IT performance – HP CIO Assessment

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on July 12, 2011. Posted in Articles, Operational performance

Good news for IT industry  budgets and spending are increasing this year. According to Wedbush’s survey of 100 IT project managers some of their  conclusions are:

• 77 percent of respondents expected IT budgets to rise 8 percent in 2011.
• 59 percent of respondents said they would purchase tablets in the next year, but only 29 percent of those surveyed thought they would replace notebooks. PC demand appears to be solid in business technology.

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Performance measurement plan example – MetroGIS

Written by Denisa Călin on July 5, 2011. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Organisational performance

MetroGIS represents a regional geographic information system initiative serving Minnesota metropolitan area, with a strong orientation towards performance measurement and a transparent and accountable approach regarding its stakeholders.

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Accountability through performance measures in academic education – North Carolina Community Colleges case study

Written by Denisa Călin on June 16, 2011. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Organisational performance

North Carolina Community Colleges  initiated in1993 an accountability system for monitoring performance data on specific measures to ensure public accountability for programs and services. In 2011, The Critical Success Factors report was launched as an accountability document presenting 8 generic performance measures based on which the Board reviews performance.

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Metso KPIs of 2010 – Best practice in communicating performance results

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on June 7, 2011. Posted in Articles, KPI

Metso, a global provider of industrial machinery, presents its performance results of 2010 under the  Financials section on its website, a truly impressive display of performance communication good practice. The section is well structured with Financial Targets, Key Drivers for Performance, Quarterly and Annual Figures and Calculation of Key Figures content available.

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Australian manufacturing industry contraction: highlights from the April 2011 Australian PMI

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on June 6, 2011. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Organisational performance

According to the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the manufacturing industry in Australia is on a contraction trend, with the Australian Performance Manufacturing Index (PMI) below 50 points in April 2011 (which is the level separating expansion from contraction).

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