Data Analysts, Crystal Reports and Sql Reporting Services Consultants » KPI http://datamart.org Feel free to ask tough questions relating to Crystal Reports / SQL Reporting Services / SQL and get answers from Collective intelligence Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:01:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Metrics and Key Performance Indicators http://datamart.org/2009/06/01/metrics-and-key-performance-indicators/ http://datamart.org/2009/06/01/metrics-and-key-performance-indicators/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:44:16 +0000 admin http://datamart.org/?p=182 Metrics is a direct numerical measure of business data in the light of one or more dimensions. For example total sale by week, in that case the sale will be a metric and week is dimension. Key Performance Indicators (KPI): is metric that is related to target. KPI represents how far a metric is above or below a pre-determined target.

Key Performance Indicators are quantifiable measurements, agreed to beforehand, that reflect the critical success factors of an organization. They varies from department to department.

For example Marketing Department may have the KPI percentage of market share in certain region and comparison with market research reports which must show how the company is performing in the market.

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