ESM takes our customers' success personally. And with powerful, easy to use software built by strategy thought leaders, you can count on ESM to bring your strategy to life.
The only strategy software built by the creators of the Balanced Scorecard, Dr. Robert S. Kaplan and Dr. David P. Norton.
"Research shows the Kaplan/Norton Balanced Scorecard management system works. With ESM+Strategy, it works better."
Dr. David P. Norton, Co-creator of the Balanced Scorecard Management System
Bridge the gap between strategy and execution with ESM's all-in-one business strategy and performance management software
ESM was built based on 20 years of strategy formulation and execution experience with top leading brands across the globe. Below are just some of the benefits you can expect from implementing ESM.
Visibility
Use analytics to see what's on track, what's not, and how the projects designed to close gaps in performance are progressing.
Alignment
Ensure divisions, departments, teams, and individuals are marching toward the same end state.
Accountability
Assign ownership, monitor progress, and course correct when needed.
Communication
Drive strategy review meetings and consistently communicate strategic progress up, down and across the organization.
Execution / Results
Get work done: manage initiatives, budgets as well as team and individual milestones and tasks.
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20+ years of successful strategy engagements with expertise across industries
Don’t see your industry? No worries. We’ve delivered strategy solutions for organizations in over 40 different industries. We’ve probably worked with companies in your industry too.
DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT. LISTEN TO WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING.
“The ESM software is easy to use and allowed us to turn strategy into actions!”
Gerald Lisowski
North American General Manager and VP of Sales
"ESM's intuitive, easy to use interface allows organizations to spend more time making critical decisions and less time on the process."
Robin Champ
Chief Strategist
“ESM provides one stop shopping for our balanced scorecard needs for both enterprise strategic plans and cascaded plans.”
John Archbold
Senior Strategy Director
“ESM allowed us to move from a reactive organization to a proactive organization. We are finally able to focus on making strategic decisions, rather than the process of gathering information.”
At the highest conceptual level, the Balanced Scorecard is a framework that helps organizations translate strategy into operational objectives that drive behavior and performance. Read more
Yes. ESM is an extremely flexible application. We support the Balanced Scorecard methodology, OKRs, Risk frameworks as well as numerous compliance frameworks for cybersecurity and data privacy.
Absolutely, and so much more. ESM helps companies plan and execute their strategy, manage risk and compliance as well as manage performance of individuals and the organization at large through best practice workflows, robust data integration, dashboards and analytics capabilities.
The ESM+Perform product was built to align individuals, goal plans, and performance appraisals with the strategic objectives of the organization as a whole. Read More
Yes. ESM supports compliance frameworks of all types including Cybersecurity, Privacy, Risk or custom frameworks unique to your industry and company. Here are just a few of the frameworks that we currently have pre-configured in ESM: NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST 800-171, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), ISO 27001, NIST Privacy.
Our team of experts will happily schedule a time to talk with you and show you a live, private demo.
WHAT IS A STRATEGIC KPI?
Strategic Key Performance Indicators are the quantitative illustration of an Objective’s performance. KPIs help answer the question, “Are we accomplishing our Strategic Objective?” By defining the KPIs and their respective targets, the organization:
Strategy Review Meetings (SRMs) are a regular (commonly quarterly) discussion of BSC performance, key issues, and suggested course corrections. They are decision-driven meetings that focus on big-picture strategic questions rather than tactical issues.
"Research shows the Kaplan/Norton Balanced Scorecard management system works. With ESM+Strategy, it works better."
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