Hall of Fame

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The Hall of Fame honors those organizations that have achieved an execution premium—extraordinary performance results—through the use of the Kaplan-Norton Balanced Scorecard, the world’s preeminent strategy management framework. Applications are highly competitive. Winners are inducted at one of the annual regional Palladium summits around the world, announced in Harvard Business Review, and profiled as exemplars of good management.

Selection 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)—or a public agency or government entity—that has implemented the BSC as defined by the Kaplan-Norton methodology;
Achieve an execution premium—breakthrough performance results—for at least 24 months or longer; and
Provide a testimonial from a senior executive attributing the organization’s success in part to the Kaplan-Norton approach.

Application Process & Form

Once an application and supporting material is received, it is reviewed by a panel of experts. Final selections are made by Drs. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton.

If you believe that your organization, or another organization that you know of, may qualify, please:

> Download the Hall of Fame 2011 application

Examples:

Sample Strategy Maps

Sample Balanced Scorecard

Sample testimonials

Key 2011 Dates by Region

EMEA

Submission deadline: April 27, 2011

Award Ceremony: June 8, 2011

APAC

Submission deadline: May 6, 2011
Award ceremony: June 21, 2011

Americas

Submission deadline: September 14, 2011
Award ceremony: November 9, 2011

More Information

For answers to the most frequently asked questions, please click here.
To discuss any aspect of the Hall of Fame program, please contact us.

Hall of Fame Winners

More than 150 strong, current Hall of Fame members include some of the most admired enterprises in the world—from every geography and every industry.

> Download the press release about the latest Hall of Fame winners

"The repercussion of our winning the Palladium BSC Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy has been very good. Everybody at VW Brazil is pleased and proud."

- Dr. Josef-Fidelis Senn, Vice President, Human Resources and Organization,
Volkswagen do Brasil

"The customer comes first in everything we do and Customer Value Chain Management (CVCM) is committed to providing an unrivaled customer experience. To ensure we are delivering on this goal, our metrics need to provide a holistic view of both our internal view and the experiences of both our customers and shareholders. CVCM’s balanced scorecard approach is truly a strategic differentiator and requires engagement of all process and metrics leaders across CVCM. By measuring our success through the customer’s eyes, we are achieving higher customer satisfaction and driving operational excellence and value chain performance, which impact top and bottom line results. Managing and aligning ourselves to this well developed balanced scorecard is a critical component for successfully driving CVCM."

- Angel Mendez, Senior Vice President, Customer Value Chain Management
Cisco Systems

Robert L. Howie, Jr., Managing Director & CMO, Palladium Group, Inc.

Weichert National Ad Campaign

Weichert Relocation Services, Inc. (WRRI) was inducted into the Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of fame for Executing Strategy in November 2008. Part of the Weichert Family of Companies, a privately held group of real estate, relocation, and financial services companies—WRRI a 15% global market share of the relocation market. WRRI adopted the BSC to implement a strategic planning and performance management system and to help manage a series of acquisitions. An unexpected benefit attributed to BSC adoption was a breakthrough innovation in supply chain management, resulting in a better customer solution, a new source of revenue, and a competitive differentiator. In three years revenue increased 46%, EBITDA increased almost 10 fold. "Our BSC program represents the most important business decision and business achievement that we have realized over the past decade," according to Aram R. Minnetian, President.

"It is a source of competitive advantage, and has made us a better company. I could not imagine leading our company without it." Weichert is announcing their induction into the Hall of Fame by placing a display advertisement in five national trade publications (HR Executive, Workforce, HRO Today, Staffing Management, and MOBILITY—the trade magazine of the Employee Relocation Council). To view the ad, please click here.

Palladium Group helps judge the Annual Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award (MRM) which recognizes, showcases, and celebrates the success of organizations that have contributed to UAE economic development.

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