Developing a structured and strategically focused performance assessment system

• Main Author: Duarte de Almeida, I.
• Publication Date: 2015
• Other Authors: Vilas-Boas, J., Cabral, A. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/10500
• topic: Strategic performance assessment systems; Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)

The number and adequacy of Performance-Indicators (PIs) for organisational purposes are core to the success of organisations and a major concern to the sponsor of this research. This assignment developed a procedure to improve a firm’s performance assessment system, by identifying two key-PIs out of 28 initial ones, and by setting criteria and their relative importance to validate and rank the adequacy and the right number of operational metrics. The Analytical-Hierarchy-Process was used with a synthesis-method to treat data coming from the management inquiries. Although organisational alignment has been achieved, business processes should also be targeted and PIs continuously revised.