http://localhost/ Executive Strategy Manager Blog! en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:01:09 -0500 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:33:00 -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/D890B59B%2DC298%2DFFB0%2D0AD732F39E7B9D25 The development team is putting the finishing touches on by far the largest iteration of the ESM6 build, measures. Pure agile gurus would have encouraged us to break this iteration up into 8 separate iterations given its size but because of our ... [more] Balanced Scorecard Competitive Advantage ESM Development Team ESM Features ESM General Information Operational Reporting Reporting Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:33:00 -0500 entryId=D890B59B-C298-FFB0-0AD732F39E7B9D25/EVT/blog/showEntry/ 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/698A35B0%2DC297%2D0424%2DB7F5105DA463CA83 It really is that simple.  You need the right people engaged and supporting the cause within the organization, you need the process in place to ensure youa re taking the right steps in the strategy management framework, and you need to accelerat... [more] Balanced Scorecard Business Leadership ESM General Information Reporting Sustainability Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:57:00 -0500 entryId=698A35B0-C297-0424-B7F5105DA463CA83/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/9C0EA0B3%2DC297%2D0424%2DBC20E8B0EC087C03 Judging from recent interviews and articles, it appears Balanced Scorecard co-creator Bob Kaplan’s new favorite case study is Volkswagen Brazil. In particular, he is impressed with the company's ability to communicate strategy to its 22,000 emp... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Business Leadership Client Success Competitive Advantage Decision Making ESM General Information ESM Tips and Tricks Reporting Sustainability Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:19:00 -0500 entryId=9C0EA0B3-C297-0424-BC20E8B0EC087C03/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/1C3A52DC%2DB348%2DB2B6%2D35A4E2A3D902F894 Despite its value, most organizations' written, objective-level performance analysis is generally not very good. Most performance analysis does not explain the data, discuss its underlying causes and implications, or integrate it into a broader discu... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Business Leadership Client Success Competitive Advantage Decision Making ESM Tips and Tricks Reporting Sustainability Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:28:00 -0500 entryId=1C3A52DC-B348-B2B6-35A4E2A3D902F894/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/680CAA57%2DBC2B%2DDDB8%2D3CB9F5FCB8C6D7CD Palladium’s research also involved surveying 101 organizations representing a wide range of industries in order to explore the relationship between their management practices and the performance results they have achieved. Among our most import... [more] Business Leadership Competitive Advantage ESM Tips and Tricks Operational Reporting Reporting Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:43:00 -0500 entryId=680CAA57-BC2B-DDB8-3CB9F5FCB8C6D7CD/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/08612B56%2DA32A%2DF319%2DDA635A23A2CC8CA6 Captain Earl Armbruster: You almost tore that boy's arm off! Action Jackson: So? He had a spare. As a Palladium consultant helping clients implement the Balanced Scorecard, I've had my share of meetings where I've felt like my arm was bei... [more] Client Success ESM Features Reporting Sustainability Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:33:00 -0500 entryId=08612B56-A32A-F319-DA635A23A2CC8CA6/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/978A0F66%2DCC6E%2D04E8%2D0AAEA956C7FB48CB After the first day of ESM training in Nairobi, Kenya, I turned to my new colleague and hesitantly confessed. "You know, when I first heard I would be coming to a company called 'Safaricom,'..." [more] Client Success ESM General Information Reporting Sustainability Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:33:00 -0500 entryId=978A0F66-CC6E-04E8-0AAEA956C7FB48CB/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/3A6B8223%2DD6C4%2D2E99%2DB63CC89CAAB69AB9 In trying times like these many organizations fight to change strategy to adapt to new economic conditions. While these changes in strategic direction have clear implications for high-level objectives, management teams must also turn this strategy i... [more] Business Leadership Competitive Advantage Reporting Sustainability Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:36:00 -0500 entryId=3A6B8223-D6C4-2E99-B63CC89CAAB69AB9/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/9488C9BB%2DE8EA%2D1FD6%2D8D454801A38F6CCB With the release of the ESM 5.0, many in the team are testing various components of the application. I was testing some of the new copy forward capabilities today and wanted to share just how cool this enhancement is in the strategy reporting space.... [more] ESM Features Reporting Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:31:00 -0500 entryId=9488C9BB-E8EA-1FD6-8D454801A38F6CCB/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/DF92029D%2DA331%2D86BE%2D5DCD6ECF49A80E27 Many organizations elect to refresh their scorecards with the start of a new year. Regardless of when you do it, there are some considerations you should take into account prior to beginning the process. [more] ESM General Information ESM Tips and Tricks Reporting Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:11:00 -0500 entryId=DF92029D-A331-86BE-5DCD6ECF49A80E27/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/46BC51B8%2DFBEF%2DDCE6%2D9013BD39B8B62F1D Companies have become overly reliant on Business Intelligence to focus decision making on results. While the reporting, query, and analytical tools are important to the success of a business, an accumulation can bog down the decision making process.... [more] Business Leadership Decision Making Operational Reporting Reporting Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:51:00 -0500 entryId=46BC51B8-FBEF-DCE6-9013BD39B8B62F1D/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/172B2500%2D9BC8%2DC7CE%2D255A49455F33B002 I've had a lot of organizations ask me how to "tell the story of their strategy" using their strategy map in the ESM as their guide. I'd like to provide our ESM community with an example approach that could be adapted for your organization. Once up... [more] Balanced Scorecard Business Leadership Client Success ESM Tips and Tricks Reporting Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:14:00 -0500 entryId=172B2500-9BC8-C7CE-255A49455F33B002/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/450FE459%2DA651%2D3672%2D69974FC52BC64F0D Did you know that the ESM can automatically evaluate the performance of your measures? [more] Decision Making ESM Features ESM Tips and Tricks Reporting Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:50:00 -0500 entryId=450FE459-A651-3672-69974FC52BC64F0D/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/0F8C77CC%2D96C8%2DC30D%2DFB3FF114CD40A843 In today's demand-driven and increasingly competitive market; the need for effective strategic management is imperative. This need has spurred the conceptualization of several management theories. Naturally, as delivery on promise differed, some hav... [more] Balanced Scorecard Competitive Advantage Decision Making Reporting Sustainability Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:36:00 -0500 entryId=0F8C77CC-96C8-C30D-FB3FF114CD40A843/EVT/blog/showEntry/