Balanced Scorecard Collaborative Launches College and University Partnership Program.

NorthPoint tapped to develop and manage Regional College and University (RCU) Partnerships, enabling more businesses and organizations to benefit from the Balanced Scorecard Management System

LINCOLN, Mass. -- Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, the research and education division of Palladium Group, Inc., today announced a Partnership Program with regional colleges and universities (RCUs). These Partnerships will enable RCUs to become the certified knowledge and training centers for the Balanced Scorecard Management System. NorthPoint Services, Inc. has been designated by the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative (BSC) to establish and manage these partnerships throughout North America. The Partnership initiative will extend the Balanced Scorecard's services geographically, as well as to middle market companies and organizations.

The Balanced Scorecard was created by Drs. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton in 1992, and has been implemented in corporations, organizations and government agencies worldwide. While most organizations can successfully formulate strategy, independent research has proven that 70 percent of them fail to communicate and execute that strategy. The Balanced Scorecard enables organizations to implement strategy rapidly and effectively by integrating a measurement system with the management system. Based on the simple premise that "measurement motivates," the Balanced Scorecard has been integral to the success of organizations throughout the world.

"The Balanced Scorecard has proven beneficial to businesses and organizations of all sizes. Our challenge has been finding a cost effective way of reaching our vast market," said Robert Howie, president of the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative. "Colleges and universities provide us regional and professional presence. They understand the economic development needs of their client companies. Together, we can drive business success. Our Partnership Program will enable RCUs to host Official Balanced Scorecard seminars for their clients and provide BSC with expanded market reach."

Leading the initiative will be NorthPoint Services, a company built on a successful history of business channel development. "We're privileged and honored to be selected by the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative to build and manage this Partnership Network," said John Tumminello, president of NorthPoint Services. "NorthPoint's goal is business development through strategic partnerships. Uniting regional colleges and universities with world-class service providers, such as the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, is the perfect business model. Balanced Scorecard Collaborative will gain access to an expansive market. RCUs add high value services to their service portfolio and, most importantly, more businesses and organizations will benefit from the Balanced Scorecard Management System."

For more information on Balanced Scorecard/RCU Partnerships contact NorthPoint Services at 857-991-1306 or by sending an email to [e-mail].

About Palladium Group, Inc.

Palladium Group, Inc., is helping the world's leading organizations execute strategy by linking strategy management to operational processes, structure and technology. Palladium offers its clients services in Strategy Management, Process Management, Financial Management, Human Capital, and Information Management. Palladium's highly recognized Strategy Execution Model enables organizations in financial services, life sciences, manufacturing, retail and utilities & energy to benefit from effective strategy execution that results in improved financial results and shareholder value. Headquartered in Lincoln, Mass., Palladium has 10 U.S. offices and international offices in Barcelona, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Munich and Sydney, with an additional nine affiliates throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Palladium's education, advisory and research division, manages the BSC Hall of Fame and Office of Strategy Management program. Since its formation in 2005, Palladium has signed more than 185 new customers, giving the company over 550 customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.palladiumES.com.