Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
A KPI represents the result of a business measure (for example, Product Sales or Operational Costs) evaluated against a target for that measure. You can use KPIs to assess the progress of the objectives and initiatives that form levels of organizational strategy.
You can create KPIs that you need:
Within a scorecard. This enables you to create the KPIs as you are creating or editing the scorecard.
Outside a scorecard. This enables you to create the KPIs in advance of creating or editing a scorecard.