As today's leading companies navigate unprecedented circumstances and uncertainty, finding new ways to align systems, structures, and processes to respond has become even more critical. In Driving Corporate Performance—Virtual, you will learn how to compete more successfully by implementing powerful performance measurement and management control systems to execute your strategy in the face of global change. These tools have become essential as companies implement new strategies and business models for a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. With a deeper understanding of strategy communication, accountability, and organizational design, you will emerge from this live online program fully prepared to drive performance and growth in any economy.
As today's leading companies navigate unprecedented circumstances and uncertainty, finding new ways to align systems, structures, and processes to respond has become even more critical. In Driving Corporate Performance—Virtual, you will learn how to compete more successfully by implementing powerful performance measurement and management control systems to execute your strategy in the face of global change. These tools have become essential as companies implement new strategies and business models for a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. With a deeper understanding of strategy communication, accountability, and organizational design, you will emerge from this live online program fully prepared to drive performance and growth in any economy.
You will develop a deep understanding of the links connecting strategy, organizational structures, systems, and performance measurement. With these tools, you will help your organization actively manage its organizational performance and value creation processes. You will leave the virtual program with the strategic tools to lead and manage change, optimize measurement and control systems across all business functions, and to design, motivate, and lead an adaptable, agile organization.
You will develop a deep understanding of the links connecting strategy, organizational structures, systems, and performance measurement. With these tools, you will help your organization actively manage its organizational performance and value creation processes. You will leave the virtual program with the strategic tools to lead and manage change, optimize measurement and control systems across all business functions, and to design, motivate, and lead an adaptable, agile organization.
Details
Drive strategy down to operations
Translate your company's mission and business strategy into performance targets and measures at all levels of the business
Implement more effective performance measurement and management control systems
Build a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) strategy map
Balance financial and nonfinancial measures
Design and lead a competitive, high-performing organization
Strengthen accountability and improve organizational design
Align front-line employees with your company's strategic objectives
Enhance competitiveness by better allocating resources to customers
Build a strong and enduring culture of helping others to succeed
Boost organizational resiliency in the face of uncertainty and novel risks
Lead, manage, and motivate with confidence even in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world
Adapt your organization to new strategies, structures, and performance measurement systems
Learn how to form a critical incident management team for decision-making and rapid problem solving after a novel risk event
Expand your personal and professional network
Extend your network by connecting and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions
Who Should Attend
General managers and senior financial executives who are responsible for designing and implementing systems to measure, monitor, and improve enterprise performance
Particularly appropriate for: Executives with planning, control, and accounting responsibilities, including business unit heads, chief operating officers, chief financial officers, strategic planning officers, and controllers
Attendance by multiple company representatives will foster teamwork and amplify the program's impact. For example, attendance by general managers or chief operating officers along with senior financial executives enables the organization to better align performance management systems with company strategy and to implement systems more quickly throughout the organization.
Just as HBS pioneered the case study method, we also built the first live online classroom in 2014 and have been refining and optimizing our virtual program experience ever since. In a world that is now centered around virtual connection, our programs reflect the input and experience of tens of thousands of participants.
When you participate in a virtual HBS Executive Education program, you benefit from a powerful learning experience carefully designed with a virtual setting in mind. Through live, synchronous program sessions you'll engage directly with our renowned faculty to learn from their latest research, gain actionable takeaways, and facilitate your growth. In addition, virtual discussion groups will connect you to a global group of peers and build your network.
Dive Deeper into the Experience
The Explainer: The Balanced Scorecard
Watch and learn how to win in the long-term by utilizing the Balanced Scorecard.
We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.
Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).
Application Submission
We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.
Application Review
To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
The program fee covers tuition, e-books, and online case materials. No payment is necessary until you have been accepted. Payment is required prior to the program start date. If you need to cancel participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 14 days before the program start date to receive a full refund. Cancellations received 7 to 14 days before the program start date are subject to a payment of 50 percent of the program fee. Requests received within 7 days of the program start date are subject to full payment of the program fee.
We admit candidates to specific sessions on a rolling, space-available basis, and encourage you to apply as early as possible. Although most programs have no formal educational requirements, admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.
Answering Your Questions
Our Program Advising team can help you at any stage of the admissions process—starting with identifying the program that best addresses your learning and development goals. Contact a program advisor via email or call 1.800.427.5577 (outside the U.S., call +1.617.495.6555).
Application Submission
We recommend that you apply at least four weeks before the program start date. You may use our online form or download an application. HBS maintains all application information in strict confidentiality. We acknowledge receipt of applications via email. In the unlikely event that you do not receive an acknowledgment, please email us at exed_admissions@hbs.edu or call us at +1.617.495.6226.
Application Review
To optimize the learning experience and maximize the exchange of ideas, our Admissions Committee makes selections that balance each participant's experience, scope of current responsibilities, and type of organization. HBS seeks candidates who reflect a broad range of industries, functions, countries, and backgrounds. We review applications monthly and will contact you via email with the Admissions Committee's decision.
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
The program fee covers tuition, e-books, and online case materials. No payment is necessary until you have been accepted. Payment is required prior to the program start date. If you need to cancel participation, you must submit your request in writing more than 14 days before the program start date to receive a full refund. Cancellations received 7 to 14 days before the program start date are subject to a payment of 50 percent of the program fee. Requests received within 7 days of the program start date are subject to full payment of the program fee.
What You Will Learn
Through a rich learning experience that includes live faculty presentations, global case studies, virtual group discussions, and individualized virtual feedback from faculty, you will explore how leading companies leverage performance measurement and management control systems to evaluate productivity, drive performance, create value, and generate growth.
Through a rich learning experience that includes live faculty presentations, global case studies, virtual group discussions, and individualized virtual feedback from faculty, you will explore how leading companies leverage performance measurement and management control systems to evaluate productivity, drive performance, create value, and generate growth.
Program Format
The program takes place over five days, with 4-6 hours of live, synchronous classes daily, and small group discussions for learning and networking. Class sessions will take place via the HBS Live Online Classroom and the Zoom platform. Two sessions will be offered twice to accommodate multiple time zones. You will also have ample opportunity for interaction with faculty and peers inside and outside the class sessions.
Collaborative learning is an integral part of the experience. To maximize the benefit for everyone, you are expected to attend every session, complete all assignments, and contribute effectively in the class and in small groups.
The program takes place over five days, with 4-6 hours of live, synchronous classes daily, and small group discussions for learning and networking. Class sessions will take place via the HBS Live Online Classroom and the Zoom platform. Two sessions will be offered twice to accommodate multiple time zones. You will also have ample opportunity for interaction with faculty and peers inside and outside the class sessions.
Collaborative learning is an integral part of the experience. To maximize the benefit for everyone, you are expected to attend every session, complete all assignments, and contribute effectively in the class and in small groups.
An optional post-program session for strategy map feedback with faculty will be held Monday, July 20 from 2:00-4:00 PM ET.
The HBS Advantage
Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
Faculty Cochairs
Robert S. Kaplan
Senior Fellow, Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus
Our Executive Education programs are developed and taught by HBS faculty who are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
Faculty Cochairs
Robert S. Kaplan
Senior Fellow, Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus
Program content, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.
The Harvard Business School Live Online Classroom
This program brings the case method to life virtually in our real-time, interactive online classroom.
