The 5 Most Useful Business Questions to Direct Your Analytics
June 4, 2019 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentAnalytics doesn't magically produce insights from data like rabbits out of hats. To be worthwhile, analytics must be directed by deliberately chosen and strategically important business questions.
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Analytics and Data Analysis
Three Questions to Design Your KPI Reports
November 1, 2011 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentUnless your performance reports are focused on answering three critical questions, they're likely to bore you sleep, lead you astray, or confuse the begeesus out of you. (more…)
3 Simple Hacks for Better KPIs
February 20, 2018 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentWhen you don't have the time and energy to take on a deliberate approach to developing great KPIs, these 3 hacks for better KPIs can quickly and easily improve the way you're measuring. (more…)
Filed Under: Getting Started, Performance Culture, Performance Leadership
3 Steps to Triage BAU Measures For Action
July 14, 2020 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentBusiness-as-usual (BAU) measures are not priorities for improvement like strategic performance measures are. But we still need to monitor them in case action is needed. (more…)
Bullet Graphs or Smartlines – Which One is Best?
August 19, 2014 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentDoes Improving Data Accuracy Make Historic KPI Values Useless?
June 2, 2020 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentImproving data accuracy doesn't mean your historic KPI values are useless. Just don't confound data integrity with performance improvement. (more…)
5 Ways to Use the Practical Performance Measurement KPI Templates
September 20, 2018 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentSeven Mistakes With Performance Dashboards That Prevent Evidence-Based Decisions
March 7, 2017 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentThe purpose of a KPI performance dashboard is to interpret quickly and accurately how an organisation's top priority performance results are doing compared to target, and initiate action to close gaps between actual and target performance. But there are some KPI dashboard design mistakes that derail this purpose.
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Evidence-Based Leadership, Performance Dashboards & Reporting
How to Handle Missing Data in Your KPIs
June 13, 2023 by Stacey Barr | Leave a CommentMissing data for your KPIs could mean you're missing important signals. Here are 3 ways to handle missing data. (more…)
Filed Under: Data Collection and Integrity