The chief financial officer has reached out to you for some guidance on implementing the Balanced Scorecard in your organization. The four perspectives on the Balanced Scorecard are discussed below. If you were giving this person advice on how to use the Scorecard, what would you tell them to do? What suggestions do you have for helping them proceed smoothly with the Scorecard's implementation, rather than running into any roadblocks?

The chief financial officer has reached out to you for some guidance on implementing the Balanced Scorecard in your organization. The four perspectives on the Balanced Scorecard are discussed below. If you were giving this person advice on how to use the Scorecard, what would you tell them to do? What suggestions do you have for helping them proceed smoothly with the Scorecard's implementation, rather than running into any roadblocks?

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Publisher:BIDGOLI

Chapter12: Management Support Systems

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