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Perspective
Blend financial, operational, customer, and people metrics to see performance clearly.
Organisationalperformancemanagementbasics
Link strategy, planning, and accountability in one view.
Learn what organisational performance means, how corporate performance management (CPM) frameworks work, and how leadership teams align reviews and improvement plans.
What is organisational performance?
Organisational performance describes how well strategy, operations, culture, and risk controls deliver the outcomes promised to stakeholders. Corporate performance management (CPM) connects goals, metrics, and accountability so leadership can plan, monitor, and improve results.
Monthly
Cadence
Management reviews monthly; boards focus on quarterly and annual trends.
Cycle
Loop
Strategic performance management is a continuous loop, not a one-off plan.
BENEFITS
Why strategic performance management matters
Aligns teams. When objectives, metrics, and review cadences are clear, business units see how their work supports enterprise goals.
Improves governance. Boards and executives rely on CPM frameworks to test assumptions, challenge variances, and approve new investments.
Supports resilience. Enterprise performance management links financial plans with risk and compliance insights, so improvements account for regulation and stakeholder expectations.
FRAMEWORK
How to structure CPM frameworks
- Planning backbone Connect long-term strategy, annual plans, and rolling forecasts so teams see priorities across horizons.
- Data + tooling Centralise metrics, commentary, and scenarios in one CPM platform or shared workspace.
- Governance + cadence Define the meetings, scorecards, and escalation paths that keep performance conversations productive.
CADENCE
How to run performance planning and reviews
- Set direction + outcomes Translate strategy into 3–5 enterprise outcomes with supporting initiatives and budget envelopes.
- Cascade targets Assign metrics and milestones to teams, clarifying dependencies and decision rights.
- Review relentlessly Hold monthly operating reviews, quarterly business reviews, and annual strategy retrospectives with shared templates.
- Drive continuous improvement Use insights from reviews to adjust plans, invest in capability, or retire low-value work.
Performance management quick wins
Build a shared scorecard
Bring financial, customer, operational, and people metrics together so everyone debates the same facts.
Clarify meeting purpose
Define which reviews solve issues, which approve investments, and which track learning.
Close the loop
Document actions after each review and revisit them at the next checkpoint.
PERFORMANCE GLOSSARY SNAPSHOT
Performance glossary snapshot
Corporate performance management (CPM). Processes and tools that connect strategic planning, budgeting, reporting, and forecasting.
Enterprise performance management (EPM). A broader view that extends CPM into operations, risk, and compliance to manage change holistically.
Target setting. Defining realistic yet ambitious goals, plus the thresholds that trigger escalation.
FAQS
Performance management FAQs
What is the difference between performance management and performance appraisal?
Performance management looks at organisational outcomes; appraisals focus on individual employees. You need both, but this guide addresses enterprise performance.
Who owns performance reviews?
Executives run monthly operating reviews, CFOs coordinate CPM tooling, and boards oversee quarterly/annual progress.
How do we align performance with risk and compliance?
Include compliance metrics in scorecards, invite risk leads to reviews, and make remediation tasks part of the performance backlog.
How often should strategy be refreshed?
Keep annual planning, but revisit focus areas each quarter based on results and external change.
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