Assignment Content
Upon completion of this assignment, you will have used the Balanced Scorecard tool to define objectives, measures, targets, and initiatives for the health care organization you selected and described in the Week 1 assignment.
Review the 4 perspectives of a Balanced Scorecard described in this week’s readings and visually depicted in The Balanced Scorecard by Robert Kaplan.
Construct a Balanced Scorecard, using the Balanced Scorecard Template, for the health care organization you identified in Week 1. For each of the 4 perspectives, define at least 3 objectives, measures, targets, and initiatives. Ensure that the objectives are clearly aligned to the organization’s mission and vision described in the Week 1 assignment.
Write a 400- to 600-word executive summary in which you reference and include the Balanced Scorecard table you created. Describe the following in your summary:
- How the objectives are aligned with the mission and vision
- Why the measures and targets shown were selected
- How the initiatives will help achieve the objectives