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10 Ways to Keep Executives Focused on Performance Management

Have you ever tried to launch a performance improvement plan, but didn't have enough support from executive management? Chances are the initiative lacked focus, direction, and ultimately was unsuccessful. This is because executive management plays the biggest role in keeping leaders within the organization focused on what's importantand that's improving performance, increasing productivity, and... (posted by Victor 2 years 77 days ago.)
Three Basic Predictive Analysis Models

It used to be that basic data was enough to make successful decisions within an organization. A CEO could look at common key performance indicators such as net profit margin, debt to income ratio, and return on investment and be able to make the best decisions available at the time. For the past several decades, companies have collected large amounts of data in order to evaluate why they performed the way they did... (posted by Victor 2 years 95 days ago.)
The Challenges of Introducing Predictive Analytics to Your Organization

Predictive analytics is a solution used by many businesses today to gain more value out of the large amounts of raw data by applying techniques that are used to predict future behaviors within an organization, it's customer base, it's products and services. Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of techniques from data mining, stastics and game theory that analyze current and... (posted by Victor 2 years 95 days ago.)
What is Predictive Analytics and Why Are We So Afraid of It?

The other day I got into a discussion with a panel of executives and the topic of predictive analytics became a main area of discussion. Most of the executives were aware of predictive analytics, and many of them had implemented predictive analytics in some form or another, whether it be through CRM, decision support systems, marketing, etc. One thing they all had in common was they all were... (posted by Victor 2 years 95 days ago.)
Ten Enterprise Performance Management Best Practices - Executing Phase

This article continues where we left off discussing the 11 performance management best practices in the planning phase of the Lifecycle Performance Management Model. The Lifecycle Performance Management Model is an enterprise framework that is centered on 35 best practices. These best practices span across the five phases of the performance life-cycle: defining, planning, executing... (posted by Victor 2 years 110 days ago.)
11 Enterprise Performance Management Best Practices - Planning Phase

This article continues where we left off discussing the eight performance management best practices in the defining phase of the Lifecycle Performance Management Model. The Lifecycle Performance Management Model is an enterprise framework that is centered on 35 best practices. These best practices span across the five phases of the performance life-cycle: defining, planning, executing... (posted by Victor 2 years 110 days ago.)