Citation
(2006), "Events", Measuring Business Excellence, Vol. 10 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/mbe.2006.26710aab.001
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Events
Events
ACADEMIC CONFERENCESEuropean Academy of Management (EURAM) Conference – Track in Performance Management
Dates and location: 17-20 May 2006, Oslo, Norway
This track is specifically directed towards “performance management: empowering innovations in theory and practice”.
The sub-themes will include:
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the impact of performance measurement on intermediate factors and on overall organizational performance;
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the measurement of intangible assets;
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performance measurement across supply chains and extended enterprises;
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the use of performance measurement in public sector and not for profit organizations;
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the alignment of appraisal/compensation systems and performance measurements;
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the development of forward looking measures and predicting performance;
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the alignment of performance measurement and strategy;
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the link between performance measurement and the planning and budgeting processes;
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theoretical developments in performance measurement;
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the design, implementation and use of performance measurement and management systems;
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performance measurement context, process and content;
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the development and implementation of performance measurement systems;
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updating and refreshing performance measurement systems;
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measure and measurement system review practices and audit techniques; and
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dysfunctional aspects of performance measurement.
For further information visit http://web.bi.no/euram2006/default.htm
A Performing Public Sector: The Second Transatlantic Dialogue
Dates and location: 1-3 June 2006, Leuven, Belgium
How can we improve performance of the public sector and how do we know we are improving? This is a central theme in both American and European public administration. Cross-fertilization may strengthen and broaden the knowledge base of the field. The second transatlantic dialogue aspires a sequel to the successful 2005 first transatlantic dialogue on ethics and integrity of governance. Jointly organized by a European (EGPA) and American (ASPA) network on public performance, the conference aims to strengthen co-operation among European and American scholars.
At the core of the conference will be five workshops:
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The performance of performance budgeting.
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Performance of regulation and regulation of performance.
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Performance in multi-sector/organization collaborations.
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Performance, the politician and the citizen.
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Emerging and other strategies for productivity and performance.
For further information contact visit www.publicmanagement.be/performance
EurOMA 2006 – Moving up the Value Chain
Dates and location: 18-21 June 2006, Glasgow, UK
The 2006 conference of the European Operations Management Association will be jointly organised by Strathclyde, Glasgow and Heriot Watt Universities. The key areas of focus of the conference will be:
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supply and value chain management;
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global operations and supply chains;
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operations strategy and innovation;
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logistics and physical distribution;
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inventory and operations planning;
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environment and sustainability;
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performance management; and
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purchasing and supply service operations collaboration.
For further information visit www.euroma2006.com/ www.euroma2006.com/
Integrating Global Organizations Conference – the Role of Performance Measurement Systems
Dates and location: 13-14 July 2006, Siena, Italy
Keynote speakers:
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Ken Merchant, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
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Andy Neely, Cranfield School of Management, UK.
The Integrating Global Organizations Conference aims to explore the nature and role of performance measurement systems within the processes of managing global organizations and, in particular, the way in which financial and non-financial resources are integrated and managed through a common organizational language. Such a language, which both comprises and also extends the traditional financial measurement system, is coming to be seen as an integral part of the ongoing process of adaptation (to the changing market conditions) and integration (across the different functions, businesses, subsidiaries), which characterize the management of global corporations.
The Integrating Global Organizations Conference will provide an inter-disciplinary forum where academics and practitioners with an interest in performance measurement systems and processes of organizational change can meet together to present papers or to discuss collaborative research reports on the following (not exhaustive) themes:
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the contribution of performance measurement systems to the processes of learning and organizational change;
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the management of change initiatives, such as the introduction of balanced scorecard, six-sigma, etc.;
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the role of performance measurement systems in organizational leadership and knowledge management;
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incentives and performance measurement systems;
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the relationship between organizational culture, corporate governance and business strategy, and performance measurement systems;
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performance measurement systems and the implementation and use of ERPs and SEMs;
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the linkages between performance measurement systems and modern management techniques, such as value-based management, total quality management, and balanced scorecards; and
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designing and implementing organizational scorecards, dashboards and KPIs.
Those wishing to offer papers to be considered for presentation at the conference should send an abstract of their paper (not exceeding one page) by 20 April 2006 to both of the following: Cristiano Busco (busco@unisi.it) or Elena Giovannoni (giovannoniel@unisi.it), both in the Dipartimento di Studi Aziendali e Sociali, University of Siena, P.zza S. Francesco, 8-53100 Siena, Italy.
