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The Global Performance Audit Unit, in collaboration with The KPI Institute, is launching a research initiative to assess the maturity of performance management systems across sectors in Saudi Arabia and the broader GCC region.
The study explores how organizations advance performance maturity across five key capability areas:
The research offers a regional evidence base for how strategy and performance maturity are truly evolving — helping organizations and policymakers align efforts, benchmark progress, and drive more effective transformation at scale.
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Business Planning, Strategy Alignment, Strategy Communication & Governance
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KPI Selection, Data Gathering, Target Setting, Performance Measurement System
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Data Analysis, Reporting, Decision-Making, Execution
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Planning, Measuring, Evaluation, Rewards, Governance
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Communication, Leadership, Innovation, Engagement, Learning
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The Strategy and Performance Management Maturity Outlook is GPAU's annual research initiative examining maturity levels across five capabilities — Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement, Performance Improvement, Employee Performance Management, and Performance Culture. It collects evidence from practitioners and institutional leaders to produce sector-wide benchmarks published as Maturity Outlook Reports.
Learn moreThe 2026/2027 survey covers all five GPAU capability areas. Each capability has a dedicated survey instrument:
- Strategic Planning (Business Planning, Strategy Alignment, Strategic Resilience, Communication and Governance)
- Performance Measurement (KPI Selection, KPI Documentation, Data Gathering, Target Setting, Performance Measurement Governance)
- Performance Improvement (Data Analysis, Reporting, Decision-Making, Initiatives Management, Performance Improvement Governance)
- Employee Performance Management (Planning, Measuring, Evaluation, Rewards, Governance)
- Performance Culture (Systems Integration, Communication, Leadership, Innovation, Engagement, Learning, Happiness & Wellbeing).
Each survey has a slightly different audience given the research topics included.
- The Strategic Planning Maturity Outlook questionnaire targets Strategy Managers and Specialists, Executives, and Strategy Consultants.
- The Performance Measurement Maturity Outlook and Performance Improvement Maturity Outlook surveys are aiming for Corporate Performance Management Managers and Specialists, Executive & Managerial roles, as well as Performance Management Consultants.
- The Employee Performance Management Maturity Outlook and Performance Culture Maturity Outlook surveys are dedicated to HR Professionals, and the general public (employees across roles and industries).
Each capability survey is designed to be completed in approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Participants may complete surveys for one or more capabilities depending on their area of expertise and organisational role. There is no requirement to complete all five surveys.
The 2025/2026 research cycle has concluded. Maturity Outlook Reports for each of the five capability, including Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement, Performance Improvement, Employee Performance Management, and Performance Culture, are being published through GPAU's Knowledge Hub. Access to full reports is available to registered Knowledge Hub users.
Learn moreGPAU's Center for Research and Innovation analyses the collected responses against the GPAU maturity framework to identify patterns, benchmarks, and maturity gaps across participating organisations. Findings are structured into Maturity Outlook Reports published by capability area, providing sector-wide reference data for institutions assessing or improving their own performance management systems.
Learn moreYes. Individual responses are treated as confidential and are not attributable to specific organisations in published outputs. Data is aggregated for research purposes only. Published Maturity Outlook Reports present findings at a sector or trend level, not at an individual participant level.
Learn moreMaturity Outlook Reports are available through GPAU's Knowledge Hub. Registration is free. Reports are published by capability area following the close of each research cycle.
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