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Paul Niven
Driving Focus & Alignment with the Balanced Scorecard Measurement is at the heart of all organizational activity, yet a weak area.

- Paul Niven, Author and consultant

 
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Spotlight

Balanced Scorecard at StatoilHydro

Case study describes how Balanced Scorecard is core to attaining Statoil's vision.

 
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  Roadmaps and Revelations  
Book Launch

Paul Niven launches book on Strategy

Roadmaps and Revelations: Finding the Road to Business Success on Route 101

 
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Articles

  • Customer Perspective
    by Paul Niven
    A vital perspective for all companies regardless of their industry to track success through the eyes of their customers and to maintain leadership in the marketplace and customer minds.
  • A Performance Management Framework
    by Maurice Klaus
    Understanding the potential for a common ground between strategic and operational aspects of performance management

Case Studies

ImageThe Balanced Scorecard is an essential tool for managing the organization, from setting priorities to allocating resources to managing performance.


ImageWhen faced with a challenge in aligning managerial principles BKK implemented a group-wide process improvement program, driven by the identification of Critical Success Factors (CSFs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

KPI Library

Choose a list from our resource of Key performance indicators


  • Labour cost as % of sales
  • Revenue generated per Full Time Equivalents (FTEs)
  • Unit production per FTEs
  • Labour utilization rate
  • Quality reject rate (employee error)
  • Average days of vacancy duration - staff
  • Average cost of recruitment - staff
  • Average cost per vacancy filled

Tips, Tools and Techniques

  • Making the Business Case
    A full scorecard design and rollout requires clear and tangible business benefits.
  • Personal Scorecards
    Aligning Individual Performance with Strategic Objectives. Making strategy everyone’s job.
  • Strategic Initiatives
    The work of Performance management and Strategy Implementation takes place through Strategic Initiatives.
Title: What is in your company’s medicine bottle?
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In times where business environments are changing rapidly, it is important to choose the right medicine bottle for your company. Many companies pick the “budget medicine bottle” and believe that budgets and strict budget discipline will solve their problems. But strict budgets can destroy value creation.
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