Applications wil be advised of the conference organisers’ decision by 30 April 2006. Full papers will be required by 15 June 2006.
For further information visit www.unisi.it/ricerca/dip/sas/igo/info.html
Performance Measurement and Management: Public and Private – the 5th International Conference on Theory and Practice in Performance Measurement
Dates and location: 25-28 July 2006, London, UK
Following the success of the previous four international performance measurement conferences (July 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004), we are pleased to announce the fifth conference of the PMA. The event will be held between the 25th and 28th July 2006 at the New Connaught Rooms in the heart of London’s Covent Garden. The conference will undoubtedly involve the usual eclectic mix of academics and practitioners sharing ideas and information about performance measurement and management in the public and private sectors.
Two keynote speakers are confirmed. We have Paul Boyle, who is the Chief Executive of the Financial Reporting Council, the UK’s independent regulator for corporate reporting and governance. Also presenting will be Professor Banker of the Fox School of Business at Temple University, is one of the world’s most widely respected academics working on performance measurement. The conference will be chaired by Professor Andy Neely and Dr Mike Kennerley.
For further information visit www.performanceportal.org/pma2006.htm
European Productivity Conference – “Competitiveness through Productivity”
Dates and locations: 30 August-1 September 2006, Dipoli Congress Center, Espoo, Finland
The European Productivity Conference will meet the challenges set out in the Lisbon EU Summit in spring 2005 and seek models of action that would improve the productivity of companies and services, and thereby European competitiveness. The conference is intended for the management and personnel of companies and public services, productivity researchers, consultants and decision-makers working in national productivity programs. Delegate are invited you to network and meet developers and researchers of productivity and to share practical experiences, development programs and research results.
The conference will divided into a number of main streams:
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new technologies and organizational development;
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education, innovation and intellectual capital;
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production methods and networking/collaboration;
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comprehensive work place development and consulting;
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new ways of management and rewarding;
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occupational health and safety and social responsibility; and
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productivity obstacles and drivers.
For further information visit www.epc2006.fi/ www.epc2006.fi/ www.epc2006.fi/
PRACTITIONER CONFERENCESManage Human Capital as a Strategic Asset
Dates and location: 28-30 March 2006, Hilton Naples and Towers, Naples, Florida, USA
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/executive/
The 7th Annual Six Sigma Summit and Excellence Awards – London: How to Drive Your Process Excellence from Deployment to Unconscious Competence
Dates and location: 24-27 April 2006, New Connaught Rooms, London, UK
Registration is available at www.sixsigmaiq.com/GB-2528/ediary
Corporate Performance Management: Competing on Analytics
Dates and location: 17-19 May 2006, Chicago, Illinois, USA
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/executive/
Managing Performance in the Public Sector Conference and Workshop: Setting Appropriate Targets, Managing Partnerships, and Fostering a Culture of Performance in the Public Services
Dates and location: 22-23 May 2006, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, UK
This conference provides an overview and analysis of the current issues, future challenges and trends in the field of performance measurement and management in the public sector.
The presentations will address the following questions:
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What drives performance improvement in the public sector?
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How can we foster a performance culture within organizations?
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How can we achieve efficiency gains in the public services?
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What best practices can be learned and transferred from other European countries and high-performing private companies?
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How can we establish successful public-private partnerships and “joined up” approaches to provision of services?
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How should targets be set to drive behavior and achieve better performance?
For further information visit www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/cbp
Balanced Scorecard Collaborative – 2006 Annual European Summit: Strategic Alignment: Driving Business Excellence
Dates and location: 12-14 June 2006, Hilton Diagonal Mar, Barcelona, Spain
For further information visit www.bscolevents.com/
Performance Measures for Strategic Advantage Conference and Workshop
Dates and location: 6-7 July 2006, Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, UK
A one day conference at which leading companies present their latest practice and thinking in using performance measurement information to manage their business. This event is accompanied by a one day workshop which allows participants greater access to the tools and techniques.
For further information visit www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/cbp
3rd Annual Strategy-Focused Organization Conference
Dates and location: 12-14 July 2006, Cambridge, Massachussetts, USA
At this conference you will learn how hall of fame companies have used the balanced scorecard to successfully implement their strategies and achieve breakthrough results. Each hall of fame case provides an in-depth look at how each of the five principles of a strategy-focused organization plays out in the real world.
