In the case of a club run by a particular organisation e.g. BSRIA, or a Trade Association, the Key Performance Indicators are defined by the administrator within that organisation in consultation with its members.

The KPIs for the Highway Works and Design Clubs, for example, are chosen by the committee as being representative of the types of measures of common interest to all the members.

The KPIs for an In-house benchmarking club would probably be chosen by the board of directors in consultation with the Managers of each business unit.

A Benchmarking club could also choose to use one of the pre-defined sets of Headline KPIs such as the Construction Industry KPIs or the Construction Consultants KPIs only, or in addition to KPIs chosen specifically for the Club.

Initially the Club Committee agrees the target for each measure in the absence of any previously collected data.

Over time the Best Performer in the Club provides the Benchmark for the rest of the members.

A Benchmarking Club can refer to a number of different groups:

Representatives from similar organisations who want to discover how well they are performing on a number of key issues (Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)) against their peers. 

Business units belonging to a Parent Company submitting data on KPIs pre-defined by the Parent.

Businesses comprising a supply chain working on a single project e.g. Architect, Consultant, Main Contractor, sub-contractors and suppliers submitting data on KPIs defined by the Client or Project Manager or by the Main Contractor.

You can now save your graph style settings (colours, fonts, chart styles, titles etc). Simply click on the "Advanced Style Settings" button when defining a graph using the Data Analysis Wizard. These new options should speed up graphing, especially where you wish to apply common fonts, colours, titles etc. each time you run the report.

Building software can provide a full range of services to support your use of eContrack.

• Our implementation service will deliver a fully functional web enabled software tool, which has been configured to your requirements and ready to be implemented in line with your requirements.
• Once the system is up and running we offer a full after care service to ensure your satisfaction. User training courses tailored to reflect the individual configuration and process requirements of each client.
• We offer the following a range of Supply chain management consultancy services to support the implementation of our eContrack Supply Chain software solution.
  •  Procurement Review, Develop Supply Chain Management Strategy
  •  Supplier Development Programme.
  • A managed service to support the ongoing process to gether with reporting and and analysis.

Scorecards are recorded against Companies (these can be Divisions or Business Units of a single Organisation), Scorecards can also be linked to contacts (at the company), Projects (in which the company is involved) and packages (of a project in which the company is involved). Users can also choose the assessor of the scorecard.

The Add Scorecard wizard will step the user through the process and prompt the selection of these options. The summary screen at the end of the wizard displays what the scorecard is measuring.

The tendering process in eContrack Supply Chain allows the user to combine supplier performance and capability data to form a robust basis for choosing the best companies for future work.

It holds details of current and prospective projects with a breakdown of the packages that comprise each project. It supports the selection of professionals, contractors, subcontractors and suppliers for project work based on an assessment of their capability, capacity and past performance.

In it's Supply Chain format eContrack is a fully functional Supply Chain Management tool. Each company's capability and capacity for project work is held, including-

• The type and value of work undertaken
• The services and specialisations offered
• Geographic coverage,
• Certified schemes 
• Insurance details.

Other options can be enabled during the configuration process.

eContrack has additional modules with the functionality to support the needs of Housing organisations. Users can-

• Measure on a property by property basis
• Link properties requiring the same work using the Estates option
• Measure performance against individual packages of work e.g. fitting kitchens
• Record and schedule activities for individual team members against each property

Score Links can be used to capture information from whoever wants to provide it; feedback from the Public, Staff suggestions, safety reporting, etc.

Organisations who purchase Score Link functionality can create and publish "Links" which will allow anyone with internet access to create and then score their own scorecards.

Score Links can be embedded into your web site, corporate intranet, in emails, and/or in other applications. they can also be hidden behind a logo or picture.

Please see the Did You Know article