Strategic Planning Has Changed

Over the past three months or so Intrafocus Insight has looked at the strategic planning process with reference to the Balanced Scorecard Institute’s Nine Steps to Success™. It is worth stepping back to look at the fundamentals of the process itself. Strategic...

Step 9 – Evaluation

Nine Steps to Success™ – Step 9 Evaluation Evaluation is the Ninth step of the Balanced Scorecard Institutes framework for strategic planning and management, the Nine Steps to Success™. One of the key differences between the Balanced Scorecard strategic planning...

Step 7 – Performance Analysis

Nine Steps to Success™ – Step 7 Performance Analysis Performance Analysis is the seventh step of the Balanced Scorecard Institutes framework for strategic planning and management, the Nine Steps to Success™. It is at this point in the process when we move from...

Balanced Scorecard Perspectives

2023 Update: This article, written in 2013 is still perfectly valid, however, things have moved on, and a few nuances in the format of the Balanced Scorecard methodology have developed over the years. For a better understanding of how the Balanced Scorecard is used...

Strategic Themes

Often it is difficult to see the wood for the trees. During a strategic planning cycle, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the many things that need to be done. It is at this point that ‘Strategic Themes’ become useful. Any strategy can usually be broken down into...