Training Module

Performance Evaluation Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of analysing performance results, interpreting trends and deviations, and summarising evaluation outputs for management decisions

Training Module

Performance Evaluation Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of analysing performance results, interpreting trends and deviations, and summarising evaluation outputs for management decisions

Training Module

Performance Evaluation Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of analysing performance results, interpreting trends and deviations, and summarising evaluation outputs for management decisions

Performance dashboard with charts and indicators on a screen, representing performance evaluation foundations through analysis of trends, deviations, and decision-relevant results.

Are your monitoring and measurement results failing to provide clear, actionable insights for management decisions?

This training module builds a practical evaluation discipline that supports management review inputs, clearer decisions, and credible improvement follow-through, moving beyond mere reporting to meaningful performance understanding.

Performance dashboard with charts and indicators on a screen, representing performance evaluation foundations through analysis of trends, deviations, and decision-relevant results.

Are your monitoring and measurement results failing to provide clear, actionable insights for management decisions?

This training module builds a practical evaluation discipline that supports management review inputs, clearer decisions, and credible improvement follow-through, moving beyond mere reporting to meaningful performance understanding.

Performance dashboard with charts and indicators on a screen, representing performance evaluation foundations through analysis of trends, deviations, and decision-relevant results.

Are your monitoring and measurement results failing to provide clear, actionable insights for management decisions?

This training module builds a practical evaluation discipline that supports management review inputs, clearer decisions, and credible improvement follow-through, moving beyond mere reporting to meaningful performance understanding.

Training module overview

Training module overview

Training module overview

Organizations often generate vast amounts of monitoring data but struggle with consistent interpretation, leading to ambiguous insights and ineffective management decisions.

This module addresses these challenges by providing a structured approach to performance evaluation. Participants will learn to analyze performance results, interpret trends and deviations, and effectively summarize evaluation outputs for management decisions. The focus is on developing a practical evaluation discipline that supports clear decision-making and credible improvement initiatives, transforming raw data into actionable intelligence.

Organizations often generate vast amounts of monitoring data but struggle with consistent interpretation, leading to ambiguous insights and ineffective management decisions.

This module addresses these challenges by providing a structured approach to performance evaluation. Participants will learn to analyze performance results, interpret trends and deviations, and effectively summarize evaluation outputs for management decisions. The focus is on developing a practical evaluation discipline that supports clear decision-making and credible improvement initiatives, transforming raw data into actionable intelligence.

Applicable environments

This module is applicable across a wide range of management systems and organisational contexts. The concepts are not tied to a specific ISO standard and are used wherever organisations need clear, workable processes, defined ownership, and embedded controls.

It is commonly applied in quality, information security, environmental, and other ISO-based management systems, as well as in non-certified environments that require structured, auditable operations.

Target audience

Target audience

Target audience

  • Management system implementers and coordinators

  • Executives and department heads accountable for management system performance

  • Those responsible for processes, policies, assets, risks, and controls related to a management system

  • Auditors seeking insights into management-side best practice (not audit technique)

  • Management consultants working with management system design, governance, or improvement

  • Management system implementers and coordinators

  • Executives and department heads accountable for management system performance

  • Those responsible for processes, policies, assets, risks, and controls related to a management system

  • Auditors seeking insights into management-side best practice (not audit technique)

  • Management consultants working with management system design, governance, or improvement

Decision support

Is this module for you?

It is a good fit if you…

  • work with performance results but struggle to interpret what they mean.

  • face reports full of numbers but little shared understanding.

  • need to distinguish signal from noise and explain deviations.

  • support management review, evaluation, or improvement decisions.

  • want performance evaluation that leads to action, not just reporting.

  • work with performance results but struggle to interpret what they mean.

  • face reports full of numbers but little shared understanding.

  • need to distinguish signal from noise and explain deviations.

  • support management review, evaluation, or improvement decisions.

  • want performance evaluation that leads to action, not just reporting.

If most of the points above apply, this module is likely a good fit.

