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Erfaringer med BSC

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Hvad er de grundlæggende erfaringer med implementering?

Balanced ScoreCard er ledelsesværktøj/-koncept som har rigtig mange år 'på bagen' i både internationale og danske virksomheder, offentlige sektor etc.

Dvs. at der er rigtig mange erfaringer, som kan videregives til andre, som ønsker at arbejde med værktøjet. Hvad er godt? Hvad er 'skidt'? Hvad skal man være særlig opmærksom på? Hvorfor nåede man ikke 'så langt' med værktøjet-/ processen?

Nedennævnte erfaringer er baseret på primært amerikanske websites, tidsskrifter, avisartikler samt bøger. Dvs. erfaringerne dækker over et bredt baggrundsmateriale.

Fra organisation til organisation er der selvfølgelig nogle fællestræk som går igen og igen - De samme grundlæggende udfordringer i forbindelse med implementering.

Man kan også konstatere, at både anvendelsen og fortolkningen af Balanced ScoreCard kan være meget forskellig fra organisation til organisation - og det er der som sådan ikke noget galt i.

Opskriften på en 100 % Balanced ScoreCard-succes findes nok ikke.

Følgende fire elementer kan være grundstenene til en succes:

Flere organisationer oplevede, at det var svært, at få 'teorien' til at fungere i dagligdagen, dvs. at man ikke nåede så langt med at implementere værktøjet som planlagt - der var lidt langt fra ord til handling. Det gode spørgsmål er så, hvorfor man ikke nåede så langt?

Det ligefremme og provokerende svar kunne så være: Det var åbenbart ikke vigtigt nok! - Man skal ville det, og hvis ikke - så brug ressourcerne på noget andet.

Svaret er nok ikke så enkelt! - men svaret kunne være at ting tager tid. Implementeringen kan være både ressource- og tidskrævende, hvis man vælger den store og 'forkromede' løsning fra starten af (omsættelse af strategier til målepunkter og mål samt initiativer fra top til bund i organisationen).

Man kan selvfølgelig vælge at gøre tingene unødvendigt kompliceret for sig selv (den teoretisk 'korrekte' store implementeringsmodel) - eller vælge KISS-modellen ('Keep It Simple Stupid').

Man kunne også vende tingene lidt om på hovedet, dvs. starte 'bagvendt' med systemer indeholdende få målepunkter på enhedsniveau, og derefter 'fylde på'.

En anden forklaring på, at en Balanced ScoreCard-proces kan tage unødvendig lang tid er, at processen er langt i hænderne på meget få personer - fx regnskab-/økonomichefen - og andre 'ScoreCard-ildsjæle'. At en sådan begrænset kreds (måske uden topledelsens commitment) skal skabe adfærdsændring i en hel organisation - det kræver 'power'!

Erfaringer fra danske og udenlandske organisationer

Gode råd fra eksperterne

Kilde: EPMReview 

Bjarte Bogsnes - Project Manager Beyond Budgeting, Statoil

Question:"From your experience what are the critical success factors in succeeding as a Balanced ScoreCard manager?"

Answer:"Holistic performance management thinking, business understanding and having a good knowledge of scorecard theory are all critical success factors. 

It’s also important to be careful in your use of consultants. You should drive the scorecard process and only be supported by consultants, or even do it on your own if possible. 

Finally, I would advise organizations to keep the scorecard simple – get started and learn as you go. Don’t try and build the perfect weapon for the third world war before you go live."

Sven Edvinsson - Senior Vice President, Head of Group Planning, Nordea

Question: "From your experience what are the critical success factors in succeeding as a Balanced ScoreCard manager?"

Answer : "It’s important to understand the industry in which you work and you need very good analytical skills. 

It’s also very important to possess excellent communication skills. I, for instance, am often out in the group making presentations on why the scorecard is important and in running workshops. 

A scorecard manager has to be able to talk in compelling ways to people at different levels of the organization – from the boardroom to the frontline, and speak in a performance language that makes sense to them in their daily work."

Peter Ryan, Corporate Strategy and Performance Planner, City of Brisbane

Question: "From your experience what are the critical success factors in succeeding as a Balanced ScoreCard manager?"

Answer: "The good ones move quickly and easily from the big picture to operational detail and back again. That is not as common as people think. They are also compelling communicators and have the courage to challenge the status quo. 

The best scorecard managers are good at both building support and taking criticism. And they are good at making complex things easy to understand, rather than the other way around. 

They re-invent the scorecard every few years with the future in mind. What’s around the corner, and how can the scorecard help? How do I need to adjust ? In short, they think over the horizon, and have strategies for getting there. The best scorecard managers practice what they preach."

Lawrence Ganti - Corporate Director, Office of Strategy Management, Serono

Question: "From your experience what are the critical success factors in succeeding as a Balanced ScoreCard manager ?"

Answer: "Flexibility. That is an absolute must. The reason why the OSM (Office of Strategy Management) has worked well in Serono is because it has evolved. 

If people want stability and routine then working with an OSM would not be for them. In this job routine does not exist."

Julian Taylor - Director of Strategy Development, Scottish Enterprise

Question: "From your experience what are the critical success factors in succeeding as a Balanced ScoreCard manager?"

Answer:"From a personal point of view there are 3 ‘Ps’ - patience, perseverance and pragmatism. 

The path to success is very windy and you need courage of convictions. You also need to recognize that there will be times when there are delays and when all is not going as smoothly as you like, and here you do need a senior sponsor to assure people that all will work out well in the long run. 

For this reason, amongst others, you do need a supportive environment and importantly a high level sponsor. But I don’t believe this sponsor has to be the CEO. 

As long as the CEO is not anti the scorecard, I think broad high-level support is good enough to start with. 

Finally, I also believe there’s a real danger in being seen as an evangelist for a management tool, so keep it understated and let the success of the scorecard make its case so compelling that people demand to know more; demonstrating practical success is much more powerful than ramming theory down people’s throats."

John Monczewski - Manager, Balanced Scorecard, Booz Allen Hamilton

Question: "From your experience what are the critical success factors in succeeding as a Balanced ScoreCard manager?"

Answer: "I believe this is more difficult to answer than for most other positions within an organization. 

However, I believe it is clearly important that the manager is the subject matter expert, has an ability to form and develop teams, can coherently articulate to a variety of audiences the philosophy and benefits of the scorecard, and be able motivate an organization to want to undertake such a change effort. 

If the manager is not a firm believer in this new management system, it will simply not succeed."

Felix Kwok Wah Ng - Standards & Performance Manager, MTR Corporation

Question: "From your experience what are the critical success factors in succeeding as a Balanced ScoreCard manager?"

Answer : "I would highlight three critical success factors. 

1.) It’s important to possess good interpersonal skills 2.) The manager has to have good diplomatic skills. 3.) And it’s critical that they have the ability to present information and data in a logical fashion."

Barbara Possin - VP, St Mary's - Duluth Clinic Health System

Question: "From your experience what are the critical success factors in succeeding as a Balanced ScoreCard manager?"

Answer: "One critical success factor is being able to take strategic thoughts and ideas and clearly articulate them within a Strategy Map. 

More, the manager has to be able to live with a certain amount of ambiguity, as strategy is rarely black and white. 

It is also important to possess good communication and interpersonal skills, as is true for any major change program. A scorecard manager also has to be able to work with others and influence them without being overly imposing. 

It’s crucial that the scorecard manager realizes that they are facilitators, not dictators. The scorecard has to be owned by frontline managers."