Today's strategies
commonly deal with intangible assets such as operating processes,
customer relationships, employee capabilities and information databases.
These strategies are notoriously difficult to execute. What makes
them complex is that they are difficult to describe, measure and manage.
Yet, these intangible items are the source of today's competitive
advantage.
What is
needed is a way of describing the strategy in operational terms so
that the entire organisation has a clear understanding of their part
in the execution of the strategy. This way, it is possible that all
employees across the organisation will be aligned, and that executing
the strategy will become a part of their daily jobs.
The Balanced Scorecard
is the management system that delivers this capability.
The Balanced
Scorecard:
Describes
strategy in operational terms
Aligns
all employees to the business strategy
Identifies
and measures the lead indicators of future performance
Allows
executives to measure the value that all parts of the business
are delivering
Becomes
the heart of the management process
Cotswold Business
Solutions works with clients to bring about a dramatic improvement
in strategic focus and alignment through the implementation of a Balanced
Scorecard approach to strategic management.