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Mastering Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Discover the metrics that matter: an essential guide to performance management systems and KPIs in business

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  • Global Association of Online Trainers and Examiners

Skill level:

Basic

Duration:

3 hours
  • Lessons (3 hours)

CPE credits:

5.5
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Accredited:

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What You Learn

  • Empower your company by measuring KPIs that truly impact results.
  • Ask key performance questions to define the most relevant KPIs.
  • Improve your business acumen by understanding key business drivers.
  • Apply the Smart Strategy Board framework to map strategic business goals.
  • Use a KPI design template to validate your KPI design process.

Topics & tools

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Course OVERVIEW

Description

CPE Credits: 5.5 Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Delivery Method: QAS Self Study
Few people can claim they have developed more performance management systems and KPIs in business than anyone else in the world. Bernard Marr, the author of the Mastering Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) course, is one of them. With over 20 years of experience, he has consulted world-class organizations like Google, AstraZeneca, HSBC, Expedia, Walmart, Shell, T-Mobile, Toyota, the Ministry of Defense, the Home Office, the Bank of England, NATO, and the UN. His KPI training is a unique opportunity to learn how to measure what really matters in business by one of the greatest experts in the field. Having a clear understanding of what key performance indicators are is essential for any professional looking to drive organizational success and make better-informed decisions. If you‘re a junior employee, this course will equip you with fundamental KPI management skills. You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of how to use KPIs as a powerful tool to inform day-to-day operations and project work, thereby elevating your role within your organization. On the other hand, if you're a manager or part of the leadership team, you'll learn how to identify KPIs that best suit your organization and align them with your strategic long-term goals. The Mastering Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) course offers a structured learning journey introducing you to KPI fundamentals. It teaches you how to formulate key performance questions, explains the different types of KPIs organizations use, and provides you with several KPI template frameworks. Moreover, Bernard coaches you how to create KPIs in different industries. Finally, you’ll spend a significant amount of time on performance management and KPI reporting. This is a truly valuable KPI training that will boosts your business understanding and demonstrates how to use KPIs strategically.

Prerequisites

  • No prior experience or knowledge is required. We will start from the basics and gradually build your understanding. Everything you need is included in the course

Advanced preparation

  • None

Curriculum

56 lessons 36 exercises 1 exam

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Course introduction

1.1 Course introduction

3 min

KPIs as navigation tools

1.2 KPIs as navigation tools

4 min

KPIs and fighter jets

1.3 KPIs and fighter jets

8 min

Understanding KPIs through the lens of weight loss goals

1.4 Understanding KPIs through the lens of weight loss goals

4 min

Aligning Key Performance Indicators with strategic goals

1.5 Aligning Key Performance Indicators with strategic goals

4 min

Agree on what matters

2.1 Agree on what matters

4 min

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  • Institute of Analytics
  • The Association of Data Scientists
  • E-Learning Quality Network
  • European Agency for Higher Education and Accreditation
  • Global Association of Online Trainers and Examiners
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