For a long time, I thought that to start a new project we only need 3 basic tools. 1) A Build System (e.g. Maven & CruiseControl) 2) A Version Control System (e.g. CVS & SVN & GIT) 3) A Bug Tracking System (e.g. Bugzilla) Yesterday, a senior guy told me that we need at least one thing more. That is KPI(Key Performance Index). W...
This question was originally asking 'What KPIs do you use to in a software development organisation'. Unfortunately it seems that KPI is a four-letter word, and the immediate assumption is that KPIs are always mis-used (maybe they are?). So, I've hopefully improved the question to get at the underlying goals which I originally thought K...
Hello everyone, I am looking for some reference/samples about how to define good KPI for education industry. I want to define KPI from school/department management perspective to measure various school performance, students/faculty/others. Any advice, referneces or documents are appreciated -- more appreciated if with the context of SQ...
I am trying to add new fields and a new view to the a SharePoint KPI List. The KPI List displays two views: All Items KPI List I am not able to add or remove any fields that are displayed in these two views by default. When trying to create a new view it displays the four columns Indicator, Goal, Value, Status irrespective of what co...
We are creating a BI dashboard using SharePoint Portal Server 2007 and have following requirements and could you please tell us it is possible to without creating custom web parts. 1) When user clicks on a row in list web part, is it possible to refresh another web part based on the selection in first web part. 2) Can we connect KPI and...
I need to display content from an OLAP cube in Sharepoint. This could be done using PerformancePoint Server but unfortunately Microsoft has decided to drop support for that product some time ago. Their plan is to integrate some of the functionality directly into the next version of Sharepoint instead. The problem is that I can't wait tha...
Does any one know how to evaluate an empty item using the standard KPI creation form in SharePoint. For instance, I have a content type called "StaffPositions". The type defines the staff position title, salary for the position, when the position must be filled by and finally, has a cell (that can be empty) for an employee (Contact typ...
I am working on improving website performance. Here are the list of key performance indicators I am looking at for each page Total Bytes downloaded Number of requests DNS look up time FirstByte Download time DOM content load time Total load time Is there any optimum value for each KPI to indicate website performance? Please help me ...
Hello, I have a client who has requested that the weights given to each KPI be shown on the Performancepoint dashboard. How can i do this? Does the SDK allow for such? Thanks ...
[SharePoint/MOSS 2007] I want to access several web services (on external sites, with WSDL descriptors), and graphically display the data, using a separate web part to display each item. The graph for each is quite simple - just a thermometer, or traffic lights (as in KPI). I want to be able to access more detail about the data with ...
I'm going to lead a new User Experience Team and I'm struggling with the definition of KPI for the team. My question is non-technical and I'm asking after what KPI's I should measure. ...
I want to be able to create a KPI List on my MOSS 2007 installation via the object model. Is this possible? ...
Hi, I'm a development manager for a medium sized company. I've never had specific KPI's before and now I am being given some. The KPIs I've been given I don't think relate too well to my role. I would like to know based on other peoples experience what are regular KPIs for a development manager and how are they measured? Many thanks...
Hello, I have a table with monthly summary of KPIs. The customer now wants to be able to make adjustments to the original data. I have to allow for adjustments as well as preserving the original data. The report I generate will show original data + or minus any adjustments. Here is an example of what I need to be able to do. Table A...