Choosing a KPI as the desired organizational improvement for a capstone project is not a good idea. KPIs are used to measure how well an organization is performing; subsequently, they do not address strategic goals and objectives of an organization. KPIs present an overall picture of long ranged improvements based on a multi-cycle action project; consequently, they do not provide a plan of improvement that can be utilized immediately to solve a problem that can address the performance level of the organization. KPI and capstone project were addressed in Unit 2 Study 1 that alluded to KPI being utilized as a change measurement of success is a major mistake; subsequently, making a capstone project difficult to complete. The utilization of
The program to design and construct the Collins Class Submarine has become one of the most complex and expensive Defence procurement programs in history. It was devised to replace the existing Oberon submarine fleet. The Collins Class Submarine program demonstrated the capacity of Australian industry to manufacture a world-class submarine. Nonetheless, the procurement of the Collins Class Submarines has not been without criticism. The program has experienced various project management issues that ultimately lead to increased costs and time delays. This report will address these issues along with traditional Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and non-traditional KPIs and their interrelationships.
The initiation phase of a project is not complete without a clearly defined goal and realistic, measurable objectives that describe the business benefits which are expected to be delivered upon completion of a project (Laureate Educatio...
Senior Project Senior Project Outline Introduction: Let the reader know what this Essay is about. I. What I already know A.
As a species, humanity, henceforth, people, will never go out of business, but as individuals and specified groups, people can and will fail, because people don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. In the modern society, it has become mandatory that all high school seniors are required to complete and present a “Senior Project,” to show the world that they can be taken seriously. Covering these points will include: what the project is, examples of different advocators of the project, and the different viewpoints of why it is useful verses why it is not.
When I was planning my senior project I knew I wanted to make something I could keep and use for myself but I wasn’t quite sure who would be my mentor. Then I thought it would be special to do something like this with my grandpa who is now 84 years old and has 40+ years of experience with construction. He even built his home that he and my grandmother are living in today, in 1954. My grandpa started making canes for himself, to donate and just for fun and I thought it will be cool to make myself a cane and customize it with designs. Before starting my project, I had no previous knowledge of working with wood or heavy machinery. The only time I worked with wood was hammering a nail into a wooden wall. Now after I have completed my project, I know how to stain and varnish wood, use a table saw, stationary sander, wood burner and a drill press machine.
This project belongs in the engineering-efficiency category; therefore, it has to fit at least 3 of 4 performance hurdles, which are 1. Impact on EPS; 2.Payback; 3.Discounted cash flow and 4. Internal rate of return.
Conclusion Ultimately I did a much better job of implementing course material into my approach to leading the project team. Though no formal leadership role was established, I ended up becoming the “point-man.” Instead of viewing this reality as a burden (as I have been) I should make the most of the opportunity to better myself and potentially others. Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, I need to make sure that I am meeting and exceeding the demands that the group places on itself and demonstrate that I am motivated.
Evaluation and review should be an ongoing process of learning, embedding a process of continual improvement and development. The key to evaluating is knowing what we are measuring. We cannot monitor and evaluate the team’s progress towards agreed objectives without clear advance planning of what we want to do and how it will be achieve. Effective strategic and operational planning, incorporating clear measurable objectives, is therefore an important
[1] Goldratt, Eliyahu M. and Cox, Jeff (2004). The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement. Retrieved from http:// ishare.edu.sina.com.cn
1. Competitive Advantage – Through my experiences in the Capstone Simulation I learned a great deal about running a business. First of all, recognizing your company’s competitive advantage and reinforcing it in your business plan and operations is essential for sustained success. By investing heavily in TQM, HR, and automation in the low and traditional segments, Digby was more efficient than our competitors. Thanks to our heavy investments in TQM our company’s R&D cycle times were among the industry’s best. Not only were we able to meet customer preferences in a timely manner, allowing us to secure market share, our variable costs were greatly diminished with these investments. Costs were even further diminished with
According to Parmenter (2011, p. 13), Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are a set of measures that assess the organisation performance on how effective the organisation achieve its objectives which are crucial for current and future success of the organisation. Key Performance Indicators (KPI) has been widely used by many organisations and for organisations to identify the right KPIs; it has to have a clear objectives and strategic directions that align with KPIs set.
...g the project as performance measurement. A senior management team that does not let known about the importance of the balanced scorecard to the employees of the company sends the message that this is not a high priority. Employees viewing the balanced scorecard as a low priority does not communicate the importance of the balanced scorecard to the rest of the company send the message that this is not a high importance. Hence, this will backfires the strategy implementation due to the lack of senior management commitment.
Over the past two decades, the business sector has become increasingly competitive and with this increased competitiveness comes the drive for greater efficiencies in what are deemed non-core activities such as building maintenance (Lavy and Shohet 2010). This means that facility managers, who are responsible for all strategic decisions with respect to facility operations, are required to minimise operational costs by managing a building in an effective and efficient manner, whilst attaining a high standard of quality and performance (Cotts et al., 2009). One of the management techniques used to measure performance is the use of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) at all stages of a building’s life. This report critically discusses the different types of KPIs used in facility management, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages in the context of a non-residential building. The report starts with a definition of KPIs in the context of this report, which is followed by commonly used KPI’s with reference to a health care facility.
Management in identifying improvements for our teams. With the L4C training, I understood what a Lean organization looks like and how to calculate my demand to produce effectively. I learned how to use tools and techniques to measure and quantify workloads that I apply to my current process every day to Atos benefit. I was, and am, also able to set targets and track improvement plans. The L4C efforts resulted in eliminating wastes and being able to increase production by 30-50% per resource. Incident Coordinators and managers were able to manage from an average of 2-3 account per resource to an average of 4-5 accounts per resource. To provide further value to our clients and GBU I have also been under intense ITIL Fundations training and as I have added to my IDP in the months to follow I’ll be obtaining my
Performance indicators are tools device used by organisations to measure how well they are performing in relation to their goals and objectives, thus also provides understanding and indicator to organisations stakeholder on how organisation is in track with achieving its target. Acronym KPI; (key performance indicator) are represented in percentages, often used to express and numeric representation of the organisational performance, thus enables a comparison of attained targets and future target setting. Whilst KPI is an eff...