http://localhost/ Executive Strategy Manager Blog! en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:07:40 -0500 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:44:00 -0500 MachBlog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss esm@thepalladiumgroup.com cfunk@thepalladiumgroup.com;mpurrington@thepalladiumgroup.com http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/D82CDECD%2DC298%2DFFB0%2D0B5F133111B2B30A Imagine your strategic elements (themes, objectives, measures, driver measures, initiatives, initiative KPIs, and milestones) as an alignment “web” or “family tree” through which there are causal relationships. While some... [more] Balanced Scorecard Competitive Advantage ESM Development Team ESM Features ESM General Information Initiative Management Operational Reporting Reporting Sustainability Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:44:00 -0500 entryId=D82CDECD-C298-FFB0-0B5F133111B2B30A/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/D81AAC3D%2DC298%2DFFB0%2D0C570415CAA3F11C As we analyze our Execution Premium Community (XPC) site traffic from this past year we clearly see initiative management take the top spot. Strategy review meetings, leadership facilitation, measurement, and making strategy personal all sit as hot t... [more] Balanced Scorecard ESM Development Team ESM Features ESM General Information Initiative Management Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:23:00 -0500 entryId=D81AAC3D-C298-FFB0-0C570415CAA3F11C/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/6981219F%2DC297%2D0424%2DB78A38A7DDC7CFF1 Now that the Execution Premium book by Drs. Kaplan and Norton has been out in the market for a number of years, let's take a look at the benefits that can be realized through the XPP implementation in your organizaiton. Let's take it a couple stages... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Business Leadership Client Success Competitive Advantage Decision Making ESM General Information Initiative Management Innovation Reporting Sustainability Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:42:00 -0500 entryId=6981219F-C297-0424-B78A38A7DDC7CFF1/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/452A0961%2DC297%2D0424%2DB0DE4ACD55E05F18 Now that the Execution Premium book by Drs. Kaplan and Norton has been out in the market for a number of years, let's take a look at the benefits that can be realized through the XPP implementation in your organizaiton. Let's take it a couple stages... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Business Leadership Client Success Competitive Advantage Decision Making ESM Development Team ESM Features ESM General Information ESM Tips and Tricks Initiative Management Innovation Operational Reporting Personal Balanced Scorecard Reporting Risk Management Software as a Service Strategy Maps Sustainability Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:25:00 -0500 entryId=452A0961-C297-0424-B0DE4ACD55E05F18/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/214CEB1F%2DC298%2DFFB0%2D0CAC34280B92EF8B Now that the Execution Premium book by Drs. Kaplan and Norton has been out in the market for a number of years, let's take a look at the benefits that can be realized through the XPP implementation in your organizaiton.  Let's take it a couple s... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Business Leadership Client Success Competitive Advantage ESM Features Initiative Management Innovation Operational Reporting Personal Balanced Scorecard Reporting Strategy Maps Sustainability Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:19:00 -0500 entryId=214CEB1F-C298-FFB0-0CAC34280B92EF8B/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/E9B47C25%2DD91F%2D6511%2DC62F8910655286C6 Executives from 200 companies worldwide were asked how effectively they were meeting the financial projections set forth in their strategic plans: the results were staggering. On average, companies only reach about 60% of the potential financial perf... [more] Decision Making Initiative Management Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:56:00 -0500 entryId=E9B47C25-D91F-6511-C62F8910655286C6/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/A7939169%2D937E%2DD665%2DB7115952A36F1445 The ESM team is hard at work innovating, designing and building ESM 6. This effort began in February 2010 and will continue through to Beta launch in early 2012. Through our recent surveys, direct client requests, and guidance from Drs... [more] ESM Development Team ESM Features ESM General Information ESM Tips and Tricks Initiative Management Operational Reporting Personal Balanced Scorecard Reporting Risk Management Software as a Service Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:47:00 -0500 entryId=A7939169-937E-D665-B7115952A36F1445/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/FAD3FE5D%2DD837%2D8DA7%2D166C5E7CA737AF5C I just came across an excellent account of the Balanced Scorecard effort undergone at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. In this paper, BSC champion and strategy director, Alasdair Macnab, along with Chris Carr and Falconer Michell from Univers... