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Note
: there are helpful guidance and support materials posted for your use in this week's conference area. An attached Power Point presentation explains the balanced scorecard.


1.
Build a Balanced Scorecard for the unit of the organization for which you work, or have worked. Unless you are in senior management, focus on the unit with which you are most familiar rather than the organization as a whole. Identify the strategic objectives of the entire organization and the secondary objectives for the unit. Develop three specific objectives within each of the four perspectives for the unit. Each objective should have at least one quantified target metric associated with it.
It is essential to understand what metrics are. Be sure to study the next section of this Conference entitled "More Information on metrics" The specific information needed to calculate each metric should be discussed. For each metric discuss the appropriate target value and the actions that need to be taken to achieve the target. The paper should be no more than 15 pages, including the reference list, and be formatted in accordance with the APA guidelines as modified for the MBA program (http://info.umuc.edu/mba/public/MBA-apa.html). Please format your paper in Microsoft Word as a XXX.doc or XXX.rtf file, and place the paper in your assignment folder.

2. By Friday night, create a separate main topic in the Week 10 conference, using your name in the title and post an Executive Summary in the text box. Do not include any confidential information in your Executive Summary, because your Executive Summary is not private. But you can include confidential information in your paper because your assignment folder is private. Comment on your classmates' Executive Summaries in the Week 10 conference.

Metrics


Develop three specific objectives within each of the four perspectives for the unit. Each objective should have at least one quantified target metric associated with it.So your table should contain 4 perspectives, each with 3 specific objectives, and a target value of the metric for each objective.


If you would like to see a sample table of metrics, here is one example:




































Perspective

Objective

Metric

Target Value

Financial
Revenue Growth
Operating Profit Growth
Short-term Solvency
Long-term Solvency
Annual Rate of Growth
% EBIT/Sales
Current Ratio
Long-term Debt/Equity
> 6%
> 7%
> 2.0


Customer
Increase Number of Customers
Maintaining Transaction Size
Improve Customer Satisfaction
Annual rate of Customers Increase
Average Transaction Size
Median Score: Customer Survey
> 5%
> $600
> 90%

Internal
Product Improvement
Ratio of New to Old Products
Maintain Market Share
% R&D Expense to Revenue
Ratio of New to Old Products
Market Share %
> 4%
> 8%
> 24%

Learning
Employee Training
Employee Turnover
Employee Compensation
Annual Hours of Employee Training
Employee Turnover
Average Compensation
> 30,000


> $38,000


Sample Table of Metrics for an Example Business Unit

The Balanced Scorecard


Reading
(Recommended but not required)

  • Epstein, M.J., & Manzoni, J. (1997, August). The balanced scorecard and the tableau de bord; Translating strategy into action.
    Management Accounting
    ,

    79
    (2).
    (A)

  • Kaplan, R.S., & Norton, D.P. (1996, January/February). Using the balanced scorecard as a strategic management system.
    Harvard Business Review, 74(1).
    (B)

  • Kaplan, R.S., & Norton, D.P. (1996, Fall). Linking the balanced scorecard to strategy.
    California
    Management Review, 39(1).
    (A)

  • Kaplan, R.S., & Norton, D.P. (1996, September/October). Strategic learning & the balanced scorecard.
    Strategy & Leadership, 24(5).
    (A)




Videos explaining the Balanced Scorecard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A02vKgE4NQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0SrIb5qcMU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI8ZmLwqElI
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There are very useful articles on the Balanced Scorecard at:
http://www.netmba.com/accounting/mgmt/balanced-scorecard/
http://www.quickmba.com/accounting/mgmt/balanced-scorecard/
http://www.dmreview.com/article_sub.cfm?articleId=5788.
http://organized-change-consultancy.wikispaces.com/+Balanced+Scorecard,+BSC+and+Performance+Improvement
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A useful article on problems with strategic planning is at the following link:
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/article_page.aspx?ar=1819&L2=21&L3=37&srid=17&gp=0
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The Balanced Scorecard is the most widely used system of performance management, as evidenced by the following two studies.


1) Cranfield University, a well-know and well-respected U.K. institution of higher learning found that 75% of organizations with formal performance management systemsuse a system based on the Balanced Scorecard. Marr, B. (2004).
Business performance management: current state of the art.
Cranfield School of Management and Hyperion.



