0 a way of measuring a company's progress towards the goals it is trying to achieve:
The company has 63 key performance indicators, half of them safety-related.
These key performance indicators demonstrate continued strong operational performance.
1 one of the most important indicators (= something that shows what a situation is like or how it is changing) that show how well an economy, company, project, etc. is doing, or how well an employee is working:
The key performance indicators for these divisions should be growth in sales, margins and franchise numbers.
A performance-related bonus will be awarded according to how well you have done in relation to the key performance indicators that were agreed at your appraisal.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.