Departments

A Department in KPI Fire is any business unit, function, or team that has been setup to designate ownership for Goals, Metrics, Ideas, Projects and Huddleboards.

  • Use the Green “+” button to add a new sub department.
  • 2x Click on a Department name to rename.
  • Drag and drop each row to reorder the department structure. (Click just to the right of the name for drag/drop)

Department Owner

The Department owner feature in KPI Fire is designed to give business unit managers the control and flexibility they need to drive Continuous Improvement in the departments they are responsible for.

A Department Owner is a person who is assigned as the primarily responsible person for a given department.

Notification of Ideas Submitted

  • When an idea is submitted in your department, you will be notified via email.

Responsibilities of Department Owners

  • Monitor your idea funnel. Be responsive. When employees receive quick feedback on ideas, they are more likely to continue submitting ideas.
  • Be accountable for maintaining the Effort, Impact, Priority & Risk values on the project charter. You can also assign this responsibility to other users.
  • Encourage & solicit ideas from your department.
  • Be responsible for projects created in your department.

Recommended Actions for Department Owners:

  • Create a Huddleboard for your department business reviews.  KPI Fire can be used for regular business reviews such as Daily Huddles, Weekly Syncs, or Monthly & Quarterly Business Reviews.  As a Department Owner, you have the option to create  1 or more Huddleboards.

What if our Department Owner Changes?

  • Contact your KPI Fire Administrator.  Administrators can make changes to this setting.

What License Type should a Department Owner have?

  • An Executive License is recommended. This will also give the person access to sub departments.
  • A Strategy License is recommended if this user should only have access to the designated department, but not the sub departments.

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