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	<title>David Parmenter's work on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and performance managment</title>
	<link>http://davidparmenter.com</link>
	<description>My vision is to change how leading organisations, around the world, measure and manage performance - by 2030</description>
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		<title>Treasure&#160;mapping</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So what is a treasure map?  It is using the mind mapping technique, see Exhibit 5.4, combined pictures of the outcomes you are seeking.  On an A3 page you set out all the areas in your life where you want to score goals, state the goals, and stick pictures to help you visualize the outcomes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/07/treasure-mapping</link>
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		<title>Finding your organisations critical success&#160;factors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been working with a number of different organisations to find their critical success factors. This work has further supported the process as outlined in Chapter 7 in my 2nd Edition of Key Performance Indicators. In one organisation the first phase of gathering the success factors had been truncated and this had a serious [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/07/finding-your-organisations-critical-success-factors</link>
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		<title>Delivering bullet proof PowerPoint&#160;presentations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a skill you need to adopt before you can be an effective manager.  So best to start now.  I will assume that you have attended a presentation skills course, a prerequisite to bullet-proof PowerPoint presentations.  The speed of delivery, voice levels, using silence, getting the audience to participate are all techniques that you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/07/delivering-bullet-proof-powerpoint-presentations</link>
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		<title>Do not cascade measures down from Strategic&#160;initiatives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many organisations spend much time on strategy and create a document which is only good for helping solve insomnia – reading one page is enough to put anyone to sleep. The key is simple messages that the staff can understand. It is important not to cascade performance measures down from strategic initiatives. This leads to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/07/do-not-cascade-measures-down-from-strategic-initiatives</link>
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		<title>How to re-engineer your month-end with $5 of &#8216;post-it&#8217;&#160;stickers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How to re-engineer a process with $5 of post it stickers instead of $50,000 of consultantcy fees. David Parmenter&#8217;s quick month-end reporting workshop preview. Part 1 of 3: Part 2 of 3: Part 3 of 3:]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/05/a-sneak-preview-into-quick-month-end-reporting-workshops</link>
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		<title>David&#8217;s Book &#8211; KPI 2nd Edition Short&#160;Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Key Performance Indicators: Developing, Implementing, and Using Winning KPIs Get it from amazon.com]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/04/davids-book-kpi-2nd-edition-short-video</link>
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		<title>Webcast: A Viking with a mother’s heart &#8211; management lessons from&#160;Shackleton</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Live Audio Webcast: Monday, March 22 3:00 p.m. ET Thank you for your support on my webcasts. Some of you will know that I am on a mission. I wish to transform performance management in leading organizations around the world by 2030. To this day I am not sure why I feel duty bound to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/03/webcast-a-viking-with-a-mother%e2%80%99s-heart-management-lessons-from-shackleton</link>
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		<title>Article: Performance bonuses- the foundations&#160;stones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[KPIs are a special performance tool, it is imperative that these are not included in any performance related pay discussions and agreements. KPIs are too important to be gamed by individuals and teams to maximise bonuses.  Whilst KPIs will show; 24/7, daily or weekly how teams are performing it is essential to leave the KPIs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/03/article-performance-bonuses-the-foundations-stones</link>
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		<title>Article: Finding your organisation&#8217;s critical success&#160;factors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finding your organisation&#8217;s critical success factors &#8211; the missing link in performance management. Click here for full article]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/02/article-finding-your-organisations-critical-success-factors-2</link>
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		<title>Article: Quarterly Rolling Forecasting &#8211; the ten foundation&#160;stones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quarterly Rolling Forecasting is one of the most important management tools of this decade and is a process that will revolutionise any public or private sectore organisation. For full article click here]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2010/01/article-quarterly-rolling-forecasting-the-ten-foundation-stones</link>
