May 31, 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.

When more devices were introduced it became difficult to add one individual device for each computer. Companies needed an easier way of managing the resources. A network was the perfect answer. Network Management deals with technical support and professional services impacted by the convergence of networks and storage, in order to assure the operation, administration, maintenance, and provisioning of networked systems is done properly within the organization. (more…)

May 30, 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.

Logistics and Distribution is an important business development area in most organizations across the world. Logistics and Distribution managers are required to have a clear vision and to deliver results under strict deadlines, whether inside the organization’s premises or delivery of shipments outside the premises of the organization. Logistics and Distribution is the combination of movement of goods and warehousing operations, responsible for storing and delivering products. It involves the physical distribution of the company’s products to other distributors or directly to end customers. The KPIs in this area monitor the time efficiency of the distribution, as well as the quality of movement and warehousing operation of the goods. (more…)

May 29, 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.

Corporate Social Responsibility is a key aspect in best business practices, having strategic importance which withdraws from its pervasiveness, and the impacts it has on firm competitiveness and market value. (more…)

May 27, 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.

Web Analytics represents the study and analysis of website traffic and activity. Besides this obvious role, it also can be used as a tool for business and market research. Moreover, it is used to assess how effective a website is. KPIs in this field provide information about the number of visitors to a website, the number of page views, time spent on website and other information that is helpful in market research. (more…)

May 27, 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.

Accounting is an area concerned with the financial reports of an organization, having the role to support decision making and to offer financial information for stakeholders. In order to prepare these reports, the management has access to detailed information regarding the entity’s financial performance. Accounts payable and receivable represent the records on balances with the creditors and the debtors of the entity. KPIs enable analysis and control on transaction processing and meeting payment / receipting terms. (more…)

May 27, 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.

Accounting is an area concerned with the financial reports of an organization, having the role to support decision making and to offer financial information for stakeholders. In order to prepare these reports, the management has access to detailed information regarding the entity’s financial performance. KPIs in this field refer to specific monetary measures of stocks and flows, and also to how efficient the operation management, the systems and the controlling parts are. (more…)

May 27, 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.

Risk Management refers to identifying, assessing and prioritizing the risks encountered by the organization, as well as to coordinating the necessary actions in order to minimize them. KPIs emphasize how important it is to monitor and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events. (more…)

May 22, 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.

Finances deal with sourcing, budgeting, lending and spending money while also managing their time value and risk attached with the aim of generating high returns. As time passed, finances have turned into a complex science, in order to be able to best respond to the needs of the present business environment. Therefore, the technological progress, the market volatility and the regulatory environment have led to a great change in the traditional instruments used in this field before, shaping thus its evolution. (more…)

May 22, 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.

Application Development is an IT subcategory and it refers to designing, developing and implementing new software products. KPIs in this field track both the quality and the quantity of the applications, with an emphasis on quality aspects though: the products have to be finished in time and according to the clients’ requirements, if the case. The truth is that software can be developed for a variety of purposes, for instance, to meet the needs of a client or business, those of potential users or for personal reasons. (more…)

May 22, 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.

eCommerce comprises the electronic sales by online stores of downloadable “soft merchandise”, such as music, e-books, e-newsletters, photos and video recordings, software and documents (direct e-commerce), online securities transactions as well as the provision of financial or other services. E-commerce transactions can be “business-to-business” (B2B) or “business-to-consumer” (B2C). KPIs refer to the process efficiency, the customer satisfaction and the means to do eCommerce. (more…)