scholarly journals Key performance indicators (KPIs)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Sanz ◽  
P. Alonso ◽  
B. Haidar ◽  
H. Ghaemi ◽  
L. García
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Different Sources

The project “Social network tools and procedures for developing entrepreneurial skills in PhD programmes” (prodPhD) aims to implement innovative social network-based methodologies for teaching and learning entrepreneurship in PhD programmes. The multidisciplinary teaching and learning methodologies to be developed will enable entrepreneurship education to be introduced into any PhD programme, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to engage in entrepreneurial activities. However, the use of the output of the project will depend on the nature and profile of the research or scientific field. In this context, key performance indicators (KPIs) form the base on which the quality and scope of the methodologies developed in the project will be quantified and benchmarked. The project’s final product will be an online tool that higher education students can use to learn entrepreneurship from a social network perspective. Performance measurement is one of the first steps of any project and involves the choice and use of indicators to measure the effectiveness and success of the project’s methods and results. All the KPIs have been selected according to criteria of relevance, measurability, reliability, and adequacy, and they cover the process, dissemination methods, and overall quality of the project. In this document, each KPI is defined together with the units and instruments for measuring it. In the case of qualitative KPIs, five-level Likert scales are defined to improve indicator measurability and reliability. The KPIs for prodPhD are divided into three main dimensions, depending on the stage of the project they evaluate. The three main dimensions are performance and development (which are highly related to the project’s process), dissemination and impact (which are more closely correlated with the project’s output), and overall project quality. Different sources (i.e., European projects and papers) have been drawn upon to define a set of 51 KPIs classified into six categories, according to the project phase they aim to evaluate. An Excel tool has been developed that collects all the KPIs analysed in the production of this document. This tool is shared in the Scipedia repository.

Computable metrics of personal performance in software development teams

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriy Lishchytovych ◽  
Volodymyr Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Software Development Life Cycle

The present article describes setup, configuration and usage of the key performance indicators (KPIs) of members of project teams involved into the software development life cycle. Key performance indicators are described for the full software development life cycle and imply the deep integration with both task tracking systems and project code management systems, as well as a software product quality testing system. To illustrate, we used the extremely popular products - Atlassian Jira (tracking development tasks and bugs tracking system) and git (code management system). The calculation of key performance indicators is given for a team of three developers, two testing engineers responsible for product quality, one designer, one system administrator, one product manager (responsible for setting business requirements) and one project manager. For the key members of the team, it is suggested to use one integral key performance indicator per the role / team member, which reflects the quality of the fulfillment of the corresponding role of the tasks. The model of performance indicators is inverse positive - the initial value of each of the indicators is zero and increases in the case of certain deviations from the standard performance of official duties inherent in a particular role. The calculation of the proposed key performance indicators can be fully automated (in particular, using Atlassian Jira and Atlassian Bitbucket (git) or any other systems, like Redmine, GitLab or TestLink), which eliminates the human factor and, after the automation, does not require any additional effort to calculate. Using such a tool as the key performance indicators allows project managers to completely eliminate bias, reduce the emotional component and provide objective data for the project manager. The described key performance indicators can be used to reduce the time required to resolve conflicts in the team, increase productivity and improve the quality of the software product.

scholarly journals Designing key performance indicators for higher education programs in engineering and technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (Q3) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Lam Ngoc Quynh Le ◽  
Dung The Vu ◽  
Hien Ngoc Do ◽  
Thoai Tuong Lam ◽  
Trang Thi Thuy Vuu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Global Integration ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Engineering And Technology

Higher education plays a crucial role in the economic and social development. In order to fulfill its role, mission, and vision, as well as enhance competitive advantages in the global integration context, universities have to put quality as the top priority. Recently, many universities nationwide have been developing quality assurance system, conducting self assessment, and pursuing accreditation in both program and institutional levels. This process aims at developing suitable action plan for quality improvement based on determined strengths and weaknesses. However, this process requires a huge effort to collect and analyze data. In order to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency, the key performance indicators (KPIs) are proposed to evaluate the quality of higher education programs in many aspects. Those KPIs can be considered as a set of statistical measures of how higher education programs are performing. This paper, therefore, provides some general definitions and proposes some KPIs in order to measure the quality of higher education programs in engineering and technology. However, findings of this study can be used as references for other programs.

