Using the Balanced Scorecard to Enhance the PPM Methodology and Balanced Scorecard

QSO 680 Module Four Team Activity Part II Guidelines and Rubric Overview: In the project management profession, if you have not already been part of a project team, you likely will be at some point i n your career. This activity is meant to simulate the opportunities and challenges of teamwork. The use of teams in business crea tes diverse views and experience s to address the issue at hand , most often leading to increased productivity and better problem solving. The most common challenge in teamwork is conflict , b ut if each member of a team shares a goal and an equal commitment t o the final outcome, the challenges can be mitigated. In Part II of the team activity, you will create a balanced scorecard for the final project case study. Note: Although you are submitting one balanced scorecard for the entire group, be aware that eac h student will be expected to incorporate feedback and submit an individually prepared balanced scorecard as part of the final project. Prompt: Once you have discussed the balanced scorecard framework uses, advantages, and disadvantages, together as a tea m, create a balanced scorecard for the final project case study. It is the responsibility of the team to work out roles of each team member. You may want all me mbers to create a draft of a balanced scorecard to share , or you may want to assign the first dr aft to one person who seems well -suited for the task, with each member supplying information from the case study and providing feedback as needed. Keep the deadline in mind and use the skills of project man agement to create a schedule that enables the team to deliver a quality product ( the balanced scorecard ) on time. I. Create a balanced scorecard for the case study Value -Driven Project and Portfol io Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry that represents an analysis of program management using the four measurement metrics of a standard balanced scorecard : A. Financial B. Customer C. Internal Business Process D. Learning and Growth Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a one -page Microsoft Word document with all sources cited in APA format. One student on your team will submit the balanced scorecard for the team. Please be sure that the names of all team members are on the docu ment. Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more in formation, review these instructions . Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Financial BSC includes financial metric representation BSC includes financial metric representation but does not align with case study BSC does not include financial metric representation 25 Customer BSC includes customer metric representation BSC includes customer metric representation but does not align with case study BSC does not include customer metric representation 25 Internal Business Process BSC includes internal business process metric representation BSC includes internal business process metric representation but does not align with case study BSC does not include internal business process metric representation 25 Learning and Growth BSC includes learning and growth metric representation BSC includes learning and growth metric representation but does not align with case study BSC does not include learning and growth metric representation 25 Total 100%