Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are clear, specific metrics that measure an organization's progress toward a corporate goal. They generally have a time component, because they track the execution of a corporate strategy. They are the "scorecard" part of a balanced scorecard. To develop KPI's, it helps to divide them into three categories: Target Relative Progress Target... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
When I was a middle manager, I saw many goals that ended up as roadkill on the business superhighway. Whatever the flavor of the year was, that's what was reflected in the business goals. Things like: reducing dependence on one client, diversifying our service offerings, and others made the rounds through our business units. One... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
In today's ultra-competitive business environment, strategic planning is more than ever a necessary tool to growing a successful business. Even large companies are not immune to sharp downturns and failed strategic plans. Strategic planning is a process that results in the development of a strategic plan (really!). The strategic planning model in use by businesses... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
A corporate goal is an specific, measurable objective toward which an organization channels its efforts. Goals support a vision or mission statement. In strategic planning, the establishment of corporate goals comes right after the development of corporate vision and mission statements. These documents lay the groundwork for determining the more specific goals that an organization... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer
A strategic plan documents the methods by which an organization achieves its corporate goals. We at ProjectEngineer have developed the best free strategic planning template on the internet, and we offer it to you here as a free download ( | ). A strategic plan contains the following 10 key parts: Mission statement Corporate goals... [Read More]| ProjectEngineer