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/executive/
COURSESThe Balanced Scorecard Institute – Training Seminars and Workshops
These interactive professional courses are updated regularly to include the latest best practices and ideas. Each course includes a seminar on our award-winning balanced scorecard/performance measurement methodology with a 200-page workbook, case studies, exercises, international best practices, small-group scorecard and measures development, and expert lectures. They also include practical workshops that allow you to focus directly on your own current project:
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7-9 March 2006 – Introduction to the Balanced Scorecard, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC.
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21-22 March 2006 – Strategic Thinking and Strategy Mapping, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC.
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4-6 April 2006 – Balanced Scorecard: Train the Trainer, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC.
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18-20 April 2006 – Performance Management for Government, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC.
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25-27 April 2006 – Advanced Balanced Scorecard, Hilton Embassy Row, Washington, DC.
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2-4 May 2006 – Introduction to the Balanced Scorecard, Atlanta, GA.
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9-11 May 2006 – Advanced Balanced Scorecard, Atlanta, GA.
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16-17 May 2006 – Developing Performance Measures for Balanced Scorecards, Washington, DC.
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13-15 June 2006 – Balanced Scorecard Train the Trainer, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC.
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20-22 June 2006 – Performance Management for Government, Hilton Embassy Row, Washington, DC.
For further information visit www.balancedscorecard.org/training
Service Performance: Strategies for Success
Dates and location: 3-5 April 2006, 9-11 October 2006, Cranfield School of Management
This program is focused on the successful implementation of effective strategies to meet the ever changing and increasing demands for higher service quality levels, greater customer responsiveness, and increased productivity. We examine the benefits of greater customer focus whilst understanding how to overcome potential barriers in developing it. By the end of the program participants will be able to develop the framework of a cohesive action plan to apply to their own organization, with a clear understanding of the challenges of leading the change process involved.
For further information visit www.cranfield.ac.uk/som
Driving Alignment with the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 4-5 April 2006, Kingsway Hall Hotel, London
For further information visit www.bscolevents.com/
American Management Association’s Two-Day Course on Corporate Performance Management
Dates and locations: 10-11 April 2006, Las Vegas, NV; 15-16 May 2006, Washington, DC; 19-20 June 2006, New York, NY, USA
Discover the business metrics, processes and systems that will help you better execute and monitor strategic efforts to improve performance management. Using case studies and practical examples, this seminar will help you plan and implement an effective corporate performance management (CPM) system:
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Understand what CPM is – and its powerful impact.
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Overcome planning weaknesses.
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Quickly grasp the capabilities of the latest technologies as applied to CPM.
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See how other companies are benefiting from CPM technologies.
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Overcome organizational resistance to CPM.
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Learn how to build a CPM “road-map”.
For further information visit www.amanet.org/seminars/seminar.cfm?ID=1437&Cat=197sched www.amanet.org/seminars/seminar.cfm?ID=1437&Cat=197sched
Key Skills of Organisational Performance Management
Location: Cranfield School of Management
The Centre for Business Performance has developed a suite of programs that takes participants through the key skills needed to create, manage and maximize a performance measurement system: Design, implement, use and improve. This program is made up of five days as per the model below.
Delegates have the flexibility to book any module they require on a stand alone basis as individual units are useful in themselves, or for those wishing to attend the whole program can book the five core units in one consecutive week or in modular blocks.
The core units are:
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Strategy and success maps – 24 April 2006 and 4 December 2006.
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Designing appropriate performance measures – 25 April 2006 and 5 December 2006.
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Managing the performance review process – 26 April 2006 and 6 December 2006.
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Planning and managing action – 27 April 2006 and 7 December 2006.
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Performance improvement tools – 28 April 2006 and 8 December 2006.
For further information visit www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/research/centres/cbp/courses/courses.asp www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/research/centres/cbp/courses/courses.asp
Implementing Beyond Budgeting
Dates and locations: 24 April 2006, London; 22 June 2006, Dublin; 6 October 2006, Birmingham; 24 November 2006, London
For further information visit www.cimaglobal.com
Benefit Realisation Management – A Vehicle for Transformational Change
Dates and location: 25 April 2006, London; 13 June 2006, London
Benefits management is an approach to managing organizational change that maximizes the realization of benefits. It is more than a methodology for justifying investments and more than a mechanism for benefit measurement.
For further information visit www.unicom.co.uk
Driving Alignment with the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 25-26 April 2006, Washington, DC
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/howto/index.cfm
Driving Alignment with the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 25-26 April 2006, Washington, DC
This is a beta version of a new training seminar that reviews organizational and individual alignment methods, vertical alignment (cascading), horizontal alignment (between peer units), communicating the BSC across the organization, strategic job families, making strategy everyone’s job, and aligning rewards and incentive compensation.
