The Advanced Performance Institute (API) is the world's leading research and advisory organisation on organisational performance. Based on world-wide research and implementation experience with corporate and government clients, we provide authoritative advice, consulting, and training on managing and delivering performance.
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Resources Library:
Learn more about strategic performance management (including corporate and enterprise performance management, key performance indicators, performance measurement and the balanced scorecards). See our resources library for examples, real life case studies and more reading material:
Case studies outline latest best practice examples of how organisations have implemented performance management and balanced scorecard approaches.
White Papers explain key ideas and concepts such as Balanced Scorecards (BSCs), Key Performance Questions (KPQs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
Articles and Reports provide thought-leading information on topics such as strategic performance management, evidence-based decision making, measuring intangibles, and performance-driven culture.
Software Applications are important in any serious attempt to manage performance across the organisation. We list the key applications that support performance management implementations and can help organisations to select the most appropriate tool.
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 performance frameworks: We help organisations to put in place 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 Consultancy: We help our clients create and implement Balanced Scorecards by using proven and tested best-practice processes to guide organisations through the design and implementation.
Designing Performance Measures and Dashboards: 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 Software The API is a world-authority on Performance Management software applications. We provide independent advice on the selection and usage of these applications.
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 Balanced Scorecard and Performance Management in collaboration with third party providers.
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.