How To Know If You Have The Right KPI May 30, 2017 by Stacey Barr | Leave a Comment No KPI can ever give you perfect evidence of your goals. But too often we overestimate how good a KPI needs to be, to be "right". The truth is, KPIs aren't ever "right". You just want to be sure they are "not wrong". Filed Under: Getting Buy-in, Interpreting Performance Results, Performance Measurement Process Join Measure Up Sign up for the Measure Up newsletter and get free access to the "10 Secrets to KPI Success" online course and e-book. Your Email Address* Your Name* Your Biggest KPI Question? We respect your email privacy. Upcoming KPI Training Our next PuMP Performance Measure Blueprint Workshops include: >> Australia/NZ/Asia Pacific, Online Interactive, 1-2 & 7-9 Jun 2022 >> North America, Online Interactive, 6-10 Jun 2022 >> Africa, Online Interactive, 20-24 Jun 2022 >> Australia/NZ/Asia Pacific, Online Interactive, 17-18 & 22-24 Aug 2022 >> Africa, Online Interactive, 17-19 & 23-24 Aug 2022 >> Africa, Online Interactive, 26-30 Sep 2022 >> North America, Online Interactive, 27-28 Sep & 4-6 Oct 2022 >> Africa, Online Interactive, 28 Nov - 2 Dec 2022 >> North America, Online Interactive, 28 Nov - 2 Dec 2022 Stacey's Books Order Prove It! here. Order Practical Performance Measurement here. Blog Topics Aligning, Cascading & Linking Analytics and Data Analysis Balanced Scorecard Cascading Strategy Data Collection and Integrity Evidence-Based Leadership Example Measures & KPIs Getting Buy-in Getting Executive Support Getting Started Implementing Performance Measures Improving Performance Interpreting Performance Results KPIs for Individuals (Measuring People) Making Strategy Measurable Meaningful Performance Measures NEWS Performance Culture Performance Dashboards & Reporting Performance Leadership Performance Measure Frameworks Performance Measurement Process Performance Office Performance Philosophy Performance Reporting and Dashboards Podcast Setting Performance Targets Strategy Execution Uncategorized Using Measures WHITE PAPER Recent Posts 5 Conversation Starters to Reframe Measurement’s Relationship to Change The Role of Measurement Through Overwhelming Change Are Percentages Always Better Than Counts to Measure Performance? Reprinting Articles You are welcome to use articles from the Measure Up blog, with these requirements