Several delegations welcomed the use of key performance indicators to enable UNICEF to better monitor its organizational efficiency.

For each KPI, baselines and targets are or will be set and progress towards achievement will be monitored.

Key performance indicators for the MTSP 2006 2009

UNICEF has completed an assessment of the reliability and accuracy of the Supply Division key performance indicators.

Strategic Guidelines

Performance indicators

In the context of urban policy, performance indicators for dealing with domestic violence have been formulated in conjunction with the major cities.

Key performance indicators (KPIs) have been developed for monitoring of organizational performance in operational areas and for the cross cutting strategies.

Data for most KPIs will be available annually, or in some cases more frequently (see table 2 below).

(c) Verifiable achievement indicators

It applies data warehouse technology in order to aggregate transaction information, to merge the information with CRM products, and to provide KPI (key performance indicators).

Quality, cost, delivery (QCD), sometimes expanded to QCDMS (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale, Safety), as used in lean manufacturing measures a business' activity and develops Key performance indicators.

(d) Based on experience, improvements and refinements will be gradually introduced to ensure the accurate formulation of objectives and expected outcomes and the establishment of key performance indicators for the measurement of outcomes

Performance indicators specify the means for measuring whether the outcome has occurred

The verifiable achievement indicators will be

Indicators, including those on the advancement of women, for monitoring progress on aid flows and their impact were also proposed.

Major objectives and indicators of achievement

The Tunis agenda also stresses the importance of the production of appropriate indicators and benchmarking instruments to monitor and assess progress in the use of ICT to achieve internationally agreed development goals and objectives.

A number of methodological issues emerged in the context of establishing performance indicators.

In paragraph 130, the Board recommended that UNICEF assess the reliability and accuracy of the Supply Division's key performance indicators, such as delivery within 48 hours for acute emergencies.

Each target has one or more specific statistical indicators to be used to monitor progress.

(viii) Identify appropriate key performance indicators for the performance management of external audit services

To gain maximum benefit from these performance indicators, monitoring and evaluation are being enhanced.

Performance indicators were generic in nature and, therefore, did not lend themselves to proper measurement.

A comprehensive set of performance indicators for all programmes, including peacekeeping missions, have now been developed.

Performance indicators were also included for the first time in UNIDO's 2004 2005 programme and budget document.

Reflection should also be pursued as to the possibility of identifying centrally standard indicators to measure performance at the organizational level.

National capacity development, including performance monitoring and risk assessments, will be emphasized.

(f) Develop effective monitoring mechanisms, including through the collection, compilation and use of sex disaggregated data and gender statistics, and the development and use of appropriate indicators, including process indicators

As part of its periodic review of the fund raising strategy and monitoring of the medium term strategic plan key performance indicators, UNICEF reviews the proportion of thematic contributions received in comparison with other resources received that are non thematic.

Chapter 4 of the Manual recommends selecting up to 10 impact and or performance indicators.

In particular, the Committee acknowledges the effective use of quantitative and qualitative performance indicators to measure the Mission's achieved and planned outputs.

In that connection, the development of international guidelines on the compilation of industry performance indicators became an important task for future work.

Nonetheless, OIOS found that many operations have not yet developed SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time bound) performance objectives and related indicators to allow comparison and benchmarking and to measure progress over a period of time.

Other proposals were made regarding data collection and monitoring, including the formulation of indicators and criteria to be used to monitor the content of websites.

Programme performance review for 2004 2005 major developments and operational achievements

7. Reiterates that the satisfaction of Member States is a key performance indicator in conference management and conference services

The Division of Administration has been using performance indicators for a number of years to assess and report on the management of finance, human resources and administrative processes.

Performance indicators have also been used in certain technical cooperation programmes, notably the Montreal Protocol and other environment related areas.

In particular, the performance report compares the actual indicators of achievement, i.e., the extent to which actual progress has been made during the period against the expected accomplishments, with the planned indicators of achievement and compares the actually completed outputs with the planned outputs.

In particular, the performance report compares the actual indicators of achievement, i.e. the extent to which actual progress has been made during the period against the expected accomplishments, with the planned indicators of achievement and compares the actually completed outputs with the planned outputs.

13. Reiterates, in this regard, the importance of establishing a set of performance indicators to measure the progress made in the implementation of the New Agenda

The World Bank has launched mapVIETNAM, an interactive map that shows various socio economic indicators in Vietnam such as poverty rates, employment, and electricity connectivity.

In paragraph 328, the Board recommended that UNICEF monitor detailed, measurable and achievable indicators for all its entities.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has taken the lead in monitoring and evaluating sport and development programmes and in selecting impact indicators showing the benefits of sport and development programmes in the field.