http://localhost/ Executive Strategy Manager Blog! en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:04:25 -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/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/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/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/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/9459B579%2DF288%2D5837%2D77E95161893F28BA How can your organization make better decisions during tough economic times? In an article entitled, "Smarter Execs Focus on Goals, Not Just Metrics," Doug Henschen describes the growing importance of decision based analytics. How are the most decisi... [more] Balanced Scorecard Decision Making ESM Features Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:54:00 -0500 entryId=9459B579-F288-5837-77E95161893F28BA/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/E5401EA7%2DCFC7%2D9850%2D063AB5F2BE617699 Accounting for risk has become a hot topic in strategy management over the last year as organizations struggle through annual strategy refreshes in these turbulent times. This has raised the topic of how to address these risks within the balanced sco... [more] Client Success Decision Making ESM Tips and Tricks Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:42:00 -0500 entryId=E5401EA7-CFC7-9850-063AB5F2BE617699/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/CE1CABDF%2DD1AB%2DE8C1%2DCA775A365B005F28 Rather than simply thinking about risk as a hazard to be avoided  a natural disaster or a fluctuation in the market or currency  companies should also think of risk as the flip side of the coin that is opportunity. This is the contention of a recen... [more] Competitive Advantage Decision Making ESM Features Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:29:00 -0500 entryId=CE1CABDF-D1AB-E8C1-CA775A365B005F28/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/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/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/ 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/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/4E4AA9F8%2DCA64%2DC4D3%2D4AA200CC1A5FA1E0 In a recent article in McKinsey Quarterly (Sept 2008) they wrote about managing IT during a downturn. They stressed the importance of not making across the board cuts, but that it was now more important than ever to look at IT's role in the business... Balanced Scorecard Business Leadership Client Success Competitive Advantage Decision Making Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:02:00 -0500 entryId=4E4AA9F8-CA64-C4D3-4AA200CC1A5FA1E0/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/