Do things in the right order!
How many times have you started a strategic planning session with a ‘brain-storm’ to think up...
Stacey Barr Reviews Intrafocus e-Book
Press Release – Intrafocus e-Book is positively reviewed by Stacey Barr. The Intrafocus e-Book Developing Meaningful...
5 Reasons to Automate KPI Management
Businesses usually review progress through monthly reporting. Within a typical monthly...
What are Performance Thresholds?
A Key Performance Indicator has limited value unless it can be compared to something. There may be some value as a...
What is an XmR Chart?
It easy to build an XmR Chart is a KPI Software package like Spider Impact XmR Charts fall under the category of...
Software for Strategy Management
In a recent survey looking at scorecard usage it was discovered that 68% of the responders were using spreadsheets and...
What is a Strategy Canvas?
In 2005 W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne published the Blue Ocean Strategy which with over one million copies sold has...
Strategic Planning Has Changed
Over the past three months or so, Intrafocus Insight has examined the strategic planning process in light of the...
A More Beautiful Question
“Yes we are all hungry for answers. But first we have to learn how to ask the right...
Step 9 – Evaluation
Nine Steps to Success™ – Step 9 Evaluation Evaluation is the Ninth step of the Balanced...
Step 8 – Alignment
Nine Steps to Success™ – Step 8 Alignment Alignment is the eighth step of the Balanced...
Step 7 – Performance Analysis
Nine Steps to Success™ – Step 7 Performance Analysis Performance Analysis is the seventh...
Step 6 – Strategic Initiatives
Nine Steps to Success™ – Step 6 Strategic Initiatives Strategic Initiative is the sixth...
Step 5 – Performance Measures
Nine Steps to Success™ – Step 5 Performance Measures Performance Measure is the fifth step...
Step 4 – Strategy Maps
Nine Steps to Success™ – Step 4 Strategy Maps Strategy Map is the fourth step of the...
Step 3 – Strategic Objectives
Nine Steps to Success™ – Part 3 Strategic Objectives Strategic Objectives is the third step...
Step 2 – Strategy
Nine Steps to Success™ – Step 2 Strategy Strategy is the second step of the Balanced...
Step 1 – Strategic Assessment
Strategic Assessment. - Nine Steps to Success™ Strategic Assessment is the first step of the Balanced Scorecard...
Successful Strategic Planning
Successful strategic planning does not happen by chance. Like any other activity in...
Strategic Themes
Often it is difficult to see the wood for the trees. During a strategic planning cycle, it...
Targets and Thresholds
Performance measures are not simply arbitrary measures set up to allow organisations to...
The Institute Way
Book Review - This month saw the publication of the much anticipated book ‘The Institute...
Communicating Strategic Change
If you are part of an executive team that is asking the question “how can we communicate...
Strategic Planning – 7 Critical Success Factors
Critical Success Factors. To ensure success in strategic planning there are several things...
Why Red Amber Green (RAG)?
A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is meaningless unless its value can be compared to...