Research

FACILITIES PERFORMANCE INDICATORS REPORT

Introduction to the 2008-09 FPI Report

APPA’s Information and Research Committee’s goal for this year was to enhance the survey and report tools by making them both more navigable, user-friendly, and accurate. We have made significant progress with all of these initiatives. APPA also automated many of the internal processes for the survey and report, which will result in a better quality product that can be delivered faster and with more accuracy. APPA will continue to make improvements based on participant feedback, and we welcome any thoughts or comments you would like to provide.

Please submit any feedback, questions, or comments to APPA staff member Christina Hills.

Accessing the 2008-09 FPI Report:

To access the report, please log in to your MyAPPA account page using your APPA ID and password. Once connected to your MyAPPA page, click on the FPI Survey and Report Access link under the MyResearch heading. You will then see a direct link to the 2008-09 FPI Report.

Did you forget or do you need to reset your APPA ID and/or password?

Do you need to set up your account with APPA?

For additional assistance, contact APPA staff member Christina Hills

Pricing for the 2008-09 FPI Report:

Member/Participant Report: Free

Member/Nonparticipant Report: $500.00

Nonmember/Participant Report: $895.00

Nonmember/Nonparticipant Report: $1,000.00

The 2008-09 Report Innovations

APPA's 2008-09 FPI Executive Report Summary

The 2008-09 FPI report encompassed the following major programming achievements:

APPA has updated the look and feel of the report by eliminating duplication of pages and streamlining navigation links. The new charting software is far more legible, dynamic, and flexible.
APPA released the unpublished Report as a beta version for all participants to view and to help APPA ensure that all data sets submitted were accurate.
Trending for all charts and graphs has been extended from 3 years to 5 years.
Participants have the flexibility to choose any number of trending years (up to 5) to show on all graphs and charts.
Canadian and U.S. conversions for the following measures [Dollar/Canadian Dollar, Gross Square Feet (GSF)/Gross Square Meters (GSM), Acres/Hectares] will be automated by clicking a radial button to convert all U.S. to Canadian or vice versa.
Raw survey data files are now part of the main menu options. These files represent a convenient and flexible way to customize the data beyond the confines of the standard reports. The data populates into a delimited file that can be easily cut, pasted, and exported to Excel or any other spreadsheet or database.

Preferences

The former Preferences menu option has now been integrated with the Executive Level Presentation and the Executive Level Dashboard as well as the Detailed Reports. This change will allow participants to select unique institutions and sort criteria among the different reports.

Detailed FPI Reports

Main menu options have been condensed to eliminate duplication of report pages. The Cohort Group Report menu option, which we debuted last year, has now become the former Detailed Report option. In addition, the restriction of selecting only 3 institutions in this report have been lifted so one could opt to view up to 100 participants. Data field definitions and other explanatory information are available in pop-up windows. Cohort Group Summaries are available in the Summary Field Selection list.

Executive Presentation Feature

The Executive Level Presentation that we debuted last year has much more functionality this year, including the ability to tab easily through all 7 survey modules and change data point selections easily without having to leave the landing page. All participants can opt to select between 1 to 5 years of trending. The charts can be saved for future review and/or exported to PowerPoint or Word programs.

New Executive Level Dashboard Feature

This year we are debuting our new Executive Level Dashboard feature, which will provide all Senior Business Officers and Senior Facilities Officers with quick and easy metrics that highlight the data sets most relevant for that target group. The charting software is dynamic and participants can choose to view up to 24 institutions at a time. Data can be sorted by several important criteria including Carnegie, Auxiliary Service, Enrollment Range, and more.

Dashboard display of an institution’s scores:

The original Dashboards have been upgraded with new software that will enable participants to more easily and clearly view their data in the dials.

These enhancements, on top of the potent report capabilities delivered in the 2008-09 FPI Report, make it a flexible, sophisticated, and powerful tool for analyzing, planning, reporting, and managing your facilities operation. No other higher education professional organization provides such an essential instrument as a membership benefit.

View or download the 2007-08 FPI Summary Report

View or download the 2006-07 FPI Summary Report

If you have any questions or comments about the 2008-09 FPI Report, please contact APPA staff member Christina Hills at christina@appa.org

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