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Key performance indicators for Configuration Management

The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in the following table are useful for evaluating your Configuration Management processes. To visualize trend information, it is useful to graph KPI data periodically. Note that some KPIs cannot be reported by using only the data from Service Manager.

Key Performance Indicators for Configuration Management

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% of CIs related to Services

Number of CIs that are related to one or more IT services as a percentage of the total number of registered CIs that can be related to IT services, in a given time period.

% of CIs related to other CIs

Number of CIs related to one or more other CIs as a percentage of the total number of registered CIs that can be related to other CIs, in a given time period.

% of inaccurate CIs

Number of CIs in the CMS that are registered with inaccurate information as a percentage of the total number of registered CIs, in a given time period.

For completeness, the ITIL V3 and COBIT 4.1 KPIs are included below.