Business Management: Choosing the Right Key Performance Indicators

Key Performance Indicators have long been regarded as vital for effective business management. But with so many to choose from, which ones are best for your business?
Key Performance Indicators (or KPI’s) are specific measurements of various parts of your business activity. They are used to check performance against targets or as benchmarks or to monitor trends.
On their own they yield limited information, but as a comparison they can instantly identify areas in need of improvement allowing management to focus on the parts of their business that will contribute most to success.
Much like the dials on the dashboard of your car, KPI’s work best when they are few in number.
There are literally thousands of things going on underneath the hood, but if those three or four things showing on the dials are pointing in the right direction, chances are the car will reach its destination.
And it …