Methodicial Bases or HR-Strategy Formation: From Strategic Alternatives to Key Performance Indicators

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 112-120
Author(s):  
Svitlana Dovbnya ◽  
Oleksandra Pysmenna
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Strategy Formation ◽  
Operational Strategies ◽  
Personnel Expenses ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Hr Strategy

The purpose of this work was to systematize basic stages of strategic HR management. The main difference between traditional strategic management and personnel one is in strategic alternatives forming. According to development of human capital concept and escalating сorporate social responsibility three components of HR strategy were suggested: “quality of personnel-expenses”, “employees' interaction, vector of corporate culture and social responsibility”, “personnel development”. The combination of these types allows to form valid strategic alternatives of HR strategy. The condition for the effective implementation of the strategy is its decomposition to the level of key performance indicators. Purpose KPIs is the ability to assess the implementation of operational strategies and achieve strategic goals.

scholarly journals Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as a Tool to Improve Product Quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 347-354
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Midor ◽  
Erika Sujová ◽  
Helena Cierna ◽  
Danuta Zarebinska ◽  
Wojciech Kaniak
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Improve Product Quality ◽  
Process Measures ◽  
Organizational Unit ◽  
Manufactured Products ◽  
Management Method ◽  
A Company ◽  
Financial Process

AbstractThe literature includes a wide selection and distribution of performance indicators to be used in different areas of the company. The paper highlights the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as those that are the most universal and allow the control of intended targets in different areas of the enterprise. KPIs are financial and non-financial process measures used to assess the degree of achievement with regard to strategic and operational objectives in a company. They are also used to measure the effectiveness of all activities undertaken in an organizational unit. The paper presents the possibility of using KPIs to improve the quality of manufactured products, by analyzing the trend of selected indicators. This analysis gave an impulse to undertake improvement actions in the company consisting in the use of quality management method – in this case 5 WHY leading to the initiation of preventive and corrective actions in the occurrence of defective products.

scholarly journals Needs and requirements analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Sanz ◽  
M. Lascurain ◽  
A. Serrano ◽  
B. Haidar ◽  
P. Alonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Experiential Knowledge ◽  
Challenging Problem ◽  
Teaching Methodologies ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Training Methodologies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

The prodPhD project aims to address the challenging problem of introducing entrepreneurship training in PhD programmes regardless of discipline. The prodPhD project will create the necessary teaching methodologies and the platform for applying them. The project consists of a consortium of four organizations from across Europe. The main objective of the prodPhD project is to implement innovative social network-based methodologies for teaching and learning entrepreneurship in PhD programmes. The multidisciplinary teaching and learning methodologies will enable entrepreneurship education to be introduced into any PhD programme, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to engage in entrepreneurial activities. The methodology will be conceived to develop experiential knowledge, involving academics, entrepreneurship experts, and mentors in its development and implementation. Besides, the exchange of experience, competences, and approaches facilitated by social networking will pave the way to crowdsourcing new ideas, improving training methodologies, and stimulating academics’ entrepreneurial skills.

scholarly journals The Application of Task-Based Learning to Improve the Quality of The Teaching and Learning Process of Reading in Indonesian Secondary Schools Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Maria Wulandari ◽  
Syafrianto Syafrianto
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Classroom Interaction ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
Scanning Strategies ◽  
Pair Work ◽  
Different Sources

This paper aims to discover the feasibility and the applicability of task-based learning in improving the quality of the teaching and learning process (TLP) of reading in Indonesian secondary schools in relation to the teaching of genre or text types as required by the national curriculum. This is an action research study which is qualitative in nature. The data were obtained through observations and interviews with the students and the collaborators. They were in the forms of field notes, interview transcripts, and photographs. In addition, this research applied the investigator triangulation, the theoretical triangulation and the time triangulation. The actions implemented in this research are discussing new vocabulary items and guessing meaning from context, applying skimming and scanning strategies, discussing grammar related to the text, conducting a question/answer game, providing various materials from different sources, and applying group/pair work. The results of the research show that the students’ motivation increased. They were more enthusiastic in learning reading. Moreover, the students were interested in various materials presented by the teacher. They could get involved actively in the reading learning process. In addition, the classroom interaction also increased. The students could interact very well with other students and the teacher. In conclusion, the use of task-based approach with its accompanying actions is effective to improve the teaching and learning process of reading.

scholarly journals Transforming Building Criteria to Evidence Index

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5894
Author(s):  
Géza Fischl ◽  
Peter Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Construction Products ◽  
Construction Product