It may not be the best fit if you…

  • already operate a clear, consistent performance evaluation discipline.

  • have no mandate or interest in interpreting or summarising results.

  • need KPI design, monitoring system setup, or analytics tooling.

  • are looking for audit execution or corrective action techniques.

  • already operate a clear, consistent performance evaluation discipline.

  • have no mandate or interest in interpreting or summarising results.

  • need KPI design, monitoring system setup, or analytics tooling.

  • are looking for audit execution or corrective action techniques.

Agenda

Agenda

Agenda

  • Role of performance evaluation in management systems

  • Preparing evaluation inputs

  • Reading trends, deviations, and patterns

  • Building credible interpretations

  • Evaluating what is working and what is not

  • Synthesising multiple inputs into an integrated picture

  • Communicating evaluation outputs for leadership use

  • From evaluation outputs to improvement inputs

  • Case-based workshop

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  • Role of performance evaluation in management systems

  • Preparing evaluation inputs

  • Reading trends, deviations, and patterns

  • Building credible interpretations

  • Evaluating what is working and what is not

  • Synthesising multiple inputs into an integrated picture

  • Communicating evaluation outputs for leadership use

  • From evaluation outputs to improvement inputs

  • Case-based workshop

Show detailed agenda...

  • Role of performance evaluation in management systems

  • Preparing evaluation inputs

  • Reading trends, deviations, and patterns

  • Building credible interpretations

  • Evaluating what is working and what is not

  • Synthesising multiple inputs into an integrated picture

  • Communicating evaluation outputs for leadership use

  • From evaluation outputs to improvement inputs

  • Case-based workshop

Show detailed agenda...

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Key outcomes

  • Analyze performance results to identify key trends and deviations

  • Interpret monitoring data to derive actionable insights for management decisions

  • Summarize evaluation outputs effectively for various stakeholders and management review inputs

  • Analyze performance results to identify key trends and deviations

  • Interpret monitoring data to derive actionable insights for management decisions

  • Summarize evaluation outputs effectively for various stakeholders and management review inputs

Additional capabilities

  • Distinguish between different types of performance indicators and their implications for evaluation

  • Develop a systematic approach to performance evaluation that supports continuous improvement

  • Identify and address common pitfalls in performance evaluation, such as data misinterpretation or biased reporting

  • Distinguish between different types of performance indicators and their implications for evaluation

  • Develop a systematic approach to performance evaluation that supports continuous improvement

  • Identify and address common pitfalls in performance evaluation, such as data misinterpretation or biased reporting

Additional benefits

Additional benefits

Additional benefits

Learning materials

  • Slide deck

  • Participant workbook

Templates & tools

Practical, reusable artefacts to apply the module directly to your organisation.

  • Performance evaluation process

  • Dashboards examples

  • Performance evaluation worksheet

  • Trigger and follow-up checklist

  • Insight-to-action mapping sheet

  • Performance evaluation process

  • Dashboards examples

  • Performance evaluation worksheet

  • Trigger and follow-up checklist

  • Insight-to-action mapping sheet

Confirmation

  • Certificate of completion

Module ID

HAM-AG-C-14

Domain

Audience

Manager

Language

English

Delivery

Live virtual

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

Excl. VAT. VAT may apply depending on customer location and status.

Delivery & learning format

Delivery & learning format

Delivery & learning format

Virtual live teaching

This module is delivered live, with a strong focus on discussion, practical application, and direct interaction with the instructor.

Sessions work through realistic examples, clarify concepts in context, and apply methods directly to participants’ organisational realities.

Custom delivery options

For organisations with specific constraints or learning objectives, the module can be adapted in format or scope, including in-house delivery and contextualised case material.

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Preparation guidance

This module is designed as part of a modular training approach. Topics are deliberately distributed across modules and are not repeated in full, in order to avoid unnecessary redundancy. Each module is self-contained and can be taken on its own. Where prior knowledge or experience is helpful, this is indicated below so you can decide whether any preparation is useful for you.

