The phrase "a key performance indicator" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in business and management contexts to refer to a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives.
Example: "The sales team has set a key performance indicator of increasing monthly sales by 20%."
Alternatives: "a critical success factor" or "a performance metric".
Think of it as a key performance indicator (KPI) for yourself and the rest of the management team.
A key performance indicator (KPI) was set as reference of the attainment level.
One method of ensuring a coherent absence management policy is to make absence a key performance indicator (KPI) in all public sector organisations and publish monthly figures.
I have seen this to be effective at [my university] with the setting up of gender diversity as a key performance indicator.
Archaeological organisations must make this a key performance indicator equal in importance to financial return or other markers of success, or suffer the consequences.
This is most effectively done by making emotional connection a key performance indicator and including it on the cross-functional senior-management dashboard.
This starts from the senior leadership team and is a key performance indicator across the institution, including for our development of an inclusive curriculum.
WBD adopted a number of human resource management practices including a key performance indicator system, semiannual performance reviews, and individual development plans for the top 500 employees.
A key performance indicator (KPI) is a major criterion against which a particular part of the project can be measured.
At the British Council's Going Global conference in Dubai, an international grouping of senior women called for equality to be made a key performance indicator in quality audits of higher education institutions.
Yet the proportion of fostered children who moved placements three or more times in the past year – a key performance indicator for children's social services – has been stuck at around 11% since 2010.
