http://localhost/ Executive Strategy Manager Blog! en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:01:46 -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/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/A54440E3%2DC297%2D0424%2DB0EC9BB4D0E68DBD Following an informal survey of speaking with ESM users, I found that about half of you are not maximizing the capability of action items in the ESM. [more] ESM Features ESM Tips and Tricks Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:01:00 -0500 entryId=A54440E3-C297-0424-B0EC9BB4D0E68DBD/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/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/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/C8381567%2DAC99%2DDC1C%2DC85F4BEAD789EC2F Aligning leadership incentives and one's organization are fundamental components of successful and efficient business management. Few understand this axiom as well as SMDC Health Systems. St. Mary's Hospital encountered intense financial pressure i... [more] Balanced Scorecard Client Success ESM Features Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:34:00 -0500 entryId=C8381567-AC99-DC1C-C85F4BEAD789EC2F/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/3885031E%2DA298%2D6191%2D959E5D5A6A30CDFA ESM 5.0 is revamped to deliver the world's largest repository of Kaplan/Norton Strategy Execution assets in an even easier, more reliable interface. You can now browse the extensive compilation of best practice assets, including but not excluded to: ... [more] Balanced Scorecard ESM Features ESM Tips and Tricks Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:51:00 -0500 entryId=3885031E-A298-6191-959E5D5A6A30CDFA/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/F11C1D0F%2DF4D3%2DE265%2DA480630CE09ABB81 With the launch of ESM 5.0, bookmarking capability has expanded into the My ESM dashboard arena. We'd like to break down the feature for you so that you can gain maximum benefit. [more] ESM Features ESM Tips and Tricks Sustainability Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:47:00 -0500 entryId=F11C1D0F-F4D3-E265-A480630CE09ABB81/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/A6542D47%2D01DA%2D81F2%2DEEF79455416E4C5B We understand the importance of security when dealing with the sensitive nature of business information, even among an organization's internal users. In ESM 4.5, a user was granted scorecard access with one of six pre-defined roles. The latest vers... [more] ESM Features Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:31:00 -0500 entryId=A6542D47-01DA-81F2-EEF79455416E4C5B/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/59F7D1DA%2D9C68%2D4D7F%2D91D34785835FA91A In ESM 4.5 the world's largest repository of Kaplan/Norton Strategy Execution assets were a bit hidden. We've gathered all our resources together and dropped them into the Resource Center. You can now browse best practice assets (interviews, Balanc... [more] ESM Features Tue, 19 May 2009 09:34:00 -0500 entryId=59F7D1DA-9C68-4D7F-91D34785835FA91A/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/30AB9282%2DDF12%2D1947%2DD11BF2492A263616 One of ESM's new features is its enhanced capability around strategic communication. Like action items, we allow for the multi-select of users for strategic element ownership, including email reminders. We debated the methodology implications of pot... [more] ESM Features Mon, 11 May 2009 09:10:00 -0500 entryId=30AB9282-DF12-1947-D11BF2492A263616/EVT/blog/showEntry/ http://localhost//index.cfm/EVT/showEntry/entryId/FCACA033%2DD02A%2D55B1%2D5FE26917A2B00E34 Bain & Company's report "Management Tools and Trends" is released every other year. This report surveys executives at companies of varying sizes around the world. In the most recent version just released, the Balanced Scorecard ranks highly in both u... [more] Balanced Scorecard ESM Features Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:00:00 -0500 entryId=FCACA033-D02A-55B1-5FE26917A2B00E34/EVT/blog/showEntry/