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		<title>Article: Toyota&#8217;s 15 year&#160;advantage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this article I will support my belief that to replicate Toyota’s success is a fifteen year journey, and although a daunting period it is a worthwhile journey. To succeed there needs to be all three layers of management in place who have lived the change process. The checklist below sets out the journey you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/11/article-toyotas-15-year-advantage</link>
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		<title>Article: The Merger sting &#8211; and why mergers cannot&#160;succeed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met an interesting investment banker on the plane from Melbourne to Sydney who told me about the take-over and merger game that is being played by large investment bankers around the world. It never made any sense to me when everybody knows only one in six mergers breaks even and many have lost billions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/10/article-the-merger-sting-and-why-mergers-cannot-succeed</link>
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		<title>Article: A Warren Buffet styled “Investment&#160;checklist”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffet, called by many as the “greatest investor alive today” has always been vey open about the way Berkshire Hathaway invests. The annual reports are said by many to be compulsory reading to anybody who wants to improve their investment ‘success rate’. Many books have been written outlining Warren Buffet’s approach. I originally developed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/10/article-a-warren-buffet-styled-%e2%80%9cinvestment-checklist%e2%80%9d</link>
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		<title>Article: Finding Your Organisations Critical Success Factors – The Missing Link In Performance&#160;Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Understanding, measuring and managing critical success factors is increasingly important to ensuring the survival and future prosperity of organizations, in these times of economic recession and uncertainty. Click here for full article!]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/10/article-finding-your-organisations-critical-success-factors-%e2%80%93-the-missing-link-in-performance-management</link>
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		<title>Article: Measuring Performance in Challenging&#160;Times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the economy in downturn and many businesses facing challenging times, we should be measuring business performance in a new way. Our traditional tools and processes for performance measurement are more akin to Charles Dickens than the 21st century, and thus more appropriate for the Victoria and Albert Museum than a fast and flexible organization. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/10/measuring-performance-in-challenging-times</link>
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		<title>Omnipro&#160;Testimonial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David is a speaker who is very easy to work with. From diary planning to workshop preparation, execution and follow up, David is very professional and pro-active in his approach. He provides his material to us in a very timely and organised manner. This material is well received by our clients. David is committed to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/09/omnipro-testimonial</link>
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		<title>Article: Implementation Variations, Small To Medium Enterprises, Not For Profit&#160;Organisations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is an extract from the article: &#8220;Implementation Variations, Small To Medium Enterprises, Not For Profit Organisations&#8221;. When I first wrote about the twelve step process I set out an indicative implementation Gantt chart, see Exhibit 5.1. Attendees from small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have often requested my advice on a simpler truncated process. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/08/article-implementation-variations-small-to-medium-enterprises-not-for-profit-organisations</link>
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		<title>Article: Brainstorming Performance&#160;Measures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is an extract from the article: &#8220;Brainstorming Performance Measures&#8221;. The following diagrams show how I demonstrate brain storming of measures to attendees. There is a web cast on www.bettermanagement.com search under ‘parmenter’ and invest 40 minutes listening to ‘sorting the wheat from the chaff’ webcast. Click here to see full article]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/07/article-brainstorming-performance-measures</link>
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		<title>Article: How To Implement Winning Kpis In 16&#160;Weeks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is an extract of the article: &#8220;How To Implement Winning Kpis In 16 Weeks&#8221;. Kaplan and Norton, in their groundbreaking book The Balanced Score¬¬card: Translating Strategy into Action, indicated that 16 weeks is sufficient time to establish a working balanced scorecard with KPIs. However, organizations of all sizes and complexity stumble with this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/06/article-how-to-implement-winning-kpis-in-16-weeks</link>
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		<title>Special deal for corporate&#160;accountants!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You will receive all of the following for only US$425. Fast month-end reporting – day three or less whitepaper (value of US$155) Decision based reporting whitepaper (value of US$155) Reporting templates, Checklists, Toolkits from ‘winning finance teams’ (value of US$155) FREE: The new KPI tool &#8211; &#8220;Performance indicator measures ledger&#8221; (worth $US400!!!) These tools will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davidparmenter.com/2009/06/special-deal-for-corporate-accountants</link>
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