There is increasing pressure from developers toward architects and engineers to deliver scientifically sound proposals for often complex and cost-intensive construction products. An increase in digitalization within the construction industry and the availability of intelligently built assets and overall sustainability make it possible to customize a construction product. This servitization of construction products is assumed to perform much preferably in satisfying stakeholders’ physical, psychological, and social needs. The degree to which these products are performing can be evaluated through an evidence index. This article aims to introduce a conceptual model of an evidence index and test it in the programming stage of a case study. The investigation follows the evidence-based design approach and renders evidence through key performance indicators in the programming stage of the building process. For testing the concept, a case study investigation was performed by simulating a novice research assistant, and the amount of evidence was collected and appraised for evidence index. The case study showed that key performance indicators of a servitized project could be evaluated on a four-point scale. The quality of the evidence index generation depended on the level of expertise the evaluator has in research and the skilful use of scientific databases.

scholarly journals Key Performance Indicators Related to the Quality of Life in Patients with Celiac Disease: A Descriptive-Analytical Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farnaz Jahhantigh ◽  
Fateme Behmaneshpour ◽  
Fatemaeh Gharebaghi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Family History ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
History Of

Background: Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic, systemic immune disorder that can affect one’s quality of life. Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the key performance indicators (KPIs) related to the quality of life of patients with CD admitted to the Celiac Association of Bouali Hospital in Zahedan. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 60 patients with CD who referred to the Celiac Association of Bouali Hospital in Zahedan in 2018. Data collection tools included a demographic questionnaire (age, gender, marital status, duration of illness, education, ethnicity, economic status, occupation, breastfeeding history, family history of CD, as well as vitamin D and iron supplementation) and the Quality of Life Questionnaire for patients with CD. Data were analyzed in SPSS 21 using descriptive statistics. All values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Sixty participants completed the study, 66.7% of whom were female, 76.7% were married, and 85.3% reported a family history of CD. The total score of patients’ quality of life was 81.66 ± 18.33, and the lowest score of quality of life was associated with patients’ concerns (51.81 ± 3.85). The findings also showed that, among various KPIs, vitamin D had a particularly significant relationship with patients’ quality of life. Conclusions: There was a significant relationship between the quality of life and vitamin D supplementation in the participants. Besides, considering the effect of physical health on improving the quality of life and the chronic nature of CD, it is necessary to enhance the quality of life of these individuals by raising their awareness about micronutrient intakes while respecting their dietary restrictions.

scholarly journals P296 Quality of reporting of lesions detected at surveillance colonoscopy for IBD

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S301-S302
Author(s):  
N SHARMA ◽  
A Virk ◽  
O Nardone ◽  
S Smith ◽  
P Rimmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Queen Elizabeth Hospital ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Surveillance Colonoscopy ◽  
Pit Pattern ◽  
Quality Of Reporting ◽  
Paris Classification

Abstract Background International guidelines of ESGE and ASGE have laid out best practice for documentation of lesions at colonoscopy but few performance indicators have been proposed for surveillance colonoscopy in IBD. A recent publication has highlighted the key performance indicators for surveillance colonoscopy.1 We conducted an audit of current quality of colonoscopy reports documenting lesions detected during surveillance colonoscopy. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent colonoscopy for IBD surveillance over a five year period (2014–2019) at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK was performed. The reports were analysed by independent academic doctors in the gastroenterology division trained in quality of endoscopic report analysis. Optimum criteria for documentation comprised lesion nature (Paris classification), size, documentation of Kudo classification and pit pattern, borders and ulceration. Results A total of 1028 colonoscopies were performed for IBD surveillance and the procedures were standardised with routine dye spraying since 2016. The mean patient age was 47.9 years (SD 16.8). Visual evidence of colonoscopic lesions was recorded in 273 cases. Key performance indicators documented for each endoscopic criterion and lesion nature is noted in the Table. Low-grade dysplasia was detected in 61 patients, and carcinoma in 4 patients; no patient had high-grade dysplasia. Benign lesions such as pseudopolyps were detected in the rest. 7 patients had sessile serrated lesions. Conclusion At IBD surveillance colonoscopy, documentation of lesions is better for the domains of size, Paris classification and Kudo pit pattern, though not perfect. We also highlight that our colonoscopic documentation of borders and presence of ulcerations is done poorly. It is important that comprehensive training is undertaken to improve documentation as it is essential for the proper choice of management of these lesions. Reference

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