KPI’s without SharePoint Enterprise (on a budget)

Someone asked the other day about KPI options for SharePoint if you don’t have MOSS Enterprise. So, I compiled a quick list of a couple of solutions out there in the wild and figured I’d try and help others save some time as well. Whether you have Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (WSS) or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard (MOSS), if you just need to add some simple BI by way of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), you have some options and they include:

Color Coding for SharePoint Lists (Path to SharePoint)

• http://blog.pathtosharepoint.com/2008/12/09/color-coding-more-examples/
• http://blog.pathtosharepoint.com/2009/11/02/visualization-calculated-color-gradients/
• http://blog.pathtosharepoint.com/2010/01/04/html-calculated-column-and-unicode-graphics/
• http://blog.pathtosharepoint.com/2010/01/29/my-slides-from-sharepoint-saturday-emea/

Visual Indicator KPI’s (End User SharePoint)

KPI Dashboard No Code Required (SharePoint Use Cases)

SharePoint KPI Columns (Bamboo)

If anyone has more to share, please do so in the comments so everyone can benefit.