Most of standard procedures for the Software Development Process focus on the technical dimension; however, they are still deficient in performing with the project strategies. Therefore we develop a model consisting of the well-known standard procedure; ISO/IEC12207, and the Balanced Scorecard to fulfill missing dimensions for software projects. We bring the Agile Software Development Processes...

Balanced scorecard has proven to be a functional tool for large companies, however, smalland medium-sized enterprises (SME) have experienced it too complicated for their purposes. The aim of this research is to analyse the potential of simplifying balanced scorecard in order to acknowledge the practical realities of SMEs. The results of this study indicate that the viewpoints covered by balance...

Management theory and practice suggest a wide range of instruments used in organizations in order to measure performance, whether individual or organizational. The purpose of this paper is to mention some of these tools, with an emphasis on the balanced scorecard. Although numerous organizations have adopted the balanced scorecard as a means to increase organizational performance, few of them h...

The balanced scorecard (BSC) initially developed by Kaplan and Norton, is a performance management system that should allow enterprises to drive their strategies on measurement and follow-up. In recent years the BSC has been applied to information technology (IT) and currently the first real-life IT applications are starting to emerge. In this article, it is shown how the IT balanced scorecard ...

Global competitive pressures shape an enterprise’s focus on strategic management systems, and in particular the Balanced Scorecard; this shift suggests that global companies adopt a handful of management best practices, most of which originate in the West. Divergence factors such as national culture, leadership styles and human resource management practices underscore the trend towards converge...

In contemporary global and dynamically developing environment there is a need of the strategic planning fundamental. It is complicated, but at the same time important process from the point of view of continual keeping of competitive advantage. The aim of the paper is formulation of strategic goals for the needs of the small enterprises. There will be used Balanced Scorecard as a balanced syste...

This paper presents the findings of a new scorecard designed to assess and monitor multiple domains of U.S. health system performance. The scorecard uses national and international data to identify performance benchmarks and calculates simple ratio scores comparing U.S averages to benchmarks. Average ratio scores range from 51 to 71 across domains of health outcomes, quality, access, equity, an...

SUMMARY The scorecard summarises key indicators of the burden of osteoporosis and its management in each of the member states of the European Union. The resulting scorecard elements were then assembled on a single sheet to provide a unique overview of osteoporosis in Europe. INTRODUCTION The scorecard for osteoporosis in Europe (SCOPE) is an independent project that seeks to raise awareness o...

BACKGROUND In 2010, diarrhea caused 0.75 million child deaths, accounting for nearly 12% of all under-five mortality worldwide. Many evidence-based interventions can reduce diarrhea mortality, including oral rehydration solution (ORS), zinc, and improved sanitation. Yet global coverage levels of such interventions remain low. A new scorecard of diarrhea control, showing how different countries ...

In the present era of emerging intense global competition, organizations’ are facing increasingly knowledgeable and demanding customers and activist shareholders which have changed the competitive environment from competition based on ability to invest in and manage physical assets to competition based on knowledge and the ability to exploit intangible and soft assets. In this changed business ...