March 12, 2014, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report, KPIs for Library Dashboard. The publication is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Library as an industry includes all types of archives (academic, church, national etc.) and libraries (national library, local public library, school library). KPIs are related to the quality in serving and guiding customers, managing and preserving the archives and books, as well as the efficiency in organizing and structuring them.

The KPIs for Library Dashboard report is a comprehensive collection of 25 KPIs considered by the smartKPIs.com team as the most relevant and adequate to populate the Library Dashboard. Each KPI is documented based on the best practice KPI documentation template proprietary to smartKPIs.com and available in the smartKPIs Premium section of the website. There are over 30 fields of metadata specific to each KPI, from KPI name to definition, subordinate measures, and calculation formula, among others.

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As performance management tools and processes are gaining more attention, due to the benefits they’ve brought to organizations worldwide, a KPI certification can bring added value to your company and career.

The KPI Institute’s certifications provide you with the opportunity to increase your value in the job market and to gain a strong theoretical and practice-based experience in applying Performance Management frameworks.

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February 18^th, 2014, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education, announces the launch of “Performance Management in 2013”, the second from a series of annual publications which provides an overview on the state of the discipline.

As Performance Management is continuously growing in popularity and maturity, assessing the exact position and development of the discipline each year is essential. The report Performance Management in 2013 is the result of a qualitative research study conducted in the period September 2013 – January 2014, by The KPI Institute. The research study used both primary and secondary sources.

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January 22, 2014, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education, announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition from the popular Top 20 series. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Electricity is the area concerned with the generation of bulk electric power, transmission from generating facilities to distribution centers and distribution to end users. Electric energy includes thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric, gas turbine and diesel. KPIs in this category focus on the processes and structures that constitute the distribution channel and on the analysis of the end beneficiaries of the resource.

The Top 25 Electricity KPIs of 2011-2012 report compiles the most popular 25 KPIs used within the Electricity industry. The methodology used to conduct the research consisted of ranking the KPI examples published in the Electricity industry of smartKPIs.com, based on their number of views in 2011. Out of more than 116 Electricity KPIs available on smartKPIs.com, the 25 most viewed by the members and visitors of smartKPIs.com were selected and analyzed in detail in this report.

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January 22, 2014, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education, announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition from the popular Top 20 series. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Top 20 KPIs of 2011-2012 offers an overview of how KPIs are used in practice today. The report is a comprehensive analysis on the most popular KPIs in 2011-2012, selected by the number of views they received from the smartKPIs.com community. In addition to KPI names, the report contains a detailed description of each KPI, as documented in smartKPIs Premium.

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The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators research and education is pleased to announce the launch of “Performance Today”, a newsletter which emphasizes the latest updates within the Performance Management field.

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July 15, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Sport club management represents a set of activities oriented towards administrating an organizational entity, active in one or more Sport Club Management, at either amateur or professional level. Performance measures are used to monitor processes that deal with producing, facilitating, promoting and organizing Sport Club Management activities at club level.

The “Top 25 Sport Club Management KPIs of 2011-2012” report provides insights in the state of Sport Club Management KPIs performance measurement today by listing and analyzing the most visited KPIs out of the more than 60 KPIs in this category on smartKPIs.com, in 2011-2012. In addition to KPI names, the report contains a detailed description of each KPI, as documented in smartKPIs Premium.      

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July 15, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Sport event organization includes all the activities related to the event promotion, organization and management, as well as the facility management and informing. It includes the management off all sport activities and competitions from high profile major league and international competitions to local professionals and amateur events. KPIs are employed to reflect administrative aspects (security, costs), as well as participant-related aspects (diversity, attractiveness of the event).

The “Top 25 Sport Event Organisation KPIs of 2011-2012” report provides insights in the state of Sport Event Organisation KPIs performance measurement today by listing and analyzing the most visited KPIs out of the more than 60 KPIs in this category on smartKPIs.com, in 2011-2012. In addition to KPI names, the report contains a detailed description of each KPI, as documented in smartKPIs Premium.      

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July 2, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Restaurant activities include the provision of complete meals or drinks fit for immediate consumption, in traditional restaurants, self-service or take-away restaurants, whether as permanent or temporary stands, with or without seating. Also, it can include the service of food and beverage to a group as part of an organized event, where services occur to all guests within a specific time frame. Restaurants vary greatly in appearance and offerings, including a wide variety of the main chef’s cuisines and service models.

The “Top 25 Restaurant KPIs of 2011-2012” report compiles the most popular 25 KPIs used by the Restaurant industry. The methodology used to conduct the research consisted of ranking the KPI examples published in the Restaurant industry of smartKPIs.com, based on their number of views in 2011. Out of the more than 1445 Restaurant KPIs available on smartKPIs.com, the 25 most viewed by the members and visitors of smartKPIs.com were selected and analysed in detail in this report.

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July 2, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.

Hotel activities include the provision of short-stay accommodation for visitors and other travelers, but also the provision of longer-term accommodation for students, workers and similar categories. Some units may provide only accommodation, while others provide a combination of accommodation, meals and/or recreational facilities. KPIs focus on the efficiency in operating the accommodation unit (reservation management, cleaning, staffing etc.) and on customer-related performance (occupancy, satisfaction, complaints etc.).

The “Top 25 Hotel KPIs of 2011-2012” report compiles the most popular 25 KPIs used by the Hotel industry. The methodology used to conduct the research consisted of ranking the KPI examples published in the Hotel industry of smartKPIs.com, based on their number of views in 2011. Out of the more than 1445 Hotel KPIs available on smartKPIs.com, the 25 most viewed by the members and visitors of smartKPIs.com were selected and analysed in detail in this report.

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