Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Design and Application Course (Online / Remote)
1Summary
How do you actually know whether a strategy is working? That is the question Key Performance Indicators exist to answer. Without them, organisations run on assumptions rather than evidence, and it becomes almost impossible to tell whether programmes, projects and services are on time, on budget and delivering what they promised.
The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy gives participants practical tools for building strategic and operational performance measures that actually mean something, and introduces widely used frameworks – logic models and cause-and-effect analysis among them – that organisations worldwide rely on to design and manage effective performance measurement systems.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Performance measurement teams or individuals responsible for management accountability.
- Senior managers and leaders responsible for performance management and measurement systems.
- Managers, planners and analysts in strategic planning seeking practical ways to improve organisational performance.
- Employees who plan, develop or manage dashboards, KPI scorecards, business processes or programme/project portfolios.
Knowledge and Benefits:
After completing the programme, participants will be able to:
- Apply best practices for developing, deploying and managing KPIs within a strategic management system.
- Identify the key business drivers behind successful performance measurement systems.
- Communicate performance information across the organisation to support informed decisions.
- Manage organisational performance using Balanced Scorecards and other KPI development frameworks.
3Course Content
- Module 1: The Problem KPIs Solve – Turning Strategy Into Measurable Reality
- Definition of KPIs and their role in improving organisational performance.
- The difference between KPIs and other performance metrics.
- The importance of KPIs in measuring progress toward strategic objectives and guiding decisions.
- Module 2: From Business Objectives to Meaningful Indicators
- Applying the SMART principle to KPI design.
- Identifying strategic objectives that require measurement and selecting KPIs that support them.
- Common challenges in defining KPIs, and ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.
- Module 3: Tailoring KPIs to Every Function – Sales, Operations and HR
- Sales and marketing KPIs: revenue growth, customer satisfaction and market expansion.
- Operations and production KPIs: efficiency, cost reduction and productivity.
- Human resources KPIs: recruitment effectiveness, retention and employee satisfaction.
- Module 4: The KPI Toolkit – Platforms and Data Foundations
- Using tools such as Power BI, Excel and Tableau to design and monitor KPIs.
- Collecting accurate and reliable data to support KPI development.
- Customising indicators to the needs of different departments.
- Module 5: Keeping KPIs Alive – Monitoring, Review and Continuous Recalibration
- Developing periodic performance reports using KPIs.
- Reviewing and adjusting KPIs as objectives or operating conditions change.
- Applying strategic performance analysis to improve processes and outcomes.
- Module 6: Turning Numbers Into Decisions – Analysis and Forecasting
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis for interpreting KPI performance.
- Identifying patterns and trends within performance data.
- Using predictive analytics to forecast future performance and analyse variances against targets.
- Module 7: Communicating Performance – Dashboards and Reports That Get Read
- Creating visual reports using dashboards to present KPIs clearly.
- Customising performance reports for different management levels.
- Simplifying complex data into clear, actionable reports.
- Module 8: Making KPIs Work for People, Not Just Management
- Using KPIs to motivate teams and enhance productivity.
- Promoting transparency through regular performance reporting.
- Reviewing collective performance using KPIs to strengthen collaboration and achieve goals.
- Module 9: KPIs in the Age of AI and Digital Transformation
- Leveraging AI and big data analytics to support KPI design.
- Integrating digital transformation systems with KPI implementation.
- Applying predictive analytics to enhance KPI outcomes.