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Navigating Measures:

1. Click on underlined measure to view dashboard on that measure

2. Click left arrows to drill down by measure

3. Click right arrows to drill down by location

   

Understanding dashboard – Measure Details

1. Description = definition of measure

2. Data Table = actual data for last four quarters and period consolidation information

3. Info = information about measure

4. Data Chart = actual data for last four quarters charted

   • arrow on right indicates polarity (high numbers are good or bad)

   • Y axis indicates unit (e.g. percentage, days, hours, etc)

   • X axis is time (last four quarters)

5. Click "Back to Section" to return to previous book section

    

Key Terms for Understanding Results

Unit

measurement type, e.g. days, hours, percentage, number

Actual

data calculated from data entered by manager and consolidation range

Target

goal set by manager for measure

Index

percent of target, e.g. if actual = target, index is 100% of target; if actuals are short of target by 20%, index is 80% of target

Consolidation range

period of time measure is accumulated or averaged

• Default (Avg) – measure is not averaged/accumulated across quarters
• This year to date – measure is averaged or accumulated for fiscal year to date
• Moving year – measure is averaged or accumulated for previous 4 quarters

Period Only Data

data entered that period

Polarity

whether high numbers are good or bad

Measure Type

measure category, e.g. data, formula, group

• Data measure – contains no submeasures
• Group measure – is calculated based on submeasure indexes
• Formula measure – is calculated through a preset formula using submeasures

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