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KPI (Key Performance Indicator)

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Metric

By metric, we mean simply a quantified performance measure or performance indicator. It could be

• a simple number (Number of desktops)
• a ratio (Printers per desktop);
• a financial measure (cost per desktop or price per desktop)
• a productivity measure (Desktop moves per person per day)
• a service quality measure (desktops delivered on-time) or
• a process measure (percentage of desktops locked down).

Metrics are also known as KPIs or Key Performance Indicators.