Case Studies in Performance Management.

For any organization to grow and progress, it's essential to turn plans and goals into results. Performance management (PM) is the framework for managing the execution of an organization's strategy. It allows organizations to track performance or investment over a period of time against specific targets and detect opportunities to improve. Case Studies in Performance Management: A guide from the experts shows readers how other businesses, driven to remain competitive by changes in their industries, learned to work smarter using Performance Management.

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This book is a compilation of case studies in activity-based costing (ABC) and performance management. The case studies examine a variety of industries, including finance, life sciences, retail and the public sector. The book includes commentary from experts in the field, including Ashok Vadgama and Alan Stratton, and helps readers understand ABC/PM and how to execute these sound strategies in their own businesses. The book is aimed at assisting controllers, cost managers, CFOs and strategic and operation managers in any industry.

By Tony Adkins. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. For more information visit www.wiley.com/accounting.