http://www.artipot.com/authors/2455/sam-miller/ Latest articles by Sam Miller from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/167474/tips-on-choosing-effective-service-outsourcing-kpi.htm When you are in the process of developing service outsourcing KPI, then you will surely have to deal with what is known as the SLA, or the Service Level Agreement This is actually the contract or the agreement both the outsourcer and the client enter, with all the stipulations, terms, and conditions set before the parties put into writing their commitment with each other Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:20:13 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/167474/tips-on-choosing-effective-service-outsourcing-kpi.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/167473/the-six-metrics-in-an-effective-kpi-methodology.htm In the late 1980s, there was a revolution made on how businesses are managed and this is through the usage of the balanced scorecard This is a management tool whose target is to see if the simple activities of the rank and file employees affect the overall goals of the organization Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:13:06 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/167473/the-six-metrics-in-an-effective-kpi-methodology.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/167471/three-kpi-examples.htm There are many ways to measure an employee's performance However, the most popular tool of today that is also used by many managers all over the world is the employee scorecard Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:06:26 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/167471/three-kpi-examples.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/167470/top-issues-in-programmer-productivity.htm A software program is something that anyone can be trained to use Pretty easy if one will think about it Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:03:45 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/167470/top-issues-in-programmer-productivity.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/160319/what-to-include-in-a-balanced-scorecard-ppt-presentation.htm Amongst the many business and management tools in the corporate world right now, one of the most effective ones would certainly be the balanced scorecard This is because the tool exists to measure a company's present status against the goals and objectives that the company had planned to achieve in the first place Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:11:31 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/160319/what-to-include-in-a-balanced-scorecard-ppt-presentation.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/156805/software-interface-testing-and-other-types-of-software-testing.htm Software interface testing is just one among the many types of software testing that are used by software engineers for software development Automated testing is one of the most common software test approaches these days Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:20:26 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/156805/software-interface-testing-and-other-types-of-software-testing.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/144729/system-testing-approach-black-box-testing.htm Almost every aspect/phase of the Software Development and Testing life cycle finds application of Black box testing The attempt is to find errors Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:20:44 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/144729/system-testing-approach-black-box-testing.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/144725/gas-production-key-performance-indicators.htm There are key performance indicators (KPIs) to use that can help spotlight the benchmarks being reviewed A system for easily monitoring KPIs on a real-time basis helps gas and oil executives make the kinds of informed decisions that enhance productivity and cut costs Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:13:01 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/144725/gas-production-key-performance-indicators.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/144723/oil-production-balanced-scorecard.htm The complex business process of oil production gave rise to a newer concept of Balanced Scorecard in this industry Balanced Scorecard, also known as BSC, is a performance assessment system to manage oil assets Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:05:54 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/144723/oil-production-balanced-scorecard.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/144721/test-automation-a-formalized-testing-process.htm Test Automation is basically using soft wares to control the execution of tests (test cases describe the tests that need to be run on the program to verify that the program runs as expected) and comparing the actual output to the predicted one This helps in measuring the deviation of the actual product from the one that was initially planned Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:55:22 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/144721/test-automation-a-formalized-testing-process.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/141443/the-untold-oil-refining-metrics.htm One of the many ways to measure efficiency for an oil company is through oil refining metrics These are indicators of how well it is performing not only in terms of financial stability, investment return, industry structure and scalability, and product salability, but other factors that may not be felt by end consumers Mon, 26 May 2008 01:17:32 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/141443/the-untold-oil-refining-metrics.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/141440/a-rundown-on-gas-production-metrics.htm Few people who use gas in their day to day lives are aware of the gas production metrics used to measure the quality of the gas brought to the market for end user consumption In every industry in which there is an existing process and there is an output, whether it is tangible or not, there are metrics used to measure the actual result against what is desired Mon, 26 May 2008 01:10:24 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/141440/a-rundown-on-gas-production-metrics.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/141438/team-charter-as-part-of-project-management-training.htm There are essential key elements in project management training There are methods that one needs to learn and apply to make a project successful Mon, 26 May 2008 01:03:22 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/141438/team-charter-as-part-of-project-management-training.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/141436/the-importance-of-proper-crm-kpi-implementation.htm Call centers all over the world exist for one sole purpose, and this is to make things more convenient for the end users of the companies they work for Ironically, the mere act of contacting a call center representative is far from boasting convenience, as it should Mon, 26 May 2008 00:59:25 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/141436/the-importance-of-proper-crm-kpi-implementation.