New smartKPIs.com Report Ranks the Top Property Management KPIs of 2010

Melbourne, Victoria -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/31/2011 -- smartKPIs.com, the world&aposs largest source of thoroughly documented Key Performance Indicator (KPI) examples announces that Occupancy, Rent collection and Maintenance KPIs dominate the "Top 25 Property Management KPIs of 2010". The report presents in detail KPIs such as: % Occupancy rate, % Emergency repairs completed on time and % Vacancy rate, among other KPI examples reviewed by the smartKPIs.com research team. "Top KPIs of 2010" is a collection of research reports discussing the most popular KPIs of 2010 across functional areas and industries. smartKPIs.com is an expert in the field of performance management and measurement, researching the use of KPI based performance management systems in practice around the world.

The Property Management sector represents a fertile ground for performance measurement and management due to its structure and rich dataset. Each of the key functions of property managers can be defined in clear processes with easily measurable components. In this context, the use of Property Management KPIs is fairly mature in many organizations, driven by Service Level Agreements and drive towards competitiveness. A KPI is a selected indicator considered key for monitoring the performance of a strategic objective, outcome, or key result area important to the success of an activity and growth of the organization overall. There are today hundreds of Property Management KPI examples used by organizations from around the world. The research team at smartKPIs.com documented over 75 of them in the online database with the same name. Starting with this year, a selection of the most popular KPIs will be analysed in detail as part of an annual research report.

The "Top 25 Property Management KPIs of 2010" report provides insights in the state of Property Management performance measurement today by listing and analysing the most visited KPIs on smartKPIs.com in 2010. It is part of the "Top KPIs of 2010" series of reports and a result of the research program conducted by the analysts of smartKPIs.com in the area of integrated performance management and measurement. smartKPIs.com hosts the largest catalogue of thoroughly documented KPI examples available today and representing an excellent platform for research and dissemination of insights on KPIs and related topics. The hundreds of thousands of visits to smartKPIs.com and the thousands of KPIs visited, bookmarked and rated by members of this online community in 2010 provided a rich data set, which combined with further analysis from the editorial team, formed the basis of these research reports.

Structured around the Property Management KPIs that in 2010 received the highest number of visits on smartKPIs.com, the “Top 25 Property Management KPIs of 2010” report contains in addition to KPI names, a detailed description of each KPI, as documented in smartKPIs Premium and other relevant content. While dominated by Occupancy, Rent collection and Maintenance KPIs, with 15 KPI examples in the Top 25, some other KPIs listed in the report come from categories such as Churn, Tenant relationship, Revenue and Contract Management:

1. % Occupancy rate

2. % Emergency repairs completed on time

3. % Vacancy rate

4. % Current tenants in serious arrears

5. % New tenants visited within 6 weeks of tenancy start date

“The Top 25 Property Management KPIs of 2010 report is a synthesis of what smartKPIs.com is all about: it forms an overview of how Property Management KPIs are used in practice today, by combining input from the online community with analysis and insights from our research team. By discussing the use of KPIs today, presenting the best practice in documenting them and listing the most popular KPIs of 2010, the Top KPIs of 2010 series of reports are valuable resources in promoting the informed use of KPIs or refreshing the existing performance measurement and management practice in any organization." said Aurel Brudan, the Performance Architect of smartKPIs.com.

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