Introduction:-

The generic balanced scorecard framework, which was developed by Kaplan and Norton, to help organizations measure and improve performance across multiple dimensions.

The balanced scorecard has four key perspectives :-

  • Financial – It answers the question: “How do we look to our shareholders?”
  • Customer – It addresses the question: “How do customers see us?”
  • Learning and growth – It answers: “How can we continue to improve and create value?”
  • Internal Process Excellence – It seeks to answer: “What must we excel at?”

Characteristics :-

  • Integration of Metrics
  • Strategic Alignment
  • Limited Number of Measures

Benefits :-

  • Holistic view
  • Continuous improvements
  • Enhanced communication

Typical Measures for each perspective.