Sukvinder Singh
Section B
2009 PGP 207
Veolia Water North America is a geographically diverse business, spread across the United States and Canada. It is the leading provider of comprehensive water and wastewater partnership services to municipal and industrial customers, providing services to more than 14 million people in approximately 650 communities. By necessity, the business is very local and in addition to its geographical diversity is also culturally diverse.
In 2008, the company was transitioned to a new CEO. Laurent Auguste who had worked in Japan previously needed a winning strategy with a very high goal of increased revenue. Successful implementation of this strategy was planned through the balanced scorecard process.
Some Veolia Water executives were familiar with the balanced scorecard, as it was used in the Japan office and some had used it at previous companies. At …show more content…
At Veolia Water, the balanced scorecard was designed to boost organizational performance, break down communication barriers between business units and departments, increase focus on strategy and results, budget and prioritize time and resources more effectively, and help the company better understand and react to customer needs.
After successfully implementing the balanced scorecard in its Business Unit, Veolia Water started integrating the balanced scorecard deeper into its organization, using an e-learning tool developed to train key staff. The e-learning course, a customized version of an e-learning program, consists of six modules that together take no more than an hour to complete. The e-learning course has helped familiarize employees with the balanced scorecard and demonstrate how they contribute to the company’s objectives when they achieve their personal