Topics identified by KPI desk study
The following items available in the Knowledge Base were identified as useful in the analysis process of KPI.:
- NREN metrics from the GEANT Compendium
- KPIs defined by the LEARN project to assess LEARN goals.
At the bottom of the page is the original list of metrics from the desk study.
Metrics in the KPI study
Key performance indicators - desk study
| Entity acronym | URL and references | Entity Metric | |
| 1 | EGI Compendium | References http://go.egi.eu/EGI-Compendium-2011 | Training services Vision/mission statements for a specific e-Infrastructure or overall e-Infrastructure one Governance structure Disciplines covered Strategy/roadmap for a specific e-Infrastructure or overall one Support services Sustainability strategy and model Business model for an e-Infrastructure Number of FTEs per e-Infrastructure (networking, computing, storage) or for a specific part of it Access/resource allocation policy of an e-Infrastructure |
| 2 | GEANT | Staffing: part-timers Funding and governance: cost categorization Staffing: breakdown per activity Funding and governance: budget dedicated to NREN activities Environmental policy Funding and governance: budget Support services Connection policy Disciplines covered Training services Number of FTEs per e-Infrastructure (networking, computing, storage) or for a specific part of it Acceptable Use Policy Funding and governance: budget dedicated to information security Sustainability strategy and model Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP) Corporate Responsibility Policy Governance structure Staffing: number of paid staff Funding and governance: income sources Staffing: subcontractors Funding and governance: cost categorization per network level | |
| 3 | LEARN | Information point on RDM Amount of budget and/or actual costs dedicated to Research Data Management activities out of the total budget Job profiles dedicated to RDM Services created to work on RDM Institutional Policy Staff involved in RDM Alignment with the LEARN Model RDM Policy Steering committee dedicated to RDM Training sessions on RDM | |
| 4 | e-FISCAL | Annual OPEX structure Green IT practices Annual OPEX Average depreciation rate of an e-Infrastructure Average/median cost per core hour or annual cost per core Annual CAPEX Methodology for cost calculation Average (or median) Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of an e-Infrastructure Annual CAPEX/OPEX ratio Approximate Annual total Cost of e-Infrastructure The percentage of the different subcategories of annual CAPEX Annual APEX structure Number of FTEs per e-Infrastructure (networking, computing, storage) or for a specific part of it |