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Learning SAP Analytics Cloud

You're reading from  Learning SAP Analytics Cloud

Product type Book
Published in Jul 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788290883
Pages 420 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages

Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface Getting Started with SAP Analytics Cloud Models in SAP Analytics Cloud Planning model Creating Stories Using Charts Extending Stories with KPI, Filters, and Other Handy Objects Analyzing Data Using Geomaps and Other Objects Working with Tables and Grids Collaboration Digital Boardroom System Administration

Key performance indicators (KPIs)

The success of an organization depends on how the organization pursues its objectives. A business objective is an executive statement of direction in support of a corporate strategy. The business objective is a high-level goal, which is quantifiable, measurable, and result-oriented. Larger organizational strategies are evolved through business objectives. To monitor and improve these objectives, organizations use special measurements called key performance indicators (KPIs). Key performance indicators are the detailed specifications used to track business objectives.

The business objective is translated into a KPI, which enables the organization to measure some aspect of the process against a target that they define. When these targets fail, the concerned authority receives an alert in the notifications center. You create a KPI to evaluate and...

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