Davis Cup playoff – a “real KPI” test for the Australian tennis squad

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on September 15, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Individual Performance

Tennis has become in the last decades an increasingly popular and competitive game throughout the world, mostly because of the increased media coverage and large  money prizes that are nowadays in stake. In a recent article published in The Sydney Morning Herald announcing the upcoming Davis Cup playoffs, it is acknowledged that there has been an explosion of nations with talented players and that the tennis competitions have become much tougher than it was 20 years ago.

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A taxonomy of sources used for KPI selection

Written by Aurel Brudan on September 11, 2010. Posted in Articles, KPI

smartKPIs.com Performance Architect update 36/2010

Working with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) requires selecting a group of relevant KPIs first. There are many options for this: start with a blank page, review other sources, or get someone else (such as a consultant) to do this for you among others.

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The European Life Long Learning Index (ELLI) 2010

Written by Denisa Călin on September 6, 2010. Posted in Articles, KPI

A recent study „The European ELLI Index 2010 – Making Lifelong Learning Tangible!“ presents the results of the European Lifelong Learning Index for 2010 and compares Europe’s progress in lifelong learning. The European Lifelong Learning Index (ELLI) is used on annual basis to measure the performance of learning throughout different stages and learning environments (school, community, work, home life).

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10 Key Performance Indicators for 2010

Written by Aurel Brudan on September 4, 2010. Posted in Articles, KPI

smartKPIs.com Performance Architect update 35/2010

smartKPIs.com contains over 5,000 KPI examples from 14 functional areas and 24 industries. A question raised by many is: ‘If you are to pick a handful, which ones would stand out?’

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Metrics in science – Performance Measurement and the world of scientific research

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on August 4, 2010. Posted in Articles, KPI

In a recent article published in the weekly international scientific journal ‘Nature‘, under the section ‘Science metrics’ the use of performance measurement in science is thoroughly investigated. According with the article, suggestive entitled ‘A profusion of metrics‘, performance measurement in science has captured an increased role since it was first started to be used in this particular area of human activity and interest (Richard van Noorden, 2010).

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