http://localhost/ Executive Strategy Manager Blog! en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:18:58 -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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/CF3091B0%2DC61A%2D88C7%2D45CA0CA9F28FC3EF ESM users can now rapidly build personal dashboard views of your scorecard with version 5.0. The bookmarking of strategic elements continues to serve as a way to build a quick update page view. We've taken bookmarks a step further and integrated ... [more] ESM Features ESM General Information Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:52:00 -0500 entryId=CF3091B0-C61A-88C7-45CA0CA9F28FC3EF/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/CA390634%2DE06C%2D753C%2D99436F5B3B1E6E21 In tough economic times like these, strategy becomes the central focus for organizations looking to adapt. While the focus is on developing the most savvy strategy for the economic environment, this philosophy often leaves out emphasis on execution.... [more] Balanced Scorecard Business Leadership Decision Making ESM General Information Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:44:00 -0500 entryId=CA390634-E06C-753C-99436F5B3B1E6E21/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/A50EB21E%2DCC82%2DF461%2D338F8A007DED5198 The Executive Strategy Manager is pleased to announce the release of its beta version on March 16th, 2009. On this date we will begin a limited release of the latest version of our application to selected organizations. This time will allow for an ... [more] ESM Development Team ESM Features ESM General Information Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:32:00 -0500 entryId=A50EB21E-CC82-F461-338F8A007DED5198/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/863733A0%2DB052%2D8247%2DA8358C4BE08C8F25 How should organizations communicate their strategy to their employees? David Norton and James Coffey of Palladium Group have addressed this challenge in their article "Building an Organized Process for Strategy Communication" in the Balanced Scoreca... [more] Balanced Scorecard Business Leadership ESM General Information Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:48:00 -0500 entryId=863733A0-B052-8247-A8358C4BE08C8F25/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/A7CA6943%2DDA74%2D1191%2DD0A942AA7B38C600 Drs. Kaplan and Norton have focused their thoughts on strategy on the most pertinent topic in the American economy today, managing strategy in a downturn. In their most recent blog posting, Drs. Kaplan and Norton ask whether the Balanced Scorecard C... [more] Balanced Scorecard Competitive Advantage Decision Making ESM General Information Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:21:00 -0500 entryId=A7CA6943-DA74-1191-D0A942AA7B38C600/EVT/blog/showEntry/