| | |  | Business | Home » » » Balanced Scorecard Strategy For Dummies | | | | | | | Description: | | A practical, easy-to-understand guide to Balanced Scorecard for busy business leadersThe Balanced Scorecard method is an analysis technique designed to translate an organization's mission and vision statement and overall business strategies into specific, quantifiable goals, and to monitor the organization's performance in achieving these goals. Much less technology driven then other analysis approaches, it analyzes an organization's overall performance in four regards: financial analysis, customer service, productivity and internal analysis, and employee growth and satisfaction. Balanced Scorecard Strategy For Dummies breaks down the basics of Balanced Scorecard in simple language with practical, Dummies-style guidance on getting it done. This book covers all the basics of Balanced Scorecard for busy executives and managers-and does it without the high price tag of most professional level Balanced Scorecard guides. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Chuck Hannabarger | | Paperback:
| 384 pages | | Publisher:
| For Dummies | | Publication Date:
| September 11, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 047013397X | | Product Length:
| 7.4 inches | | Product Width:
| 0.8 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.2 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.25 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.13 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.87 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.32 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
A good start point in the subject areaJan 24, 2008
By K. P. Turner
"Androcles"
I was a little disappointed with this book. This is an overview book of the subject area which cover the 4 legs quite well. I learned a handful of things I didn't know. If you don't know much about the area, this is a good starting book. Once you've read this book; if you are still interested you will probably want a book on consulting case studies where technique was applied. I don't know of such a book, but I'm looking!
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Hitting the JackpotSep 11, 2007
By CI Andy
How can you improve on something that you can't measure? This book provides all the simple answers needed for those of us who place a value on measuring and tracking business performance. It's been a long wait to find an author who can take the mystery out of "Balanced Scorecards". Thank You!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Managers, Executives and Project Managers Need to Read This BookMar 19, 2009
By Dianna Sabo
I purchased this book to expand my knowledge of goal setting and reporting for large projects as a consultant. If you are in a position to affect the bottom line in your business or if you are a consultant to other business managers, this book helps you to understand the steps, the philosophies, and the work involved in improving your business. It is well written, easy to read, and set up in such a way that you can skip around to different chapters to get some of the 'immediate information' for which you may be looking. The authors have done an excellent job in defining the acronyms which are used a lot in the management and consulting industry, so that is also a great help. Like all the Dummy series books, there are great cartoons, icons for key information and it makes some of the dull stuff a little more fun to digest. This would make a great gift for the newly promoted project manager or business manager in your family or circle of collegues.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good Intro ReadNov 28, 2008
By Edward J. Barton
Good general overview of the BSC process. As with most Dummies guides, it cuts to the heart of the matter in a very readable format. A good intro read, and probably a "must read" for managers in or implementing a BSC environment.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Proven in the trenches - This really works!Feb 14, 2011
By C. Hannabarger
"Chuck"
"Many people still believe the BSC is just a measurement technique. Our readers well know, however, that the term `Balanced Scorecard' means far more; it is a full-fledged performance management system. Even the latest primer on the BSC, Balanced Scorecard Strategy for Dummies, recognizes that, while measurement is a key aspect of the BSC, the system is really `a means to setting and achieving the strategic goals and objectives for your organization.'"
"ON BALANCE: What Is Your Strategy Management Philosophy?" by David P. Norton
Balanced Scorecard Report: The Strategy Execution Source, copyright 2009
November - December 2008 | Volume 10, Number 6
Harvard Business Publishing and Palladium Group, Inc.
Thanks, David. We appreciate the support! And THAT'S WHY WE WROTE THE BOOK!
This book takes you to the place where the BSC is more than just a tool . . . Or a method . . . A thing to do . . . Or the "Flavor of the Month" . . .
After decades spent working for and with companies to develop and deploy strategies and continual improvement initiatives like the Deming Management Method, Total Quality Management, Business Process Reengineering, Benchmarking, Theory of Constraints, Six Sigma, Lean . . . and of course, the Balanced Scorecard and Dashboards - with a good dose of human understanding and a view towards integration of the methods and tools into systems that work (Deming: "Every system must have an aim and a method . . .") - we decided to write a book about it all that leverages the Balanced Scorecard and your other initiatives and systems in ways that enable you to achieve sustainable strategic and operational excellence. The result of our many years of knowledge, skill, experience - and yes, pain - were put into our book: Balanced Scorecard Strategy for Dummies. We know that you want to learn from those who have actually applied this stuff in the day-to-day turmoil of business and management - not just read from someone who teaches and gives seminars. We've lived this stuff for many years. It doesn't matter what sector you're in, the type of organization, or your role. You will find something of value in this book.
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