Book description
This book provides an easy-to-follow roadmap for successfully implementing the Balanced Scorecard methodology in small- and medium-sized companies. Building on the success of the first edition, the Second Edition includes new cases based on the author's experience implementing the balanced scorecard at government and nonprofit agencies. It is a must-read for any organization interested in achieving breakthrough results.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Balanced Scorecard
- Chapter 2 - Adapting the Balanced Scorecard to Fit the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
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Chapter 3 - Before You Begin
- DO YOU KNOW WHY YOU’RE DEVELOPING A BALANCED SCORECARD?
- EXECUTIVE SUPPORT: A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF YOUR BALANCED SCORECARD
- EXECUTIVE SPONSORSHIP IN ACTION
- YOUR BALANCED SCORECARD TEAM
- WHERE SHOULD WE BUILD THE BALANCED SCORECARD?
- CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING AN APPROPRIATE ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT
- HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR THE BALANCED SCORECARD
- YOUR BALANCED SCORECARD DEVELOPMENT PLAN
- THE PLANNING PHASE OF BUILDING A BALANCED SCORECARD
- THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE
- NOTES
- Chapter 4 - Training and Communication Planning for Balanced Scorecard Success
- Chapter 5 - Mission, Values, and Vision
- Chapter 6 - Strategy: The Core of Every Balanced Scorecard
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Chapter 7 - Strategy Maps
- WHAT IS A STRATEGY MAP?
- DEVELOPING YOUR STRATEGY MAP
- CHOOSING YOUR STRATEGY MAP PERSPECTIVES
- REVIEWING BACKGROUND MATERIALS ON STRATEGY MAP RAW MATERIALS
- DEVELOPING STRATEGY MAP OBJECTIVES IN EACH PERSPECTIVE
- DEVELOPING OBJECTIVES FOR THE CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE
- DEVELOPING OBJECTIVES FOR THE INTERNAL PROCESS PERSPECTIVE
- DEVELOPING OBJECTIVES FOR THE EMPLOYEE LEARNING AND GROWTH PERSPECTIVE
- DEVELOPING OBJECTIVES FOR THE FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE
- DEVELOPING A SHARED UNDERSTANDING WITH OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS
- TIMEOUT
- CONDUCTING AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY MAPPING WORKSHOP
- HOW MANY OBJECTIVES ON YOUR STRATEGY MAP?
- REVIEWING THE STRATEGY MAP
- WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS: KISS
- THE STRATEGY MAP JOURNEY AT FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY U.S. (FHUS)
- NOTES
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Chapter 8 - Performance Measures, Targets, and Initiatives
- WHAT ARE PERFORMANCE MEASURES?
- DEVELOPING MEASURES FOR EACH OF THE FOUR PERSPECTIVES
- MEASURES FOR THE CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE
- MEASURES FOR THE INTERNAL PROCESS PERSPECTIVE
- MEASURES FOR THE EMPLOYEE LEARNING AND GROWTH PERSPECTIVE
- MEASURES FOR THE FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE
- FINAL THOUGHTS ON SELECTING PERFORMANCE MEASURES
- CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PERFORMANCE MEASURES
- RECORDING YOUR MEASURES IN A DATA DICTIONARY
- TARGETS
- INITIATIVES
- NOTES
- Chapter 9 - Creating Alignment by Cascading the Balanced Scorecard
- Chapter 10 - Linking Resource Allocation to the Balanced Scorecard
- Chapter 11 - Reporting Results
- Chapter 12 - The City of Charlotte: A Balanced Scorecard Success Story
- Chapter 13 - Sustaining Balanced Scorecard Success
- Appendix - The Importance of Terminology and a Balanced Scorecard Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Balanced Scorecard: Step-by-Step for Government and Nonprofit Agencies, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2008
- Publisher(s): Wiley
- ISBN: 9780470180020
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