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Refining and revising measures

Why do we use objectives before measures?  Because it makes it easier to refine and revise measures In the absence of objectives, people designing performance management systems often compensate for problems with measures by adding more measures in the hope … Continue reading

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What is the correct balance of measures across perspectives

A recent forum posting asked “What is the correct balanced of measures across the four perspectives of a balanced scorecard?” They wanted to see if any academics had researched whether it should be 25% each or some other ratio. This … Continue reading

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How Incentives and punishments affect measures

A recent forum discussion I was involved in centred around how you should engage people with measures and the effect of incentives, on the culture of performance. In my experience there are several aspects that alter the culture of performance, … Continue reading

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Cascading balanced scorecards

I saw a question on cascading balanced scorecards recently and here was my reply Here are some simple rules that I employed when I worked with Norton & Kaplan and have applied since 1) Cascade objectives rather than measures. While … Continue reading

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Eight ways your balanced scorecard should be helping you in the economic climate (Part 2)

Eight ways your balanced scorecard should be helping you in the economic climate (Part 2) This article provides four more ways that a good balanced scorecard should be helping you. It also includes a checklist you can action immediately. In … Continue reading

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Strategy maps and the tangible future

Balanced scorecards need a strategy map to orientate them towards the strategy. Strategy maps need a tangible future to describe the future that the strategy will deliver in a way that is tangible and clear. Strategy is fundamentally how you … Continue reading

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Balanced Scorecard: Context – The missing perspective

Balanced Scorecard: Context – The missing perspective Working with a client recently reminded me of the importance of context around a balanced scorecard. This organisation has many regional operations who all doing ostensibly the same thing. However they have different … Continue reading

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Alliance and Partnership Balanced ScorecardsLessons from the ASAP European Conference At the end of April I was invited to talk at the ASAP European Conference on the subject of Balanced Scorecards in alliances and partnerships. So I chose the title, … Continue reading

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