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Key Performance Indicator

What is Key Performance Indicator?

A measurable value that demonstrates how effectively an organization is achieving key business and security objectives.

Risk Management

Frameworks that govern key performance indicator

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on key performance indicator

Requirements naming key performance indicator across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Australian Information Security Manual1 control

The CISO implements cyber security measurement metrics and key performance indicators for their organisation.

ISM-0724 · The CISO implements cyber security measurement metrics and key performance indicators for →
IRM Enterprise Risk Management Framework (Institute of Risk Management)2 controls

Risk Reporting + KRIs + Performance + Horizon Scanning translate the risk management process into actionable management information.

IRM-Reporting-KRIs-Performance-HorizonScanning-Dashboard-Heatmap-RiskRegister-EmergingRisk · IRM Risk Reporting + Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) + Performance Measurement + Horizon Scanning + Dashboard + Heat Map + Risk Register + Emerging Risk Identification →
ICN Leadership for Change Programme1 control

Strategic and Business Planning competency area covers organisational and system-level planning capabilities. Strategic planning and implementation for nursing organisations + nursing services + national nursing associations: vision + mission + values + SWOT +...

ICN-LFC-StrategicBusiness-Planning-BusinessCase-Financial-Performance-Capacity · ICN LFC - Strategic and Business Planning - Strategic Planning + Business Case + Financial Management + Performance Measurement + Capacity Building →
LEADS in a Caring Environment1 control

LEADS in a Caring Environment Domain 3: Achieve Results. Results-focused leadership capability for organisational and system impact.

LEADS-Domain3-Achieve-Results-Set-Direction-Strategic-Alignment-Implementation-Assessment-Vision-Values-Evidence · LEADS Domain 3 Achieve Results + Set Direction + Strategic Alignment + Implementation + Assessment →
Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Australia)1 control

Manage compliance and enforcement under Modern Slavery Act 2018 + responses to 2023 statutory review. Section 22 Minister powers - request explanation of non-compliance + publish information identifying non-compliant entities + Minister direction to comply.

AU-MSA-Enforcement-Section-22-Minister-Powers-No-Civil-Penalty-2023-McMillan-Review-Reform-2024-Anti-Slavery-Commissioner · Australia MSA Enforcement + Section 22 + Minister Powers + 2023 McMillan Review + 2024 Anti-Slavery Commissioner →
OECD/G20 Principles of Corporate Governance1 control

Operate sustainability oversight + climate + ESG integration per OECD/G20 Principles 2023 updates + emerging international convergence.

OECDCG-8 · Sustainability Oversight, Climate, ESG Integration, and Forward-Looking Governance →

Questions people ask about key performance indicator

What is Key Performance Indicator?
A measurable value that demonstrates how effectively an organization is achieving key business and security objectives.
Why is Key Performance Indicator important for compliance?
Key Performance Indicator is a key concept in Risk Management. Understanding key performance indicator helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Key Performance Indicator?
Key Performance Indicator appears in the requirement text of Australian Information Security Manual, IRM Enterprise Risk Management Framework (Institute of Risk Management), ICN Leadership for Change Programme, LEADS in a Caring Environment, Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Australia). Across these standards we have identified 7 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Key Performance Indicator?
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