How to Find Signals in Your Seasonal KPIs
November 20, 2012 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentOne of the trickiest KPIs to analyse, interpret and use are those that have a seasonal or cyclical pattern. Can you make these KPIs reveal their insights about how to improve performance, without getting drowned out in the seasonal variation? Yes you can!
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Analytics and Data Analysis, Interpreting Performance Results
How to Meaningfully Measure On-Time Delivery of Anything
June 19, 2018 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentOn-time delivery is becoming ever more important in business. But the answer isn't to deliver more quickly; it's to deliver more predictably. (more…)
Filed Under: Analytics and Data Analysis, Meaningful Performance Measures
5 Analysis Methods That Make Us Misinterpret KPIs
November 27, 2018 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentUsing the wrong analysis methods makes us misinterpret our KPI signals, and leads us to make the wrong decisions. (more…)
Filed Under: Interpreting Performance Results
Why COVID-19 Needs Proper Performance Measurement
September 29, 2020 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentFiled Under: Analytics and Data Analysis
A Checklist For Designing Data Collection Regimes
April 29, 2014 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentData collection is a process, not an event. Thinking about it as a process makes it easier to appreciate all the steps that are involved, who is involved in each step and what resources will be needed to make these steps work well. Use the following checklist as a starting point for thinking through the design of your data collection processes.
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Data Collection and Integrity
Podcast Episode #32 – Small Wins Grow the Buy-in to Performance Measurement
April 17, 2012 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentIN THIS EPISODE: A Case Study interview with Bec Bach, a Performance Analysis and Reporting Consultant who helps South Australian schools use data and evidence for improvement planning. ...
Filed Under: Getting Buy-in, Podcast
A Practical and Powerful Tool to Get People Interested in KPIs
July 26, 2016 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentFiled Under: Getting Buy-in, Getting Executive Support, Getting Started
CASE STUDY: Side-Stepping Out of the Too-Many-Goals Rut
April 17, 2012 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentThis is an excerpt from the Measure Up Podcast: A Case Study interview with Bec Bach, a Performance Analysis and Reporting Consultant who helps South Australian schools use data and evidence for improvement planning.
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Getting Buy-in, Setting Performance Targets
Podcast Episode #33 – PuMPing KPIs for the Balanced Scorecard
May 15, 2012 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentIN THIS EPISODE: A Case Study interview with Jerry Stigall, a Strategy Professional who led Douglas County to win the Balanced Scorecard Award for Excellence. (more…)
Filed Under: Balanced Scorecard, Performance Leadership, Podcast
Podcast Episode #34 – A Text-Book Performance Measurement Implementation
June 5, 2012 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentIN THIS EPISODE:
A Case Study interview with Cheryl Welch, Strategic Planning Coordinator with Tualatin Valley Water District in Oregon, USA, who facilitated a distribution crew to great measures in no time flat.
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Getting Buy-in, Performance Culture, Podcast