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most profitable pany in our industry will have Key Performance Indicators that measure profit and related fiscal measures. Pretax Profit and Shareholder Equity will be among them. However, Percent of Profit Contributed to Community Causes probably will not be one of its Key Performance Indicators. On the other hand, a school is not concerned with making a profit, so its Key 第 2 頁 Performance Indicators will be different. Kips like Graduation Rate and Success in Finding Employment after Graduation, though different, accurately reflect the schools mission and goals. Key Performance Indicators Must Be Quantifiable If a Key Performance Indicator is going to be of any value, there must be a way to accurately define and measure it. Generate More Repeat Customers is useless as a KPI without some way to distinguish between new and repeat customers. Be The Most Popular Company won39。t work as a KPI because there is no way to measure the pany39。s popularity or pare it to others. It is also important to define the Key Performance Indicators and stay with the same definition from year to year. For a KPI of Increase Sales, you need to address considerations like whether to measure by units sold or by dollar value of sales. Will returns be deducted from sales in the month of the sale or the month of the return? Will sales be recorded for the KPI at list price or at the actual sales price? You also need to set targets for each Key Performance Indicator. A pany goal to be the employer of choice might include a KPI of Turnover Rate. After the Key Performance Indicator has been defined as the number of voluntary resignations and terminations for performance, divided by the total number of employees at the beginning of the period and a way to measure it has been set up by collecting the information in an HRIS, the target has to be established. Reduce turnover by five percent per year is a clear target that everyone will understand and be able to take specific action to acplish. Key Performance Indicat