CALUMO Sparklines and Key Performance Indicators

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We previously brought you our AFL Ladder to illustrate BI visualization using CALUMO Sparks. We’ve updated the report with 2008 season results and even more vivid sparklines and metrics.

AFL Satisfaction Index
The CALUMO “AFL Satisfaction Index” below traces and compares the competitive paths of the top and bottom 3 teams playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). The chart shows 264 win/loss outcomes for the last two seasons (2007 & 2008), comprising 44 games for each of the 6 teams.



We called this chart the “satisfaction index” because it is highly predictive of the level of satisfaction fans and supports have with their team. Geelong, for example, is in the pounds seats and can expect growing club memberships and will be walking into sponsorship negotiations with confidence.

Business Productivity Index
This type of chart can also be intensely useful in business performance management. Imagine comparing the competitive paths of your least and most successful consultants, products, customers, or any other business segment. Take the following “Partner Productivity Index” chart for example. Here we compare the performance of 6 partners in a professional services firm. Their “productivity” over an extended period of time has been reduced to a key performance indicator between +10 and -10. This could be based purely on actual revenue versus budget revenue, or a sophisticated metric combining many measures of partner performance. There will no doubt be good reason for the standout performance by Kirkbuton and apparent underperformance by Haddlesey, closely followed by Owston. Perhaps seeing their performance presented in this way will inspire the three middle order partners to strive for future over-achievement.



Breakthrough Business Benefits from Unified Performance Management
High quality visualization and reporting like this is only part of the business intelligence puzzle. A unified performance management application like CALUMO, including budgeting and forecasting, analysis, modeling business rules, financial consolidation, as well as seamlessly integrated data can provide spectacular business insights and ROI.

About CALUMO
The CALUMO Group (www.calumo.com) is a leading provider of Performance Management solutions for enterprise-wide reporting planning and Business Intelligence. Since 1998 the group has successfully delivered solutions to a wide range of enterprises from SME’s to some of the largest listed companies and government organisations. These solutions provide quantifiable and valuable business insight, offering a single platform from which to integrate Corporate, Financial and Operational performance and objectives.

The Group is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in Business intelligence (achieving full competency in both Platform and Performance Management Specializations), Data Management Solutions and ISV/Software Solutions.



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