Overview
Learn more about enterprise performance management (including strategy management & planning, key performance indicators, business intelligence, analytics, performance measurement and the balanced scorecard). See our knowledge hub for examples, real life case studies and more reading material:
- Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
examples: Search our extensive KPI library to find the
most relevant metrics for your organisation.
- Case studies outline
latest best practice examples of how organisations have implemented
strategic performance management, balanced scorecards, KPI
dashboards, as well as business intelligence and analytics
approaches.
- White Papers explain
key ideas and concepts such as Strategy Maps, Balanced Scorecards
(BSCs), Key Performance Questions (KPQs), Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs and Business Intelligence and Analytics.
- Research Reports provide
thought-leading information and the latest research on topics such
as enterprise performance management, evidence-based decision
making, measuring intangibles, and a performance-driven
culture.
- Software Applications are
important in any serious attempt to manage and monitor performance
and strategy execution across an organisation. We list the key
applications that support performance management implementations
and we provide help for organisations to select the most
appropriate tool.
- Books about managing and delivering
performance, measuring and monitoring progress, as well as on
analysing and acting on performance data.
- API TV provides video content,
presentations and talks on topics related to corporate performance
management
Our Consulting
Services:
The API provides tailored consulting support for corporate
clients, not-for-profit organisations as well as local and central
government agencies across the world. We are experts in
organisational performance and have a large and successful track
record of helping organisations with:
- Designing strategies and performance
frameworks: We
help organisations put in place clear best-in-class strategies and
strategic performance management frameworks. Depending on the
client's requirements, this can be done by creating a strategy map
performance framework based on the existing strategic objectives or
can involve a complete strategy review.
- Balanced Scorecard and KPI Dashboard
Consultancy: We help our clients create and implement
Balanced Scorecards and KPI Dashbaords by using proven and tested
best-practice processes to guide organisations through the design
and implementation, leading to powerful decision-support
frameworks. We also review and audit existing BSCs and dashboards
and help to improve them in line with global best practice.
- Performance Measurement and Key
Performance Indicator (KPI) design: We help
organisations design meaningful and relevant Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs) that will provide real performance
insights. These can then be arranged into informative performance
reports and dashboards.
- Auditing and Improving Performance
Management Approaches: Extensive research and
implementation experience across the world puts the API into a
perfect position to assess an existing performance management
approach and compare this with current global best practice to
highlight areas for improvement.
- Corporate Performance Management
Optimisation: We help clients align and optimise their
enterprise wide performance management approaches including
integration of risk management, project and programme
management, budgeting and financial planning, analytics, as well as
people management and reward systems. In addition, we provide
training and coaching to help create a performance-driven culture
with evidence-based decision making.
- Performance Management Automation
and Software Selection: The API is a world-authority on
Performance Management software applications. We provide
independent advice on the selection and usage of these
applications.
- Business Intelligence
and Analytics Consulting: We work with organisations to
create the processes, infrastructure and competencies to make BI
and analytics work.
- Performance Reporting and Dashboard
Design: We help companies design state-of-the-art
management reports and dashboards that engage the audience and
provide the relevant information to provide understanding and
support decision making.
Our Training:
The API is a leading provider of training and executive coaching
on organisational performance. We run tailored in-house programmes
on any aspect of organisational performance and deliver open
training courses on topics including strategy execution, Balanced
Scorecard, performance measurement, business intelligence, big data
and performance management.
- Training Any training session
we offer can be completely customised to meet the specific
requirements of our clients, from single executive sessions to
one-week train-the-trainer master classes on measuring, managing
and delivering performance.