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Paul Niven

Paul R. Niven

Leading author and Management consultant

Of Movies and Management Meetings

In this entertaining article, author, management consultant and Balanced Scorecard expert Paul Niven takes a closer look at movie-making to borrow lessons for making management meetings better.

Ultimately, movies are all about stories and how they progress, scene by scene. While volumes have been written on creating winning scenes, expert screenwriters have found a way to keep it very simple…and very effective. Just as scenes can drive a movie’s progression, meetings can drive an organization’s performance management.

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Spotlight
 
Myths about Beyond Budgeting
 
Bjarte Bogsnes scrutinizes the five myths most commonly held about 'Beyond Budgeting' and then proceeds to throw light on what the approach actually means for enterprise performance management.

As a concept, Beyond Budgeting has its roots and origins well back in time. However, as a management model, it is just a decade old. Consequently, the concept has not reached a stage where clear and consistent understanding can be safely expected. In fact, a number of myths and misunderstandings have developed about Beyond Budgeting.
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News & Events
 
Balanced Scorecard, Strategy Maps and Strategic Performance Management
October 23, 2008
Location - London, UK

Achieving the Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations
November 3 - 6, 2008
Location - San Diego, CA

Global Performance Forum III - Measures, Metrics & Management Systems
November 13 - 14, 2008
Location - San Diego, CA

Strategy Execution - Balanced Scorecard Forum
November 19 - 20, 2008
Location - Orlando, FL

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Interview
 
Office of Strategy Management
 
James Creelman traces the origin of the Office of Strategy Management concept, and how it is creating a space for strategic management as a core organizational function, much in the same manner as HR or finance. He then goes on to describe the seven responsibilities of the Office of Strategy Management.
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Cartoon of the month  
Measure focused companies are very eager to find the "right" KPI. I doubt the existence of perfect KPIs. But in our endeavoring search for perfection, we have to make compromises. After all, you might actually find "gold" on "the golden happy mean".

When I am working with measures/KPIs I have a list that I am using assessing the quality of a KPI.
   
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KPI Library  
A source that provides an extensive library of Key Performance Indicators for perspectives and various industries
  • Number of Full Time Employees
  • Total hours utilized
  • Total cost incurred
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