All businesses, from startup coffee roasters to billion-dollar e-commerce companies, are vested in tracking their progress, figuring out what works and fixing what doesn’t. That’s where Key ...

Just as a business plan provides goals for the organization to reach over the course of a given period of time, written key performance objectives will provide tangible goals for your employees.

Founder and Managing Principal of DBP Institute. I consult companies on how to transform technology and data into a valuable business asset. Delivering successful data analytics solutions that have a ...

Let's say that your business averages a cash balance of $100,000 at the end of every month. You also find that even though you average a $100,000 in cash you often find yourself in a position where ...

It is critically important for the founders of a company to intimately understand the company’s key performance indicators (KPIs). Founders cannot hope to grow a company in any meaningful way without ...

Depending on what definition you use, performance objectives are outcome goals for your staff or department, or measurements that judge how well they do their jobs. Key performance indicators are ...

We asked industry experts to share how their companies handle performance management in a way that aligns with their culture. These real-world examples demonstrate how structured communication, ...

A primary goal of public transit is to connect people to jobs, goods, services, and other essentials on a daily basis. Historically, ridership has been the focus of how transit agencies have ...

I recently was asked by a global client in the mining industry for advice on the company’s plans to introduce a new variable compensation system for employees related to safety performance. The ...