Phase: 3
Apply
- Apply & sustain the learning experience by using this ongoing support:
- To ensure participant has new skills or behavior progress.
- Optional, fee-based mentoring & coaching with the trainer.
- Training materials & additional documents (e-books, pdf files, presentations and articles)
- Evaluate your training experience by giving us feedbacks and help us to reach our organizational goals.
- Participant's Evaluation
- Trainer's Evaluation
Phase: 4
EVALUATE
Section One: Introduction to KPIs and KPI Development
- Introduction to Application Exercises, KPI Case Studies, Tools, Templates, and Supplemental Resources
- Introduction to KPIs and Strategic Management
- Different Types of KPIs
- Understanding Strategic Context and Goal Setting
- Developing and Mapping Strategic Objectives
- Creating the Right Performance Measurement Culture to Build Buy-in
Section Two: Performance Measure Development Process
- The Process of Developing Performance Measures
- Step 1: Describe the Intended Result(s)
- Step 2: Understand Alternative Measures
- Using the Logic Model to Develop Alternative Measures
- Using the Process Flow Analysis to Develop Alternative Measures
Section Three: Performance Measure Development Process
- Step 2: Understand Alternative Measures, cont.
- Using the Cause-Effect Analysis to Develop Alternative Measures
- Step 3: Select the Right Measurement(s) for Each Objective
- Step 4: Define Composite Indices as Needed
- Step 5: Set Targets & Thresholds
- Step 6: Define and Document Selected Performance Measures
Section Four: Application – Different Types of Measures
- Course Application Project Introduction and KPI Case Studies
- Application: Develop Measures for Your Own Organization
- Developing Measures for Strategy Execution
- Developing Measures for Operations
- Developing Measures for Projects
- Developing Measures for Employee Performance
- Measuring and managing risk: developing KRIs (Key Risk Indicators)
Section Five: KPI Advance Topics and Delegate Presentations
- Creating KPI Alignment by Cascading Objectives
- Managing Strategically with Performance Information
- KPI Development Application Project for Delegate Organizations
- Final Participant Application Project Presentation and Discussion