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Instant Manager: Balanced Scorecard
Mike & Pippa Bourne

Paperback
RRP: £8.99
ISBN: 9780340946497
ISBN-10: 0340946490

Published: 28/09/2007
Extent: 224 pages
Series: CIM

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Summary:
Whether you are finding your way as a manager or you want to enhance the skills you already have, the Instant Manager series is exactly what you need! Written by leading experts, they are inexpensive, concise but above all authoritative guides to the subject at hand. The portable format allows you to carry the book easily to fit learning and development into your busy work life. Based on the 10 most FAQs, each chapter ends with a quick tip that can be taken on board immediately. A handy tear out card covering the most salient points allows you to carry the expertise with you wherever you go. The Balanced Scorecard has gained attention steadily over the last 15 years and is becoming more mainstream as a strategy management tool. 'Instant Manager: Balanced Scorecard' includes coverage of the following: - What the Balanced Scorecard is - The strengths and weaknesses of this approach to perfomance management - How to design and implement appropriate measures - How to use the measures to manage -Alternative approaches to performance measurement Backed by the authority of the Chartered Management Institute, this is an essential addition to the manager's library.

  • Based on the most frequently asked questions, this book gives an effective and inspiring view of the subject in hand
  • Supported and endorsed by the highly respected Chartered Management Institute
  • Written by established experts and writers in the field
  • Written in easy to read chunks to allow you to fit in learning with your busy worklife
  • Portable and affordable format

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 - What is the Balanced Scorecard?
Chapter 2 - What are the strengths and weaknesses of this approach to performance measurement?
Chapter 3 - How do you decide what to measure?
Chapter 4 - How do you design appropriate measures?
Chapter 5 -How do you implement a balance scorecard?
Chapter 6 – How do you use the measures to manage?
Chapter 7 - How do you keep the Balanced Scorecard up to date?
Chapter 8 - How can the Balanced Scorecard be applied in different organisational settings?
Chapter 9 - What are the alternative approaches to performance measurement?
Chapter 10 – Bringing all together
Index

About the Author(s):
Prof Mike Bourne BSc & Bcom MBA PhD C.Eng ACMA, Prof of Business Performance, Cranfield School of Management and Pippa Bourne BA MBA MCIM, East of England Manager ICAEW. Both are very experienced authors and editors of 'Measuring Business Excellence' journal

Readership:
Managers at all levels

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