For an optimal learning experience

Preparation guidance

This module is designed as part of a modular training approach. Topics are deliberately distributed across modules and are not repeated in full, in order to avoid unnecessary redundancy. Each module is self-contained and can be taken on its own. Where prior knowledge or experience is helpful, this is indicated below so you can decide whether any preparation is useful for you.

For an optimal learning experience

Preparation guidance

This module is designed as part of a modular training approach. Topics are deliberately distributed across modules and are not repeated in full, in order to avoid unnecessary redundancy. Each module is self-contained and can be taken on its own. Where prior knowledge or experience is helpful, this is indicated below so you can decide whether any preparation is useful for you.

Assumed background

This module assumes general familiarity with management system operation and routine performance reporting. Participants should be comfortable reading basic performance charts/tables and discussing process performance in operational terms.

Helpful background includes:

  • Basic understanding of objectives, measures, and monitoring outputs

  • Familiarity with management review as a governance routine (conceptually)

This module assumes general familiarity with management system operation and routine performance reporting. Participants should be comfortable reading basic performance charts/tables and discussing process performance in operational terms.

Helpful background includes:

  • Basic understanding of objectives, measures, and monitoring outputs

  • Familiarity with management review as a governance routine (conceptually)

Preparatory modules

Supporting modules (optional)

Helpful if you want to deepen related skills, but not required to participate effectively.

Objectives & Performance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of objective setting, KPI definition, and KPI governance for management systems

7 h

Objectives & Performance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of objective setting, KPI definition, and KPI governance for management systems

7 h

Objectives & Performance Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of objective setting, KPI definition, and KPI governance for management systems

7 h

Monitoring & Measurement Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of measurement methods, data quality checks, and measurement registers for consistent performance data

7 h

Monitoring & Measurement Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of measurement methods, data quality checks, and measurement registers for consistent performance data

7 h

Monitoring & Measurement Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of measurement methods, data quality checks, and measurement registers for consistent performance data

7 h

Continuous learning

Follow-up modules

Continuous learning

Follow-up modules

Continuous learning

Follow-up modules

After completion of this module, the following modules are ideal to further deepen your competence. If you are looking for a structured learning path, modules can also be taken as part of a professional track.

Management Review

Learn the fundamentals of planning, conducting, and documenting management reviews using integrated inputs and decision-focused outputs

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Management Review

Learn the fundamentals of planning, conducting, and documenting management reviews using integrated inputs and decision-focused outputs

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Management Review

Learn the fundamentals of planning, conducting, and documenting management reviews using integrated inputs and decision-focused outputs

Duration

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List price

CHF 550

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Improvement Management

Understand corrective actions, root cause analysis, action tracking, and effectiveness verification in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Improvement Management

Understand corrective actions, root cause analysis, action tracking, and effectiveness verification in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Improvement Management

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Duration

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List price

CHF 550

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Documentation & Knowledge Foundations

Fundamentals of documented information control, records, and knowledge capture for management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Documentation & Knowledge Foundations

Fundamentals of documented information control, records, and knowledge capture for management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Documentation & Knowledge Foundations

Fundamentals of documented information control, records, and knowledge capture for management systems

Duration

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List price

CHF 550

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People & Communication Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of competence planning, awareness building, and structured communication in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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People & Communication Foundations

Learn the fundamentals of competence planning, awareness building, and structured communication in management systems

Duration

7 h

List price

CHF 550

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Learn the fundamentals of competence planning, awareness building, and structured communication in management systems

Duration

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List price

CHF 550

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Ready to improve your management systems?

We support continuous improvement by embedding ISO requirements into everyday practice and daily operations.

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Ready to improve your management systems?

We support continuous improvement by embedding ISO requirements into everyday practice and daily operations.

Office scene with people standing, walking and sitting

Ready to improve your management systems?

We support continuous improvement by embedding ISO requirements into everyday practice and daily operations.