http://localhost/ Executive Strategy Manager Blog! en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:18:16 -0500 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:48:00 -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/B57422BC%2DC298%2DFFB0%2D00E325494C1FA9C6 ESM5.5, a minor point release is in final beta testing and available at http://beta.executivestrategymanager.com. We plan to go live with this release next week. More details on it are below. Feel free to use the beta site to do your work. It... [more] ESM Development Team ESM Features ESM General Information Software as a Service Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:48:00 -0500 entryId=B57422BC-C298-FFB0-00E325494C1FA9C6/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/47BD7AA0%2DC297%2D0424%2DBD8C4BFC951F1CD1 Organizations, in each of their many dimensions, are fascinating to explore. One of my favorite subject matter experts, Gary Cokins, notes: “[J]ust like our grandmothers each had their own recipe for a holiday fruit cake, organizations are conc... [more] Client Success ESM Development Team ESM General Information Software as a Service Tue, 31 May 2011 16:23:00 -0500 entryId=47BD7AA0-C297-0424-BD8C4BFC951F1CD1/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/BA4404E4%2DC297%2D0424%2DB22C200495DE5779 Gartner's recent press release says that over the next 5 years organizations will be more rapidly moving into SaaS and PaaS as this space continues to rapidly grow through innovation, partnerships, and acquisitions.  ESM was one of those SaaS pi... [more] Software as a Service Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:02:00 -0500 entryId=BA4404E4-C297-0424-B22C200495DE5779/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/5D985FAF%2DC298%2DFFB0%2D0698581FD735E638 In a BSR Q&A discussion with technology thought leaders, Frank Buytendijk of BeInformed and Jonathan Hornby of the SAS Institute, we asked them to share their best practices experiences with organizations implementing the Execution Premium Proces... [more] Software as a Service Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:10:00 -0500 entryId=5D985FAF-C298-FFB0-0698581FD735E638/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/BD24747E%2DCB71%2D8D22%2D8C036471AE278BC4 Several of our product experts recently returned from Palladium’s 2010 Americas Summit, held this year in La Jolla, CA. It was a great conference – strong attendance, great speakers, and considerable insight to be gained from both the cas... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Business Leadership Client Success Competitive Advantage ESM Features ESM General Information ESM Tips and Tricks Software as a Service Sustainability Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:23:00 -0500 entryId=BD24747E-CB71-8D22-8C036471AE278BC4/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/275A92BB%2DD634%2DFB3D%2DC06E8999445856A1 If you have yet to decide on a software application to help you manage your strategy, we've compiled over a hundred functionality requirements you should consider when evaluating solutions. [more] ESM Development Team ESM Features Software as a Service Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:06:00 -0500 entryId=275A92BB-D634-FB3D-C06E8999445856A1/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/92E9B3C9%2DC5E4%2D38C0%2DC07994F3B82E1307 For nearly two years now the ESM team has leveraged Akamai's Edge platform to accelerate the speed of the ESM to your organization. I like to describe it as "turning country roads into private highways for the ESM." [more] ESM Development Team Software as a Service Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:07:00 -0500 entryId=92E9B3C9-C5E4-38C0-C07994F3B82E1307/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/614CEE82%2DC5B8%2D16BC%2DC34891891409C7BF In July-August Balanced Scorecard Report, the article "The Power of Strategy Execution in Healthcare" tackles the issue of managing the gap between healthcare needs and financial resources. "Can healthcare systems reduce spiraling costs while still m... [more] Business Leadership Software as a Service Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:46:00 -0500 entryId=614CEE82-C5B8-16BC-C34891891409C7BF/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/63A94F82%2DAC73%2D7AF2%2D84A2F1E7B23C5CCA ESM 5.0 is set to release to all ESM clients on April 27th, 2009. This version represents enhancements compiled from 10 years of end-user feedback, which has created our most user-friendly ESM ever. The latest version of the ESM also offers increas... [more] ESM Development Team ESM Features Software as a Service Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:49:00 -0500 entryId=63A94F82-AC73-7AF2-84A2F1E7B23C5CCA/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/EF51F872%2DD07F%2DE602%2D1F3EE96E12E887EF Palladium used to certify software vendors. We had over twenty software vendors that met the minimal BSC standards. A lot has changed since the standards were written. While Palladium no longer runs a software certification program nor updates a p... [more] Balanced Scorecard Software as a Service Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:32:00 -0500 entryId=EF51F872-D07F-E602-1F3EE96E12E887EF/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/E09CFDC0%2DC9F7%2D8878%2D6ADE5D1E6A22FE8B In today's economy we see more companies than ever trying to outsource applications once considered mission critical. The Executive Strategy Manger software-as-a-service (SaaS) approach allows today's companies cut the time spent running BSC applica... Software as a Service Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:45:00 -0500 entryId=E09CFDC0-C9F7-8878-6ADE5D1E6A22FE8B/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/A3932812%2D9FE3%2D2024%2DBCFB5663779045B1 Performance is big to us. We're constantly striving to enhance the performance of the application in any way that we can, because we know how frustrating it can be trying to use a slow website. That's why we were so excited to finally be perusing a... [more] ESM Development Team ESM Features ESM General Information Software as a Service Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:51:00 -0500 entryId=A3932812-9FE3-2024-BCFB5663779045B1/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/2D81360D%2DE691%2DA1C8%2D04E7F863B0D7E68C The ESM has completed the much anticipated partnership with Akamai Technologies to provide a truly global acceleration of the ESM. Over the next few days we anticipate a 50 -80% or greater speed improvement of the ESM suite of tools, allowing us to r... ESM Development Team ESM General Information Software as a Service Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:10:00 -0500 entryId=2D81360D-E691-A1C8-04E7F863B0D7E68C/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/B017DB4D%2DA3E8%2D2CDF%2DA7A1686A38BA9036 Many times when clients ask about the ESM model of offering software as a service, I would say that Salesforce.com does it, and they have 38,000 customers. But if you saw the news today, you would see that there are other prominent believers in the ... [more] Software as a Service Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:26:00 -0500 entryId=B017DB4D-A3E8-2CDF-A7A1686A38BA9036/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/A2000F5F%2DB8F9%2D47DE%2DE259086F68582AD5 We run into this problem all the time. Organizations, albeit mostly government, want to manage their strategy in the Executive Strategy Manager (ESM), yet they often forget to think about the steps to truly make this happen. The steps aren't compli... [more] ESM General Information Software as a Service Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:50:00 -0500 entryId=A2000F5F-B8F9-47DE-E259086F68582AD5/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/48D96D13%2DB964%2D2210%2DAEF935C9CD59C90E We're currently working on building out a new datacenter to support our global ESM client base. This new, state of the art datacenter will allow us to continue to grow our global presence, increase reliability of the application and increase the spe... [more] ESM General Information Software as a Service Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:02:00 -0500 entryId=48D96D13-B964-2210-AEF935C9CD59C90E/EVT/blog/showEntry/