Strategic Planning & Execution Using the Balanced Scorecard

Turning Strategy into Reality

Format availability:

In-Person, Online streaming

Duration:

5 Days

Introduction to the course

This KC ACADEMY Strategic Planning & Execution Using the Balanced Scorecard training course helps organizations to put strategy at the heart of everything they do. By translating strategy into a balanced set of objectives - covering Finance, Customer, Internal Processes and People - the 'Balanced Scorecard' approach enables organizations to turn their strategies into operational reality. Clear measures and targets allow leaders to steer their organization towards its long-term goals, and engages managers and staff to contribute more fully to its success.

The Balance Scorecard focuses all resources on achieving the strategy; employees are empowered to develop and perform, internal processes are enhanced to deliver what customers want, and of all this lead ultimately to financial success.

This Strategic Planning & Execution Using the Balanced Scorecard training course will highlight:

  • Operationalizing strategy to improve organization performance
  • Integrating the Balanced Scorecard to become the nerve-center of the organization
  • Engaging and empowering all employees to deliver the strategy
  • Putting customer service at the heart of operations
  • Enabling leaders to measure and monitor progress towards strategic objectives on a daily basis using the latest web-based technology

Course details

At the end of this KC ACADEMY training course, you will learn to:

  • Build a Balanced Scorecard from scratch, based on your organization’s strategy
  • Overcome obstacles to implementing a Balanced Scorecard in practice
  • Translate strategy into tangible results to be measured and monitored
  • Align people and resources to focus on achieving the strategy
  • Adjust and enhance strategy in line with a changing environment

The key to this Strategic Planning & Execution Using the Balanced Scorecard training course is hands-on experience of building Balanced Scorecards from scratch for participants’ own organizations. A variety of team-based activities, videos and discussion are also used to enable participants to grasp the end-to-end process of creating and implementing a Balanced Scorecard.

The main benefit of this Strategic Planning & Execution Using the Balanced Scorecard training course is to help people turn an organization’s vision into a practical reality. Other benefits include:

  • Delivery of improved operational performance
  • Aligning different elements of the organization around a common strategy
  • Monitoring ongoing performance improvement
  • Communication of strategy to engage all employees
  • Aligning strategic initiatives to organization strategy

Participants will become confident and able to achieve the benefits of the Balanced Scorecard in practice through: 

  • Deeper knowledge and understanding of the link between the Balanced Scorecard and Strategic Planning
  • Applying a systematic methodology for developing and managing a Balanced Scorecard
  • Practical experience in the creation and use of the Balanced Scorecard
  • Increased capability to monitor and drive performance improvement
  • A methodical approach to rolling out a Balanced Scorecard using the latest web-based technology
  • Best practice approaches to engaging stakeholders with the Balanced Scorecard

This KC ACADEMY Strategic Planning & Execution Using the Balanced Scorecard training course will benefit those who need to understand and enhance the part they play in delivering their organizations strategy. It is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Executives
  • Managers with responsibility for creating or managing a Balanced Scorecard
  • Financial Officers and Controllers
  • Process Managers
  • Strategic Planning Managers

Daily Agenda

DAY 1:
Introduction to the Balanced Scorecard
  • Introduction to the Balanced Scorecard
  • Benefits of the Balanced Scorecard
  • Beginning with a Vision
  • The Financial, Customer, Process Perspectives in Detail
  • Strategy Maps and Strategic Themes
  • Lag and Lead Measures / KPIs
  • Constructing a Strategy Map
DAY 2:
Understanding Strategy
  • The Balanced Scorecard Development Process
  • Understanding Organizational Strategy
  • Exploring the Strategies of Participants’ Own Organizations
  • Creating a Strategy-centric Organisation
  • Engaging the Leadership Team
DAY 3:
Building Strategy Maps
  • The Learning & Growth Perspective in Detail
  • Creating a Climate for Action
  • Creating Strategy Maps for Participants Own Organisations
  • Strategic Measures / KPIs
  • Linking Strategy and Business Planning
DAY 4:
Building a Complete Balanced Scorecard
  • Strategic Targets
  • Mapping Strategic Initiatives
  • Monitoring and reviewing the Balanced Scorecard using the latest web-based technology
  • Completing the Balanced Scorecard for Participants’ Own Organizations
  • Planning for Implementation
  • Cascading the Balanced Scorecard Across an Organization
DAY 5:
Pulling It All Together
  • Reviewing and Enhancing Participants’ Balanced Scorecards
  • Identify Potential Pitfalls and Barriers to Implementation
  • Gaining Buy-in and Ownership for the Balanced Scorecard
  • Top Tips for Successful Creation and Implementation of a Balanced Scorecard
  • Making a Personal Plan of Action based on the Training Seminar

Frequently Asked Questions

There are no prerequisites. Our courses are open to students of all backgrounds who are 18 years of age and older. All courses are conducted in English. Video lectures include English subtitles and the option to slow-down, pause, or replay lectures for better retention. Discussion boards are a critical component of each of our courses; therefore, we suggest students have a conversational knowledge of English when pursuing a Certificate of Completion. For any of the art writing courses, students need to be 100% proficient in written English.

You should have an up-to-date web browser such as: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Internet Explorer. For more detailed information, please see the guides for supported browsers and basic computer specifications. Our Online Courses can be accessed on a mobile or tablet device, although we strongly encourage you to have access to a desktop or laptop computer and reliable internet connection for certain course components. Former students have told us it is easiest to read discussion threads and complete written assignments on a laptop or desktop computer.

Registration is available on our website. Just follow these simple steps: Click the “Apply Now” button in the top right corner of your screen. Select “Online Courses.” Choose your course(s). You will be asked for basic contact information and your credit card payment. We require full payment at the time of registration and all tuition is billed in US dollars. Be sure to check with your bank or credit card company, as your financial institution may charge a foreign transaction fee.

Our classes are kept small, at no more than 30 students, to better facilitate and encourage personalized interaction with the instructor and fellow participants. Your classmates come from all over the globe and contribute their global perspectives and experience. Some are currently working within the arts while others are just beginning. All classmates share in their passion for the art world.

It is recommended that you begin your course promptly. If you do need to start the course a few days late, contact your instructor as soon as possible after the course has opened to discuss your options. Registration closes on the Friday after the course begins.

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07-11 Jul 2025
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03-07 Nov 2025
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