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Business Leadership Client Success Competitive Advantage Decision Making ESM Development Team ESM Features ESM General Information ESM Tips and Tricks Initiative Management Operational Reporting Reporting Risk Management Software as a Service Strategy Maps Sustainability Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:43:00 -0500 entryId=FAD3FE5D-D837-8DA7-166C5E7CA737AF5C/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/F1CA1547%2DC295%2D60CF%2D5866F571B61B688D A recent post about hospitals on Harvard Business Publishing's blog is a good example of how organizational evaluation in general and best practice sharing in particular are great ways to minimize waste and mistakes. In the case of hospitals, this c... [more] Balanced Scorecard Decision Making ESM Features Initiative Management Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:08:00 -0500 entryId=F1CA1547-C295-60CF-5866F571B61B688D/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/5D1C2FF4%2D0676%2DA2EF%2DB50287A16F22B2FE Initiatives play the pivotal role of change agents for the Strategy Focused Organization (SFO). Many organizations fail to appropriately manage their initiative portfolio, and in turn lack the mobility to execute on their strategy. The successful S... [more] Business Leadership Competitive Advantage Initiative Management Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:14:00 -0500 entryId=5D1C2FF4-0676-A2EF-B50287A16F22B2FE/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/D69330FF%2DC295%2D60CF%2D558550CC8E54C799 A company's success is often determined by their ability to adapt to a changing environment. While many companies will recognize the need for change, 70% of organizational transformations fail. Jayme de Lima says this failure comes from lacking emp... [more] Balanced Scorecard Business Leadership Decision Making ESM Features Initiative Management Sustainability Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:42:00 -0500 entryId=D69330FF-C295-60CF-558550CC8E54C799/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/D5E9E8FD%2DC295%2D60CF%2D54CE4168A1D7733E Strategic Risk Management (SRM) is the key to an integrated risk management approach which Professor Mark Frigo discusses in his most recent article, "Strategic Risk Management: The New Core Competency." Professor Frigo sees the lagging development ... [more] Balanced Scorecard Competitive Advantage Decision Making Initiative Management Operational Reporting Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:22:00 -0500 entryId=D5E9E8FD-C295-60CF-54CE4168A1D7733E/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/3C30737D%2DC1A8%2D8CFB%2DDD2FE5D6FC328AC4 One question I often hear as clients begin to incorporate initiatives into ESM concerns exactly where, in a cascaded scorecard environment, initiatives should be managed. This is especially applicable in organizations where there is an established pr... [more] Balanced Scorecard Initiative Management Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:45:00 -0500 entryId=3C30737D-C1A8-8CFB-DD2FE5D6FC328AC4/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/BB52C234%2DFC9F%2DB90F%2D94FB0DE2C115D44B Palladium's Managing Director and CMO sent out a note this morning exploring Cari Tuna's article in today's Wall Street Journal. An article in today's Wall Street Journal, "Executives Shift to Survival Mode," reports that The Conference Board has ... [more] Business Leadership Competitive Advantage Decision Making Initiative Management Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:56:00 -0500 entryId=BB52C234-FC9F-B90F-94FB0DE2C115D44B/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/8F93B577%2D0D30%2D0C5F%2DF55B39499F51273F I recently came across a case study, published just last month, titled "Information System Effects on Organizations Balanced Scorecard Work". This study was focused exclusively on the ESM application  something our team believes to be the first of ... [more] Balanced Scorecard Client Success Competitive Advantage Decision Making ESM Features Initiative Management Reporting Software as a Service Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:10:00 -0500 entryId=8F93B577-0D30-0C5F-F55B39499F51273F/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/F278EA09%2DD844%2D0A0B%2D948EFE88E038A741 As you know, the typical Gantt Chart shows a project plan in graphical format. It typically has a bar for the major components to the plan and some way of displaying the tasks associated with the plan. So how does strategy fit into a Gantt Chart? [more] Initiative Management Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:45:00 -0500 entryId=F278EA09-D844-0A0B-948EFE88E038A741/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/DD07E902%2D9BDD%2D1FA0%2DBFDAF37086B37420 With the launch of web services in 2007, the ESM truly has become an integrated strategy management platform for organizations around the world. An early adopter with the web services, a government defense organization is streamlining the reporting ... [more] Client Success ESM Development Team Initiative Management Reporting Sun, 28 Oct 2007 07:55:00 -0500 entryId=DD07E902-9BDD-1FA0-BFDAF37086B37420/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/876CF3D8%2DFD82%2D8159%2DDC31F0DCDDC5F689 Building out initiatives without allocating a strategic budget is like financing a brand new Porsche GT3 [more] Business Leadership Competitive Advantage ESM General Information Initiative Management Reporting Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:28:00 -0500 entryId=876CF3D8-FD82-8159-DC31F0DCDDC5F689/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/14C366CC%2DDA22%2D6ED2%2D627FCC49F50FBF37 I was recently speaking to a colleague at an organization with whom I have worked with for a number of years. They are currently focusing on enhancing their initiative management process and utilize the ESM to support their corporate and business/su... [more] ESM General Information Initiative Management Reporting Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:34:00 -0500 entryId=14C366CC-DA22-6ED2-627FCC49F50FBF37/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/0C8DD9DE%2D99F8%2DA138%2D49FD8BD219F1BCF0 Today, I wanted to share a few interesting things that I've seen clients do recently, to enhance the initiative reporting element of their strategic reporting process. [more] Initiative Management Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:17:00 -0500 entryId=0C8DD9DE-99F8-A138-49FD8BD219F1BCF0/EVT/blog/showEntry/