What are the targets in GoGreen?

Green cockpits and planning pages show the monthly target consumption values for all resources compared to forecast values. These monthly targets are set for each property to help them meet their long-term sustainability goals. The targets are calculated using the goal distribution tool and cannot be manually changed.

What is the purpose of a target?

Targets indicate what is required from each property to accomplish its yearly goals, as well as work toward the chain’s long-term sustainability objective to comply with national and international obligations. Targets serve as blueprints for reducing consumption. Forecasts provide a practical view of predicted outcomes based on past consumption patterns and are linked to financial forecasts and budgets.

In contrast, targets are fixed goals for meeting the chain’s long-term objectives. To ensure targets are achieved, it’s essential to closely align forecasts with targets.

How are the targets calculated?

The Goal distribution tool breaks down the chain-level sustainability goal into specific goals for each property based on its consumption reduction potential. Factors, such as the size of the property and hotel activities (meetings & events, room and guest nights) and weather conditions are taken into consideration when setting the goals. These goals are further divided into yearly objectives, which are used to determine the monthly targets you see on the planning screen and in the cockpits.

The monthly targets consider seasonality effects, and factor in past over or under consumption to ensure each property successfully achieves its year-end objectives. This means that monthly targets may change based on your performance year to date.

Where can I see my target and goals in PMI?

Within the PMI Learning screen, you can find the current month’s pace to target (A1) on the right-hand side. By choosing the dot icon below the screen, you can also see how your performance compares to the year-end goal for the current year, (A2) if your current pace continues.

If you are uncertain if the target is realistic or if the current performance (actual consumption) is too high, you can view the consumption per Guest night compared to Last year.

How can I see my monthly objectives and reduction percentage?

To see how you are performing compared to last year, and to see the percentage that you’ve been able to reduce consumption, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Learning page.
2. Choose a full year in the date picker.
3. Select Alignment analysis.
4. Select your resource you want to view.
5. Select Efficiency.
6. Switch from graph view to table view.
7. Compare your actuals per guest night to last year to see how you are performing. The current number should be less than last year.
8. In the Target column, you can compare the target for the selected period to the reduction percentage. Each row displays the monthly target, with historical months showing a zero, as they are recalculated. Only upcoming months show a variation, indicating the reduction needed per month to achieve the overall goal for the current year.

Why compare against last year and not target?  

The reason is that the target is based on a yearly reduction percentage per guest night compared to the base year, which then gives a reduction percentage to be achieved per year moving forward to the long-term goals. So compared to last year, you might have to achieve a reduction of 2% compared to the previous year, for example.  

Where can I find my yearly reduction percentage?  

The yearly reduction percentage is a larger calculation as PMI takes your over/underperformance from historical months into account to display the current reduction to meet the yearly reduction percentage. The overall reduction percentage goal is displayed in the tooltip on the progress bar in the Doing cockpit.  

I am doing better than last year, so why am I still behind target?  

Your current performance may be better than last year, but you are not achieving the reduction percentage set in the target. This can occur if you overconsume at the beginning of the year, as this data is included in the upcoming months until year-end.  

Why does PMI include over/under consumption from historical days?  

The reduction percentage set for your property should be achieved by year-end to make the target trustworthy and hold you accountable for meeting the targets set. Historical month’s performance is taken into account when calculating the target for this month so the year-end goals are achieved.  

Why does PMI use a monthly target and not one yearly static target?   

The target is based on a yearly reduction percentage for the upcoming years compared to the base year, which the hotel chain should achieve to comply with the sustainability roadmap and compliances. Example: If the road map is to become net-zero by 2030, then the goal is to reduce a specific percentage of consumption until 2030. The yearly goals on the chain level are then broken down to properties, months, and days for you, as a user, to see what your target is to comply with the chain’s overall goals. The monthly target then takes the over/under performance into account so that you have an updated target each month. Reaching the monthly goals will keep you on track to comply with the chain’s sustainability roadmap and compliances.