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Performance Objectives & KPIs for HR

A practical professional development programme focused on performance objectives & kpis for hr, designed to strengthen people capability and organisational performance.

Type
Specialist
Level
Advanced
Duration
5 days
Delivery
In person, Live online, In-house
Languages
English, Arabic

Performance Objectives & KPIs for HR develops the ability to define meaningful HR objectives and indicators that show whether the HR function is contributing to organisational performance.

The programme helps participants distinguish activity measures from outcome-focused KPIs and connect HR measurement to workforce, talent, engagement, performance and strategic priorities.

Participants learn to design complete indicators, define formulas and targets and build HR dashboards that support management decisions.

Objectives

  • Develop clear and outcome-focused HR performance objectives.

  • Design meaningful HR KPIs aligned with organisational priorities.

  • Distinguish activity metrics from strategic indicators.

  • Define formulas, targets, data sources and accountability.

  • Use HR dashboards and analysis to support decision-making.

Learning outcomes

  • Translate HR priorities into measurable performance objectives.

  • Develop strategic and operational HR indicators.

  • Prepare complete KPI definitions and calculation methods.

  • Set suitable baselines and performance targets.

  • Interpret HR performance data and identify management actions.

Who it is for

  • HR managers and specialists.

  • HR analytics professionals.

  • Performance-management professionals.

  • HR business partners.

  • Professionals responsible for HR reporting and dashboards.

Programme modules

1. HR Performance Measurement
  • Why measure HR performance

  • HR outputs and outcomes

  • Metrics versus KPIs

  • Strategic HR measurement

2. HR Performance Objectives
  • Objective design

  • Outcome-based objectives

  • Strategic alignment

  • Cascading HR priorities

3. Designing HR KPIs
  • KPI selection

  • Leading and lagging indicators

  • Balanced HR measures

  • Avoiding vanity metrics

4. KPI Technical Definitions
  • Formulas

  • Data sources

  • Measurement frequency

  • Ownership and accountability

5. Targets and Performance Analysis
  • Baselines

  • Target setting

  • Trend analysis

  • Performance gaps

6. HR Dashboards and Decisions
  • Dashboard design

  • Visualisation

  • Management interpretation

  • From data to HR action

Methodology

The programme uses HR measurement cases, KPI design workshops, dashboard exercises and performance-analysis scenarios. Participants develop indicators directly linked to HR priorities and organisational outcomes.

Assessment

Assessment includes objective and KPI design exercises and a final applied task requiring participants to create a practical HR performance framework with measures and targets.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

For your organisation

This programme can be delivered for a single organisation, team or institution, and adapted to your context, participants and objectives.

Organisational delivery is scoped and priced individually, and is not booked from this page.

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Upcoming sessions

No dates are scheduled at present.

Training & Professional Development

Structured professional learning that develops practical, role-relevant knowledge and capability.

Capacity Building & Institutional Development

Strengthening institutional systems, structures, people and organisational capability for sustainable performance.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Systems and evidence for understanding performance, results, impact and organisational learning.

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