http://localhost/ Executive Strategy Manager Blog! en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:02:45 -0500 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:42:00 -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/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/216C3391%2DC298%2DFFB0%2D0B11FA082B22745E The Royal Botabic Garden Edinburg will be showcased as a public sector performance management solution implementation at the CIMA World Conference in October 2012 in Cape Town.  Dr. Alasdair J Macnab captured it's organization's successes in a r... [more] Client Success ESM General Information Sustainability Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:51:00 -0500 entryId=216C3391-C298-FFB0-0B11FA082B22745E/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/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/4769D2A5%2DC297%2D0424%2DBAAED0789EA07350 Throughout the world, governments at all levels are adopting the Balanced Scorecard system to clarify social, economic, and political goals. Nearly two years ago the ESM team first documented the success of one such city, San Fernando. Located in t... [more] Client Success Tue, 31 May 2011 14:53:00 -0500 entryId=4769D2A5-C297-0424-BAAED0789EA07350/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/4FA7225C%2DC298%2DFFB0%2D0FA3E32E59E653F4 ESM continues to make it's mark on earth, positively impacting governments and private organizations around the world with their ability to execute strategy. [more] Business Leadership Client Success Competitive Advantage Decision Making Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:11:00 -0500 entryId=4FA7225C-C298-FFB0-0FA3E32E59E653F4/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/91255927%2DC297%2D0424%2DB818B3A3791E6867 First Commonwealth Financial Corp (NYSE: FCF), a $5.8B financial holding company (banking, insurance, investment) in Pennsylvania, and a Palladium ESM client, recently issued a press release about its best practice approach to governance, which inclu... [more] Business Leadership Client Success Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:25:00 -0500 entryId=91255927-C297-0424-B818B3A3791E6867/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/4C2F52B9%2DC298%2DFFB0%2D03FFDDFEAAB0E54A This week the ESM team had the opportunity to partake in Palladium's strategy practice day. The two day-session allowed the strategy practice team to share Balanced Scorecard (BSC) best practices uncovered in recent projects. Dr. David P. Norton joi... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Client Success Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:58:00 -0500 entryId=4C2F52B9-C298-FFB0-03FFDDFEAAB0E54A/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/3B7DD255%2DEA8C%2D8F34%2DE30A188E26B8A3A4 For more than 100 years the national investigative force now known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation has fought corruption and crime in the U.S. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 resulted in a change in strategic priorities, the firs... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Business Leadership Client Success Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:09:00 -0500 entryId=3B7DD255-EA8C-8F34-E30A188E26B8A3A4/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/3B793B7A%2DBDF6%2D84D6%2D4932FEC71F16681C The mission of Boys and Girls Clubs of America—an association of more than 4,000 local clubs—is to enable youth, especially those in need, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible citizens. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Puer... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Client Success Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:04:00 -0500 entryId=3B793B7A-BDF6-84D6-4932FEC71F16681C/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/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/B6DEDD22%2D0335%2DF666%2D4EFC278E40296A9D Congratulations to Abu Dhabi Government with their induction into the BSC Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy on May 20, 2010 at the EMEA Summit in Madrid.  This organization has been using ESM's eLearning for building and managing with the... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Business Leadership Client Success Sustainability Thu, 20 May 2010 13:55:00 -0500 entryId=B6DEDD22-0335-F666-4EFC278E40296A9D/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/B6CBCA6A%2DDFFB%2D5C03%2DE0C3F31DEFD9DB41 Congratulations to Folkhälsan on their induction into the Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy at the EMEA Summit in Madrid on May 19, 2010. [more] BSC Hall of Fame Client Success Sustainability Thu, 20 May 2010 13:35:00 -0500 entryId=B6CBCA6A-DFFB-5C03-E0C3F31DEFD9DB41/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/63BB0936%2DB9A7%2DDE95%2DCC1A9E8B0F98E6B8 Bahrain, a small isle in the Persian Gulf has been fully engaged in their government-based economic plan, Vision 2030.  Through Vision 2030, Bahrain hopes to transform itself from an oil rich nation to a fierce global competitor, shaped by ... [more] Balanced Scorecard BSC Hall of Fame Client Success Tue, 04 May 2010 10:25:00 -0500 entryId=63BB0936-B9A7-DE95-CC1A9E8B0F98E6B8/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/CE3701E5%2DABA3%2DD11D%2D6509B0833CE00B75 Seven years ago, Lagasse, Inc. struggled to manage inventory and deliver value to their customers in their supply-chain process.  Lagasse, Inc. is a B2B wholesaler of commodity products, with suppliers such as Proctor & Gamble, Rubbermaid, a... [more] Client Success Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:43:00 -0500 entryId=CE3701E5-ABA3-D11D-6509B0833CE00B75/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/CE33F671%2DDBD4%2DFFA3%2DD113419452A894B6 Norwegian oil giant, Statoil, has taken a new approach budgeting with the Balanced Scorecard management system.  Statoil is a strong member of the Beyond Budgeting movement, replacing traditional accounting methods of forecasting  with dyam... [more] Client Success Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:39:00 -0500 entryId=CE33F671-DBD4-FFA3-D113419452A894B6/EVT/blog/showEntry/