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Thinking Strategically
It’s coming up to the start of new fiscal year in the United Kingdom (and many other parts of the world). It’s the...
4 Good Reasons to Innovate
Innovation can be the cornerstone of business. Think of the new products that have changed their manufacturer’s...
Farms not Factories
At Intrafocus we are great supporters of the environment, sustainability and welfare. We teach it in our strategy...
What is RIDDOR?
What is RIDDOR? The following is a summary of The United Kingdom Statute Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous...
Cascading Scorecards and Automatic Value Rollup
One of the most exciting new functions added to Version 2.16 of Scoreboard and QuickScore is the ability to create a...
Alternatives to ‘Best Practice’
The phrase "best practice" comes up all the time and is often used to justify a change. Occasionally, it is used to...
Blue Ocean Strategy – Book Review
The Blue Ocean Strategy was published in 2005 and authored by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne – Professors at INSEAD and co-directors of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute. So why has it taken so long to write a review for this book? It was clear from the outset that the authors were on to something special. But only time would prove whether or not they had created a new way to look at strategy or simply repackaged existing techniques and processes.
The CEO Strategy Map
How many pieces of information can you deal with at any given time? It doesn't matter if you are Bernstein or...
Balanced Scorecard Example
A Balanced Scorecard is not just a scorecard. When designed properly it can provide an excellent management tool to...
Focus is the future
Preview of an article from Business News June 2016 – We asked Clive Keyte, Managing Director at Intrafocus Limited to explain the phrase Focus is the Future.
Send a postcard from the future
At the start of a strategic planning project staff need to be motivated. They need to see the...
Stop chasing people for KPI data
Are you spending too much time chasing people for KPI data? Most organisations have...
Developing Key Performance Indicators
World renowned performance measure specialist, Stacey Barr, has given a four star rating to...
Focus to Succeed
Focus to Succeed - One of the main reasons strategic initiatives fail is a lack of focus....
Cascading Scorecards with Spider Impact
Cascading Scorecards with Spider Impact - Cascading scorecards throughout an organisation can be fraught with...
Balanced Scorecard Survey – 2015 Report
Press Release: January 25th 2016 Balanced Scorecard Survey - 2015 Report. During October and...
How many KPIs do I need? (fewer than you think)
If there is one thing that we are really good at, it is measuring things. If it moves,...
We don’t have the data for that KPI
We don't have the data for that KPI - In an ideal world when measuring the results of a...
Effective use of Dashboards
We recently received an e-mail promoting a blog entry from the Measureology Blog entitled...
Understanding the Balanced Scorecard
More than 50% of large companies in the world use the Balanced Scorecard as a business...
Internet of Things – Your 101 Guide
If you tried really hard, it would be difficult to come up with a less imaginative title for...
Earned Value Management – New Function
In QuickScore Version 2.10 the ability to add Strategic Initiatives to a scorecard has been introduced. This has been...
2015 Balanced Scorecard Survey is Open!
Every year Intrafocus undertakes a Balanced Scorecard survey, this year we are once again delighted to be running the...
Are you still using spreadsheets?
Let’s face it, where would we be without spreadsheets? If you had to pick just one business...
Customer Satisfaction – Monitor Don’t Survey
Customer satisfaction is a key differentiator and is frequently seen as a major driver for any business strategy....