Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a system for measuring the financial and operational effectiveness of a multi-parameter entity, such as a company, the system comprising: input means for collecting multi-parameter input data in a predetermined questionnaire format describing the operation and function of the entity; wherein the input means is arranged to collect entity generic data for diverse entity comparisons, and entity specific data obtained in a predetermined set of categories for similar entity comparisons; a database of averaged multi-parameter input data comprising averaged entity generic data and averaged entity specific data; and a comparison means arranged to compare the entity generic data with the stored averaged entity generic data to determine the condition of the entity relative to a diverse range of entities, and to compare the entity specific data with the stored averaged entity specific data to determine the condition of the entity relative to a subset of