by Phil Jones | Updated 18 Jul, 2018 | KPI & measure design
Why do we use objectives before measures? Because it makes it easier to refine and revise measures. What happens is we have measures but no objectives? In the absence of objectives, people designing performance management systems often compensate for problems with...
by Phil Jones | Updated 29 Oct, 2018 | Balanced Scorecard Design Principles
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 is a massively mistaken...
by Phil Jones | Updated 23 Oct, 2017 | Culture of performance, KPI & measure design
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, of which incentives (at...
by Phil Jones | Updated 16 Jul, 2018 | Examples & case studies, Modern Balanced Scorecards
Balanced Scorecards for alliances and partnerships: Lessons 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 for alliances and partnerships. So I chose the title,...