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The documentation of the structure of the template used to document indicators.

Page Properties
A version of the indicator that is adequate

NicknameIndicator

A short concise name for the indicator.

Version

The version of the indicator. It is composed of a major version number that must be incremented whenever a modification is made to the indicator that represents a methodological breaking point susceptible of impacting the comparability of measurement results. And a minor version number that must be incremented whenever small changes are made to the indicator. See The Methodological Stability of Indicators /wiki/spaces/PRIV/pages/2621634.

Format:

[major version].[minor version]

Examples:

  • 1.0

  • 1.2

  • 2.3

  • 5.1

Indicator

The measure(s) used for this

The version number is generally accompanied with a status, such as:

  • Status
    colourYellow
    titleDraft

  • Status
    colourBlue
    titleREady for peer review

  • Status
    colourGreen
    titleFinal

Formula

The formula used to compute the indicator.

Benchmarking Indicator

Whether this indicator is fit for benchmarking purposes. In general, absolute values are expressed in ratios.

AudienceStakeholders

A list of the typical organization’s generic stakeholders that would typically have an interest in this indicator.

Goals

A list of generic goals linked to this indicator with an

estimation

appreciation of the degree of alignment with the indicator. The following scale will be used:

  • +++ strong alignment

  • ++ medium alignment

  • + weak alignment

  • 0 no alignment

  • - weak negative alignment (counterproductive)

  • -- weak negative alignment (counterproductive)

  • --- weak negative alignment (counterproductive)

There will obviously be a level of subjectivity, this should be peer reviewed with IAM professionals or reassessed via a surveyby professionals.

Purpose

Why would an organization monitor this indicator? What is the rationale behind this indicator?

Scoping

A list of generic scoping dimensions that may prove useful to focus and monitor the indicator.

Negative Effects

A list of known or potential negative effects that this indicator may produce. The description of negative effects should be accompanied by propositions of mitigating countermeasures. See The Dual Side of Performance Measurement Systems /wiki/spaces/PRIV/pages/1410058 for a discussion on this topic.

Reporting Format

A suggested visual representation for the indicator.

Prerequisites

Some indicators may require that a certain level of process, organizational or system maturity be reached before measurement becomes feasible or useful.

Related Indicators

A list of related indicators. Documenting dependencies between indicators may help the selection process of indicators.

Data Sources

A list of generic data sources that may be used as data sources to measure the indicator.

Definitions

Dictionary entries for the key terms used to describe the indicator.

References

Articles, interviews or other sources related to this indicator.

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