As part of europartnership's approach towards performance management and strategy development we have released a series of white papers that outline some philosophies and methodologies behind successful programmes.

Each of the following white papers is available to download as a PDF.

Enterprise Performance Management in mid-sized organisations

Weather economic turbulance using Enterprise Performance Management

Strategic Conversations in Performance Management

Linking Strategy and Planning to Budgets

Avoid common pitfalls when implementing Enterprise Performance Management

Enterprise Performance Management

Using Balanced Scorecards to Improve Corporate Governance

Beyond the Budget

Using performance drivers within scenario based models

This series of White Papers has been designed to help you unlock potential in your organisation

1. Target Setting in Public Sector Organisations
Target setting can sound easy in theory - but it is difficult to do in practice and many targets do not result in improved performance. In some instances people look at previous performance figures and suggest a target that looks ‘a bit better’....Click here

2. Tackling efficiency and cost savings targets
Do you have to plan and manage change to improve service delivery, whilst at the same time reducing cost?...Click here

3. Public Sector: Strategic Conversations in Performance Management
How do you choose a way forward in an uncertain environment; or how do you plan for and manage change that affects several teams or divisions?...Click here

4. Private Sector: Strategic Conversations in Performance Management
This paper looks at an approach that allows you to look at your options in the round. It has been labelled “strategic conversations” – and it establishes the context within which choices have to be made. This means quantifying: the potential outcome; people, process and resource implications; timescales; risks; critical success factors; and the key performance to track progress...Click here

5. Using performance drivers in scenario based modelsScenarios allow teams to model the “unthinkable”. We have experience of teams making market exit decisions; of pricing and offer-enhancement moves that would have seemed too risky without the customer insight; and technology choices for future products. Team based scenario testing of strategic alternatives means people are able to convince themselves and others that “We have genuinely looked at all our options and that this is the play to which we commit ourselves.”...Click here

6. Beyond the Budget
Financial planning shifts to a pattern that is continuous in nature and tuned to the business requirements. External reporting simply becomes a snapshot at the defined annual date. Real control - monitoring and managing process of developing the business - is set to optimise growth and the creation of wealth...Click here

7. Instant Strategy Saver
How do you maintain momentum and strategic goals in an uncertain environment?
How do you manage as the business and competitive environment changes around you?...Click here