Key Performance Indicators Overview

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) is a feature of SharePoint 2007 used to set and track goals. For example, KPI can be used to track sales targets, task completion status etc. KPI’s provide a visual representation of the current status of the variable under study.

The default KPI which comes with the default site of SharePoint 2007 looks as follows.

As you could see, it provides the numeric target vs. actual figure, along with a traffic light style status indicator.

KPI lists are available with the Enterprise Edition of SharePoint 2007, not available with the Standard Edition.