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/howto/index.cfm
Managing Supplier Performance: Measurement, Certification and Quality Improvement
Dates and locations: 27-28 April 2006, New York, NY; 25-26 May 2006, Washington, DC; 1-2 June 2006, Chicago, IL; 2-3 October 2006, Las Vegas, NV; 16-17 November 2006, New York, NY
Learn to effectively managing suppliers in order to save money, avoid risks, enhance operations – and thrive in today’s business environment.
The course will cover:
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How target costing and supplier performance work hand-in-hand.
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When to involve suppliers in designing products and services.
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Calculate total cost of procurement for performance measurement.
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How performance measures fit into the strategic supply framework.
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Build a cross-functional team for supply sourcing.
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How ISO-9000 and QS-9000 can help qualification.
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The seven steps to supplier certification.
For further information visit www.amanet.org/seminars/seminar.cfm?ID=1552&Cat=199&org=Sem www.amanet.org/seminars/seminar.cfm?ID=1552&Cat=199&org=Sem
Flexible Planning and Rolling Forecasts
Dates and location: 18 May 2006, London; 9 November 2006, London
For further information visit www.cimaglobal.com
Achieving Process Excellence – Six Sigma Process Improvement
Dates and location: 25 May 2006, London; 3 October 2006, London
For further information visit www.cimaglobal.com
The Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 15 June 2006, London; 22 September 2006, Dublin;10 November 2006, Manchester; 15 December 2006, London
For further information visit www.cimaglobal.com
Performance Management
Dates and location: 23 June 2006, London; 2 October 2006, Leeds; 17 November 2006, London
For further information visit www.cimaglobal.com
Performance Measurement: Beyond the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and locations: 26-28 June 2006; 22 November 2006; 9-11 October 2006;5 March 2007, Cranfield School of Management
This program is for those planning to redesign or upgrade their performance measurement system. From design of scorecards to implementation and use of the measures, the program uses practical tools and techniques which participants can take away and use to manage their own businesses. A key theme underpinning the program, is that the power of measurement lies in the fact that it allows managers to do much more than simply track progress. By the end of the program delegates have developed and reviewed personal action plans to improve the measurement systems used in their own organizations.
For further information visit www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/cbp
Performance Measurement and Benchmarking
Dates and locations=: 27 June 2006, London; 30 November 2006, London
For further information visit www.cimaglobal.com
Mapping Strategy Using the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 27-28 June 2006, Dallas, TX
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/howto/index.cfm
Mapping Strategy Using the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 27-28 June 2006, Dallas, TX
Save the date: learn from the creators! You have heard about the balanced scorecard, you have read the articles about it, and you have heard about success stories at other companies. So how do you get started? This is the seminar for which you have been waiting! This is the only balanced scorecard “how-to” training seminar developed.
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/howto/index.cfm
Implementing Driver-based Budgeting and Rolling Re-forecasts
Dates and location: 30 June 2006, London; 16 October 2006, Manchester
For further information visit www.cimaglobal.com
Automating Performance Measurement: Selecting and Using Balanced Scorecard Software Applications
Date and location: 5 July 2006, Cranfield School of Management
In this one-day program, you will learn about the role of such automation tools and understand the different capabilities and limitations of such tools. Delegates will also be given a methodological approach to select the appropriate automation solution for your organization.
For further information visit www.som.cranfield.ac.uk/som/research/centres/cbp/courses/courses.asp
Driving Alignment with the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 2-3 August 2006, Chicago, IL
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/howto/index.cfm
Leading and Managing with the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 17-18 October 2006, New Orleans, LA
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/howto/index.cfm
Leading and Managing with the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 17-18 October 2006, New Orleans, LA
This is a beta version of a second new training seminar that defines strategy management, leadership involvement in the change process, sustaining the BSC process over time, the new management meeting, reporting, the link between planning and budgeting with strategy, the process management link with strategy, establishing an Office of Strategy Management, and building the career of the strategy manager.
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/howto/index.cfm
Applying Business Process Improvement
Date and location: 21 November 2006, London
For further information visit www.cimaglobal.com
Mapping Strategy Using the Balanced Scorecard
Dates and location: 6-7 December 2006, Coral Gables, FL
For further information visit www.bscol.com/education/conferences/howto/index.cfm