The Balanced Scorecard and Performance Measurement Assignment 1. The design of a good performance measurement system must follow a “top down” approach to ensure that key measures are in fact a measure of the strategic goals established by senior management. Performance initiatives should always start at the top because senior management has the power to implement the system and provide the organizations missions and objectives. The top down approach starts with a clear business strategy
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HKU976 NEALE O’CONNOR MAKING BALANCED SCORECARD WORK TO IMPLEMENT BUSINESS STRATEGIES AT MAGIC TECHNOLOGY In August 2008‚ Magic Technology (“Magic”) launched an initiative to implement the balanced scorecard in its organisation. Alan Lo‚ the chief executive officer (“CEO”)‚ oversaw the implementation of the balanced scorecard at the company’s headquarters. Lo encountered both strategic and execution difficulties during implementation. Yet‚ such difficulties hinted at a more fundamental issue
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ACC2221 Advanced Management Accounting Coursework CIMA defines strategic management accounting as : ‘A form of management accounting in which emphasis is placed on information which relates to factors external to the firm as well as non-financial information …’ (Drury 7th Edition page 570) Strategic management accounting thus looks beyond cost measurement to focusing on ways to achieve cost reduction and hence strategic advantage for organisations. Many such techniques are outward looking
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modern strategic management. The two strategies discussed are Kaplan and Norton’s “Balanced Scorecard”‚ and Porter’s “Five Forces”. Kaplan and Norton present a model that help businesses investigate and understand their internal resources‚ and how to align high-level goals to objectives. Porter’s model attempts to help businesses identify and understand the external forces that affect strategic management and long-term sustainability. Keywords: Strategic Management‚ Balanced Scorecard‚ Measurement
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Balanced Scorecard: USPS Keller School of Management BSOP-588 Managing Quality Professor Robert Lee February 8‚ 2014 Introduction Performance management systems are often designed to enable organizations to plan‚ measure and control their performance‚ so that decisions‚ resources and activities can be better aligned with business strategies to achieve desired results and create shareholder value. The Balanced Scorecard is a performance tool using financial and
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2001 pp. 147–160 COMMENTARY Transforming the Balanced Scorecard from Performance Measurement to Strategic Management: Part II Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton Robert S. Kaplan is a Professor at Harvard University and David P. Norton is founder and president of the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative in Lincoln‚ Massachusetts. In a previous paper (Kaplan and Norton 2001b)‚ we described the role for strategy maps and Balanced Scorecards to develop performance objectives and measures linked
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Running head: General Dynamics Balanced Scorecard General Dynamics Balanced Scorecard Executive Summary “General Dynamics is one of the market leaders in business aviation‚ combat vehicles‚ weapon systems and munitions; ship building and marine systems; and mission-critical information systems and technology (Corporate Overview‚ 2012).” In 2012‚ General Dynamic’s revenue has expanded from $4 billion to over $32 billion and the workforce has steadily increased from 29‚000 to
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OF THE BALANCED SCORECARD The balance scorecard is used as a strategic planning and a management technique. It is widely used in many organizations‚ regardless of their scale‚ to align the organization’s performance to its vision and objectives. The scorecard is also used as a tool which improves the communication and feedback process between the employees and management‚ and to monitor performance of the organizational objectives. There are four different perspectives of balance scorecard which
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THE BALANCED SCORECARD 1 Why businesses need a balanced scorecard The balanced scorecard was developed by US academics Robert Kaplan and David Norton in response to the shortcomings of traditional financial measures. Traditional financial measures are one-dimensional. By definition‚ they only look at the financial aspects of a business. Traditional financial measures are historical. They tell us nothing about what may happen to the business in the future. There are many examples of businesses
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Overall Strategic Plan Structure KSOM Visionary Goals Strategic Goals Performance Goals Visionary Statements Core Goal‚ Vision‚ Mission‚ Slogan‚ Market. STRATEGY MAP Balanced Scorecard Perspectives & Purpose Descriptions Session Outline … Objectives & Objective Destinations. Strategy Map Objectives‚ Key Performance Indicator‚ Key Result Area‚ Key Responsibility Area‚ Measures and Scores. 1 The Three Key Grid Elements KSOM Grid Name Usage Objectives 1. Allocate and define how each Strategic
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