Season's Greetings from 2GC

2011 has as expected been a year that brought with it many uncertainties and upheavals, but many positive developments too. We hope that 2012 will turn out to be a good year for you: as ever, all of us at 2GC look forward to the possibility of meeting and working with you during the year ahead.

Gavin Lawrie Managing Director, 2GC Active Management

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2GC is delighted to announce that the results of its annual survey of Balanced Scorecard usage are now available. This international survey, now in its third year, seeks to document current usage patterns for Balanced Scorecard based on respondents’ experiences.

The Balanced Scorecard has become a popular and widely implemented management tool, however, relatively little is known about who uses Balanced Scorecard, what sort of Balanced Scorecard they use, and how effective it is as a management tool.

The 2011 Balanced Scorecard Usage Survey casts new light on the evolution of how organisations are using Balanced Scorecards. For example, the survey reports that while Strategic Execution is its prime use, it is also widely used for Operational Management and Reporting of results. This year we saw that not only do Balanced Scorecards influence actions and behaviours heavily but a 20% increase in their influence on appraisals – showing that the tool is gaining “teeth” or impact in organisations. The value of the Balanced Scorecard shows an increase on last year and now nearly 3 out of 4 report that their BSC is very or extremely valuable. Lastly, this year we added questions about where the BSC is managed and to which processes it is linked – read the results for some interesting findings in the report.

Get your copy of the 2011 2GC Balanced Scorecard Usage Survey Report.

2GC is supporting the “Own A Colour” project being run by Unicef and AkzoNobel Decorative Paints. This colourful and creative initiative aims to raise money for UNICEF’s important work around the world. Check out 2GC Blue on the web site – and while you are there do think about sponsoring your own colour too!

2GC is proud to have worked on performance management projects with a number of UN organisations (and other International NGOs): you can read about one of our projects in 2GC Case Study #6 – Executive Balanced Scorecard in a United Nations Agency.

• a much easier to use interface
• a powerful search facility: search either database for key words, or specific topics; see the results as you type

If you know of web pages/sites that you believe should be in either of the two lists, please let us know!

Thank you to everyone who participated. We are currently analysing the results, and hope to have an advanced report on the findings available by the end of July. The advanced report will be sent to those participants who requested it.

The public version of the Survey Results will be published on this site later in the year.
In the interim, the results of 2GC’s 2009 and 2010 Balanced Scorecard Usage Survey’s are available from the 2GC website.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Director of 2GC Limited.

William Barney has been working with 2GC Active Management for over a decade, and is responsible for Business Development in the UK, leads our major projects in the UK and Europe and is a strong management trainer and workshop facilitator.

This month, in recognition of the important role he continues to play in the development and management of 2GC, he has been appointed as a Director of the firm.

Gavin Lawrie, Founder and Managing Director of 2GC, commented “William’s skills complement the skills of the other Directors well and we are delighted that he will be continuing his invaluable support for 2GC as a Director”. William himself said “I very much enjoy working with 2GC and its clients – our work is challenging and enjoyable and I look forward to adding value to clients for many more years with 2GC”.

Find out more about William by visiting the 2GC People page of the 2GC web site.

Balanced Scorecard Usage Survey

For the next few weeks we will be collecting data about Balanced Scorecard usage from organisations all around the world: if you currently work with a Balanced Scorecard we would value your participation.

The survey does not take very long to complete (about 10 minutes), and can be completed anonymously.

By way of thanks, those who participate in the survey can request to receive an advance copy of the survey findings (currently planned to be released in July 2011).

Find out more about the by heading over to our Balanced Scorecard Survey page.

2GC's Office from April 2011

The address of our new office will be:

1 Bell Street
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 1BU

Our telephone numbers and email addresses will remain unchanged.

2GC has been at its current location since we started in 1999 – so moving is in some ways a big event for us. But we are looking forward to life in our new location.

The survey, which will build on the success of the 2009 and 2010 surveys, will once again focus on gathering information about real-world use of Balanced Scorecard: the questions will explore what kind of Balanced Scorecards to people have, how were they designed, how are they used, and how effective they are.

If you are interested in helping us run the survey, or participating in the survey, please get in touch.

The survey will once again allow people to participate via the web, or by mailing or faxing a printed questionnaire back to 2GC.

As in previous years, our aim will be to send those who have participated in the survey an advanced write up of the results just before the summer holiday period, and to formally release the results in early October 2011.

Season's Greetings from 2GC

2010 has been a challenging year for many, and it looks like that 2011 will arrive with similar uncertainties to deal with. But at 2GC we are optimistic that 2011 will turn out to be a good year for all, and we are looking forward to the possibility of meeting and working with you on the challenges and opportunities it brings.

Gavin Lawrie Managing Director, 2GC Active Management