Best KPI Books

Few businesses get the right balance and find the few key performance indicators to review at each level. It’s time to read a few books to improve KPI.

This is a hot topic of mind yet, strangely I haven’t reviewed that many books about the topic.

The Best KPI and Performance Measurement Books

You will only see the books I’ve rated at Four Stars (meaning good and well worth reading) and Five Stars (excellent and very highly recommended). Reviews of lower rated books appear on Amazon.co.uk but I haven’t brought the reviews across to my own website.

If you read my reviews, you’ll see I try to explain why I like them but also to identify any weaknesses. My job as a reviewer is to help you to find the most appropriate books rather than to help sell more books.

On that note, if you do decide to buy, I’d appreciate it if you could click through to Amazon on my links as (hopefully) I’ll earn a small referral commission.

Some of these books can be very expensive so, if you’re happy with a hard back or paperback book, take a look at the second hand options on Amazon. Personally I only buy if the condition is described as “As New” or “Very Good” unless I’m really keen and forced to drop down to “Good”.

You will see links at the bottom of the page.

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Summary Guide: The 4 Disciplines of Execution by The Mindset Warrior

by Paul Simister on July 19, 2018

The full title of this short book is

The Mindset Warrior Summary Guide: The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling: Key Concepts, Main Lessons & Theories

In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave it 4 Stars. This means it is Good and Well Worth Reading.

Here is my review.

Very helpful reminder of the main points of 4DX

The full book of the 4 Disciplines of Execution is quite repetitive. When it first outlined the 4DX approach, I thought it was going to be a brilliant expose of how to get very important things done effectively by a team. Unfortunately, I found it a frustrating read and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a book often started but not finished. [continue reading…]

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The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling

by Paul Simister on July 19, 2018

The full title of this book by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling is

The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book 4 Stars. This means it is Good and Well Worth Reading.

Here is my book review.

Great concepts for achieving excellence in virtually any situation

This book is about creating change, getting people to implement a new strategy by changing what they do through commitment rather than compliance.

Many business books are based on looking at successful companies and finding common factors in what they do. Other times, academics will develop their theory and then go out looking for evidence it works. This book is different. [continue reading…]

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Designing KPIs to Drive Process Improvement by Giles Johnston

by Paul Simister on November 10, 2016

I rated this book,

Designing KPIs to Drive Process Improvement by Giles Johnston

at the Four Stars level in my review on Amazon.co.uk.

Here is my book review.

A short, easy to read guide about measuring process improvement

As the book title suggests, this is a guide to help you design key performance indicators and measures for process improvement and is therefore suitable for any process owners, team leaders and managers who are involved with studying work processes.

It is not suitable as a guide to KPI for business owners and senior managers who have responsibility for an entire organisation because in this situation, the overall business strategy should be the driver of what’s important and where improvement efforts need to be focused. [continue reading…]

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Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step by Paul R Niven

by Paul Simister on May 24, 2015

The full title of this book by Paul Niven is

**“Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step: Maximizing Performance and Maintaining Results“.**

In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave this book a rating of Four Stars. This means I think it is Good and Well Worth Reading.

Here is my book review.

Very clear explanation of the balanced scorecard as a performance measurement system

This is a terrific book that explains both the logic of the balanced scorecard and the supporting strategy maps and how to implement it.

The book is packed with practical tips from this consultant who has advised many companies on their performance measurement projects. It’s a much more practical book than the Kaplan and Norton books that are busy selling the idea of the Balanced Scorecard. [continue reading…]

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