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/141433/gas-kpis-and-their-implementation.htm No matter what type of business you operate or what industry this business of yours belongs to, there will surely come a need for you to use the balanced scorecard This is because the balanced scorecard serves as a determinant of the current progress your business finds itself at, especially when compared against the goals and objectives the business itself originally set... Mon, 26 May 2008 00:52:30 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/141433/gas-kpis-and-their-implementation.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/138895/hr-training-for-hiring.htm It is essential for any recruitment specialist to have HR training for hiring This ensures that the processes every candidate will undergo are standard and uniform Thu, 22 May 2008 06:02:28 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/138895/hr-training-for-hiring.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/138893/the-most-common-key-performance-indicators-job-description.htm In every aspect of the employee's task, there has to be a standardized key performance indicators job description This sets the expectations as to what the employee is trying to achieve and this is an assurance that the employee's personal goals are aligned with the company's organizational goals Thu, 22 May 2008 05:58:30 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/138893/the-most-common-key-performance-indicators-job-description.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/138881/understanding-the-concept-of-loan-rate.htm When applying for a loan, the prevailing loan rate is one of the primary considerations Loan rates may differ from one financial institution to another, depending on the loan amount and credit risk involved Thu, 22 May 2008 05:44:36 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/138881/understanding-the-concept-of-loan-rate.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/138859/why-theres-a-need-to-convert-pdf-to-doc.htm The PDF file, or the Portable Document Format file, has been popularized by Adobe Systems for faster document exchange In particular, this file format is used when it comes to large files, especially when the file contains a lot of graphics or images Thu, 22 May 2008 05:17:22 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/138859/why-theres-a-need-to-convert-pdf-to-doc.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/138845/how-important-is-credit-risk-ratio.htm Every one knows how FICO or the Fair Isaac Corporation scoring systems work There are however many other types of systems employed by lending companies when computing one's credit worthiness Thu, 22 May 2008 05:03:49 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/138845/how-important-is-credit-risk-ratio.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137740/basic-components-of-the-gas-transmission-scorecard.htm In the very volatile industry of gas production, there will definitely come the need to use a gas transmission scorecard, especially when it involves the process of benchmarking access systems to gas transmission in a particular area When it comes to the development of gas markets, it becomes a must to establish gas transmission arrangements Tue, 20 May 2008 00:23:28 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137740/basic-components-of-the-gas-transmission-scorecard.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137739/what-to-check-gas-production-kpi.htm The purpose of gas production KPI is no different from all other KPIS found in many manufacturing and production industries KPI, or Key Performance Indicator, aims to measure if a certain process and unit are achieving the desired target Tue, 20 May 2008 00:16:26 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137739/what-to-check-gas-production-kpi.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137737/getting-change-management-training.htm Companies allocate budget for training yearly This is because training is considered an essential factor for the growth of any business Tue, 20 May 2008 00:10:03 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137737/getting-change-management-training.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137687/the-imminent-relevance-of-version-control-subversion.htm The business of article marketing requires a vast number of web content writers furnishing as many articles as possible in a single workday This is because there are quotas to hit on a daily basis, and hitting these is required for the overall success of the whole enterprise Mon, 19 May 2008 21:59:35 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137687/the-imminent-relevance-of-version-control-subversion.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137685/how-training-kpi-drives-performance.htm The measurement of how well members of the training class are doing is done through training KPI or training key performance indicators This is a set of standardized processes that identify not only the areas of opportunity of each trainee, but also the training needs of each individual or as a group Mon, 19 May 2008 21:51:49 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137685/how-training-kpi-drives-performance.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137100/numerous-performance-management-job-opportunities.htm If you are searching for a performance management job, then you are definitely on the right track There are a number of companies that are offering high-level positions, and you just might find one that suits your credentials and qualifications the most Sun, 18 May 2008 19:09:28 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137100/numerous-performance-management-job-opportunities.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137098/the-fundamentals-of-supply-chain-roi.htm When it comes to discussing supply chain ROI or supply chain return on investment, the usual practice companies undertake is to use three years for its calculation Aside from that period of three years, there are also a number of major factors to consider Sun, 18 May 2008 19:02:27 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137098/the-fundamentals-of-supply-chain-roi.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137097/how-transportation-analysis-will-result-to-logistics-management.htm To determine what seems to be causing issues with the order-cycles in every business establishment involved with marketing goods--perishable or non-perishable--it is important for transportation analysis to be conducted This study aims to measure associated costs to the freight business that hampers the delivery of stocks Sun, 18 May 2008 18:58:37 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137097/how-transportation-analysis-will-result-to-logistics-management.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137091/training-roi-and-its-benefits-to-business.htm Training is an essential part of any business nowadays This is one of the best methods used by companies to enhance the productivity of its workers Sun, 18 May 2008 18:51:31 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137091/training-roi-and-its-benefits-to-business.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/137086/the-essentials-of-product-launch-training.htm It is an essential process for any business to conduct product launch training to ensure that nothing goes haywire once the product goes live on the market Involvement should be heavy on key personnel that will have direct engagement in the product from sales to marketing and down to customer service level Sun, 18 May 2008 18:44:56 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/137086/the-essentials-of-product-launch-training.htm