Nominations for the 2008 Hall of Fame are now open!

Organizations chosen for the Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy are best-practice exemplars of the five principles of a Strategy-Focused Organization as defined by Drs. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, creators of the Balanced Scorecard and Strategy-Focused Organization concepts. Hall of Fame members are personally selected by Drs. Kaplan and Norton.

Nomination Criteria
To be chosen, an organization must:

• Be an enterprise, or the leading strategic business unit within it (e.g., largest revenue generator and/or market leader), that has implemented the BSC as defined by the Kaplan/Norton methodology
• Exemplify the 5 principles of a Strategy-Focused Organization
• Earn media recognition for its BSC implementation and present its BSC case at a public conference
• Achieve breakthrough results over a period of 24 months or longer
  • Significant financial or market share gains (private & publicly-traded companies)
  • Demonstrate the measurable achievement of mission or customer objectives (public or nonprofit organizations)
  • Respected position within its industry segment or sector
• Provide a testimonial from a senior executive attributing the organization's results in part to its BSC

Nomination Form
If you believe your organization or another demonstrates excellence in its use of the Balanced Scorecard, exemplifies the five principles of a Strategy-Focused Organization, and meets all other selection criteria outlined above, download the application. Due dates for world-wide regions are outlined below. Furthermore, a sample BSC, Strategy Map and testimonials are below.
Hall of Fame Application Form 2008

Nomination Process
Organizations are chosen for the Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy through a rigorous selection process. Once applicants' materials are received, they are reviewed by a panel of experts. Final selections are made by BSC creators Drs. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton. The award is presented in person to executives of awardee organizations by Drs. Kaplan and Norton at the Asia-Pacific, European, Latin American, Government and North American Balanced Scorecard Collaborative Summits.

2008 Nomination Key Dates

Region	Due Date	Award Event Date
Europe	TBD	2009 date to be announced!
Latin America Argentina Brazil Mexico	June 13 June 13 July 25	September 9 or 10 (Argentina) September 11 (Costa do Saíupe, Bahia, Brazil) October 23 or 24 (Riviera Maya / Los Cabos, Mexico)
Asia-Pacific	July 24	September 24 (Seoul, South Korea)
North America	August 15	November 6 (San Diego, CA, USA)

Sample Balanced Scorecards and Strategy Maps
Sample Balanced Scorecard
Sample Strategy Map
Sample Testimonials