Gallup Potential Net Migration Index – Singapore – New Zealand – Saudi Arabia – Canada – Switzerland – Australia – Kuwait atop

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on August 25, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, KPI

A study recently released by Gallup, on the topic of the Potential Net Migration Index shows that nations such as Singapore, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Switzerland and Australia are atop the list of countries that could see the highest net adult population growth from international migration.

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Enterprise Performance Management – State of the art

Written by Aurel Brudan on July 6, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Organisational performance

Performance Management is one of the most dynamic business disciplines today. Its evolution accelerated over the last 20 years and due to the large number of concepts it employs and unstructured body of knowledge, having a comprehensive view of the current state of  its  evolution is rather challenging.  One way of achieving this is by monitoring the pulse of the discipline as reflected in studies and survey reports covering performance management topics (Brudan, 2010).

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KPI examples in practice: Yarra Trams – Melbourne – Australia

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on April 3, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, KPI

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2010 Australian Open Grand Slam in Melbourne: Tennis Metrics and beyond

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on January 25, 2010. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Operational performance

In two previous posts we have presented how information technology solutions can shape the world of sport. By gathering and analyzing the most important bits of data, the Castrol Index and Ranking system presents both specialists and fans of football and cricket with a unique dataset and user experience. Hundreds of statistics and rankings about players and teams performance during games or even entire competitions are now available at a “touch of a button”.

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Consumer price index (CPI) – Focus on Australia

Written by Denisa Călin on November 28, 2009. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Strategy

The consumer price index (CPI) measures the rate at which the prices of consumer goods and services are changing over time. It is a key statistic for purposes of economic and social policy-making, especially monetary policy and social policy, and has substantial and wide-ranging implications for governments, businesses, and workers as well as households. (Consumer price index manual: Theory and Practice, 2004)

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