2) The Balanced Scorecard has become by far the the leading system for managing company performance, outdistancing systems based on quality management (such as six sigma) and financial management (such as Economic Value Added, known as EVA) according to Lawson, R.
et al
(2008).
Scorecard Best Practices: Design, Implementation and Evaluation.
Hoboken NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.pp. 59-60.



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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2
Balance Score Card and its importance in FAA ............................................................................................. 2
Basic Structure of Balance Score card........................................................................................................... 3
FAA and Balance Score card .......................................................................................................................... 3
Mission .....................................................
................................................................................................. 3
Vision ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Values ......................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Charting Objectives for BSC as per Self Efficacy for FAA .............................................................................. 4
Charting Objectives as per LMX for FAA ....................................................................................................... 6
Important Recommendations to be considered in Balance Scorecard for FAA as per LMX ............. 7
Charting Objectives as per Job Characteristics for FAA ................................................................................ 8
Important Recommendations to be considered in Balance Scorecard for FAA as per LMX .................... 9
Charting Objectives as per Goal Settings for FAA ....................................................................................... 10
Important Recommendations to be considered in Balance Scorecard for FAA as per Goal Setting .......... 12
Balance Scorecard Goal and Objectives for FAA ......................................................................................... 13
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................... 14
Works Cited & References .......................................................................................................................... 15

Introduction

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national aviation authority of the United
States of America. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority
to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S. The Federal Aviation Act of
1958created the organization under the name "Federal Aviation Agency", and adopted its current
name in 1966 when it became a part of the United States Department of Transportation.
A large no. of employees are working in the Federation Aviation administration and the role of
balance scorecard is quite important pertaining to increasing efficiency and effectiveness of the
organization. It helps in making them accountable towards their goal.
Balance Score Card and its importance in FAA

Today’s organizations need to be both strategically and operationally excellent to survive and
meet tomorrow’s challenges. One framework that helps achieve the required balance between
strategy and operations is the Balanced Scorecard
The Balanced Scorecard is a Performance Management system that can be used in any size
organization to align vision and mission with customer requirements and day- to- day work,
manage and evaluate business strategy, monitor operation efficiency improvements, build
organization capacity, and communicante Progress to all employees. Hence, It is going to play an
important role in tracking the performance of the employee in FAA.
Basic Structure of Balance Score card
The basic structure of the balance score card consists of the four things as shown in the figure:-
Aa
FAA and Balance Score card

The concept of balance score card started with the vision and mission of the company. All the
goals pertaining to the 4 components as mentioned above revolve around the same. Hence, the
objectives pertaining to all four activities should be revolving around the vision and mission of
FAA. The vision and mission of FAA are as follows:-
Mission of FAA
The aim of FAA is to provide the most safest and the efficient system of the world.
Vision of FAA
The vision is to reach the following things:-
1) Next Level of safety
2) Efficiency
3) Environmental responsibility
4) Global Leadership
Values of FAA
 Safety
 Excellence in Service.
 Integrity.
 Best Resource Management.
 Innovation
Hence the whole balance score card should be designed keeping in mind the above vision
mission and values of the company. Let’s analyze and finalize the various roles and objectives as
per various theories so as to suit the need of the FAA.
Charting Objectives for BSC as per Self Efficacy for FAA

The term self-efficacy is used to describe an individual’s perception of how competent
they find themselves and their abilities to achieve complex tasks. It is one of the
important aspects to consider while designing objectives for FAA as safety is one of the
most important aspects for them. People with strong self-efficacy are more likely to
accept more responsibility and accept more challenging tasks. They also believe that no
obstacles can get in the way from stopping them achieve their goals. Individuals with low
self-efficacy are more apt to looking as difficult tasks as intimidating and do not believe
they that are capable of achieving personal success. Overall, self-efficacy plays an
important role in influencing the tasks that people perform and how well they perform
them. The most important factor that is impacting through self-efficacy is persistence.
This is found important because the higher the person perceives themselves on the scale,
the more persistent that they will be with performing a complex task.
Important Recommendations to be considered in Balance Scorecard for
FAA as per Self Efficacy
Self-efficacy is something that is important in any organization. However, it is important
at FAA to implement in its Balance scorecard to develop high level of self-efficacy so
that employee perceives themselves capable of achieving many complex tasks. This could
prove to be an issue within the organization because individuals could become bored or
feel not challenged by the tasks designated in their position, which could lead to
frustration for the employees and employer. Hence, Challenging objectives such...
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