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Management Brief: Strategy Deployment Metrics
The choice of appropriate metrics is of prime importance for effective strategy deployment. Certain measures are suited for monitoring outcomes, whilst others are highly useful for triggering proactive management actions. Organisations need a balanced mix of both “lagging” and “leading” metrics........KPIs focus upon the crucial aspects of performance needed for the continued success of an organisation. The optimisation of KPIs requires.....read more..

Research Study: Benchmarking of strategic and operational performance measures
A 2008 survey of 500 manufacturing firms investigated the deployment of strategic and operational performance measures. The study revealed evidence of misalignment, inconsistencies, and lack of consensus at various levels of organisation........read more.

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Spotlight on Self-Assessment
Have you used any of our self-assessment tools lately? We have over 50 to assess all aspects of your organisation - from how your organisations develops its strategy to how it serves its customers

Now, more than ever before, we all need to get the best from our selves and from our staff in order to prosper. Check out these two simple tools that can help remind you of some important fundamentals:

Is Your Measurement System Well-Balanced? - Have you covered all key aspects of your business...?. read more (go to category 5)

Performance Measurement System Design - Just how effective is your design....? read more (go to category 5)

Featured Publications
Did you know BPIR provides full access for over 600 excellent business publications? A few of the titles from the "Economic Situation And Conditions" category (one of 23 categories):

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Case Study: Vehicle Fleet Management goes green
To meet SKF's global vehicle emissions target SKF Group Australia, a manufacturer of ball and roller bearings, spindles and seals, established a policy, called "Beyond Zero" in 2005, and set out to address its biggest carbon problems - a car fleet of large six and eight-cylinder, petrol-driven vehicles........... read more.

ADICOE, United Arab Emirates, is the latest BPIR Partner
The Abu Dhabi International Centre for Organisational Excellence (ADICOE), part of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce, has recently started issuing passwords to the BPIR to key people in businesses throughout Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is to mark the establishment of the Emirates Quality Association (EQA). The EQA offers an opportunity for senior executives and quality professionals throughout the UAE to learn and share their experiences in organisational excellence.

In recent times the UAE has often been reported on in the worldwide media due to its fast economic growth, awe-inspiring construction projects, and visionary leadership. Of the seven Emirates, Dubai, and the UAE capital Abu Dhabi have been leading the way in terms of using the concepts of business excellence and now the Emirates Quality Association provides a mechanism in which professionals from all the Emirates can unite. The UAE has not been immune to the recent world recession but remains positive that initiatives such as this will help to enhance business capability and sustainability in the region.

The agreement between ADICOE and BPIR.com Limited has opened up the opportunity for Abu Dhabi businesses to more easily access our best practice resource and to participate in the new networking suite which is currently being deployed to BPIR partners on a staged basis and is due for general release to members over the next month. For more information on ADICOE contact Prof Hadi Al Tigani, and for the Emirates Quality Association contact Dr Lway Nakasha.

Have you ever visited Abu Dhabi? Abu Dhabi and Dubai have an incredible twenty-year plan..... read more

Call for Papers - 4th International Benchmarking Conference, Bahrain, 27-28th October 2009

You are invited to respond to this year's Call for Papers for the 4th International Benchmarking Conference. The submission deadline is June 11, 2009. The papers should provide the audience with case studies & examples of benchmarking and best practices. We are particularly looking for presentations sharing best practices in the following areas: Telecommunications, Sustainable development, Lean and Six Sigma, Governance and Leadership, Human Resourcess and Benchmarking in the Public Sector. Refer to http://gbn.bahrainquality.org for more information......read more

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