Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation

One of the primary objectives of today's corporate manager or director is to create value for the company's shareholders. Yet many managers and most employees still have difficulty in fully understanding the drivers of shareholder value and how their activities relate to these drivers. With numerous years of experience in the world of finance—most recently as the founder and President of Value Advisory Group, LLC—author Jack Alexander knows what it takes to build long-term value in today's competitive business environment. And now, in Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation, he wants to show you how.Straightforward and accessible, this timely resource will assist you in developing a comprehensive understanding of valuation and creating a direct link between shareholder value and critical business processes. Divided into three information-packed parts, Performance Dashboards and Analysis for Value Creation includes:Part One, Creating Context and Covering the Basics, provides a foundation for the concepts utilized in the Value Performance Framework (VPF)—a performance management system developed by Alexander—including basic finance concepts and valuation principles.Part Two, Linking Performance and Value, presents key elements of the VPF. Each of the value drivers—sales growth, relative pricing strength, operating effectiveness, capital effectiveness, cost of capital, and the intangibles—are linked to critical business activities and processes; and key performance measures, analytical models, performance dashboards, and tools for improving each value driver are explored in depth.Part Three, Driving Performance and Value, examines how the concepts and tools outlined throughout the book can be used to improve business performance and build long-term shareholder value. Effective implementation of dashboards as part of a comprehensive performance management framework (PMF) is discussed, and key findings—based