Industry leading companies have recognized that global competitiveness requires the strategic and integrated management of product design, production, distribution, and sales.
Collaboration with partners – big and small - is essential to achieve and maintain a competitive edge.
The Initiative is an international partnership of practitioners, academics, technology providers and consulting organizations working together to collect, advance and distribute open-source business information that contributes to the successful and competitive operation of product and service based business.
The success of the Initiative will be determined by how well its activities enable members to improve their business performance and the performance of their partners.
Members of the Initiative believe that the collaborative sharing of business practice and process information improves the performance of members and non-members alike.
The Metrics Project
The Metrics Project is an open-source, consensus framework of business metrics. It will provide support for new and experienced users in identifying, selecting, and using measurements significant in driving business performance (KPIs).
Brown Bag Lunches Series
The GPI Brown Bag Lunch Series are virtual workshops conducted in one hour sessions. (The name comes from the US custom of bringing lunch from home in a brown paper bag - so you can work while you eat).
Unlike a webinar (although they use web-centered technology), the Brown Bag series is interactive and provides interaction between attendees and facilitators.
Current (and forming) workshops
Our Focus
GPI was formed to provide a starting point for business and government leaders to intelligently identify and apply measurement and practice to improve their organizational performance.
Recognizing that there are sophisticated resources in the academic community and in professional organizations for the development of advanced operational skills, GPI focuses on:
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Providing a neutral framework of business intelligence appropriate for small to medium business as well as Fortune 50 companies.
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Providing a starting point for identifying and deploying metrics, process, frameworks, and best practice to support the acceleration of improvement projects
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Provide a knowledge base for business leaders to identify, evaluate and work with technology providers and consultants