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This 5 page report compares Kaplan and Norton’s “Balanced Scorecard” and Rockart’s “Critical Success Factors.” The “Balanced Scorecard” is a framework that translates a company's vision and strategy into a coherent set of performance measures. Critical Success Factors” (CSF) formulates an idea with the purpose of assisting executives in defining their information needs.
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acts as a tool to show an organizations managers how to engross their people with the excitement and vision necessary to fulfill the organizations mission and meet their goals. The
system is more than just a process for measurement, instead it offers legitimate processes and skills that can be learned to help channel an individuals unique energies, abilities, and specific
knowledge into the achievement of long-term objectives. John Rockarts "Critical Success Factors" (CSF) formulates an idea with the purpose of assisting executives in
defining their specific information needs. CSFs identify those few areas where things must go right; they are the executives necessary conditions for success. Rockart identified four areas where executives should
search for critical factors; the industry in which the firm operates, the company itself, the environment, and time-dependent organizational areas. He also identifies two specific types of CSFs: monitoring and
building. Unique Aspects of the "Scorecard" Unlike far too many management trends, the Balanced Scorecard elevates operational measures - such as on-time delivery,
order cycle time, product returns, customer satisfaction - to a level of equal importance with the more conventional financial measures of success. Often referred to as "leading indicators," these operational
measures can often identify trends well in advance of profit and loss results. When all of the identifying factors are in place and the team members are "keeping score," the
organization discovers the true value and applicability of a well-designed scorecard. If the Balanced Scorecard has received any criticism in management theory circles, it has been due to the process
of its actual implementation. Establishing a Balanced Scorecard system is almost certain to present new and unexpected challenges. Unique Aspects of "CSF"
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