The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-2012

Written by Andreea Vecerdea on March 15, 2012. Posted in Articles, Organisational performance

Now in their second year, the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings lists the world’s best colleges and university based on reputation. The top 25 list is dominated by USA and UK based universities (THE, 2012):

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Measuring the performance of world economies

Written by Denisa Călin on August 26, 2011. Posted in Articles, Organisational performance

The Economist analyzed in a recent article which economies have fared best and worst during the global financial crisis. The article highlights that the real GDP is no longer the best measure for comparing output, because of demographic changes. Canada, like the United States, has a fast-growing population, whereas the number of Germans and Japanese has started to shrink (The Economist, 2011). The Economist considers the Real GDP per head to be a better measure in order to offer an accurate comparison among worldwide economies’ performance.

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On measuring the performance of the Marketing department

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on July 20, 2011. Posted in Articles, KPI

A performance report becomes functional by using KPIs that illustrate the business context and by which action can be identified or labeled worth trying.

When choosing a KPI it should fulfill one of the following categories (Shevlin, 2007):

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IT performance – HP CIO Assessment

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on July 12, 2011. Posted in Articles, Operational performance

Good news for IT industry  budgets and spending are increasing this year. According to Wedbush’s survey of 100 IT project managers some of their  conclusions are:

• 77 percent of respondents expected IT budgets to rise 8 percent in 2011.
• 59 percent of respondents said they would purchase tablets in the next year, but only 29 percent of those surveyed thought they would replace notebooks. PC demand appears to be solid in business technology.

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Performance measurement plan example – MetroGIS

Written by Denisa Călin on July 5, 2011. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Organisational performance

MetroGIS represents a regional geographic information system initiative serving Minnesota metropolitan area, with a strong orientation towards performance measurement and a transparent and accountable approach regarding its stakeholders.

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