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Miami-Dade County Manager to Deliver Keynote Address at ActiveStrategy Conference.


EAST NORRITON, Pa. -- ActiveStrategy, Inc. (www.activestrategy.com) the leading provider of complete Enterprise Strategy Execution solutions, announced that Miami-Dade County's highest-ranking appointed administrator, County Manager George M. Burgess, will deliver the keynote at the 2007 ActiveStrategy Client Conference entitled "Executing Strategy: Leading the Change" on April 25, 2007.

In his keynote, Mr. Burgess will discuss the ongoing transformational efforts that the county is undertaking to become more strategy-focused and results-oriented. To achieve these goals, the county has been developing and deploying a Balanced Scorecard Balanced Scorecard

A performance metric used in strategic management to identify and improve various internal functions and their resulting external outcomes. The balanced scorecard attempts to measure and provide feedback to organizations in order to assist in implementing
 management framework over the past three years, working together with ActiveStrategy as a strategic consulting partner and software provider. The County Manager will talk about his perspective on the transformation, how the Balanced Scorecard framework has changed the way he manages, how he has led and inspired the organization through the challenges they've faced, and what work still lies ahead.

Mr. Burgess was appointed Miami-Dade County Manager on June 12, 2003, becoming the administrator for one of the largest governments in the southeast United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . In this post, he guides the day-to-day operations of a government with a budget of $6.86 Billion.

Jack Steele, ActiveStrategy Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , remarked, "We are thrilled that Mr. Burgess will address our Client Conference attendees this year. Miami-Dade County has made significant progress in the past few years and Mr. Burgess's unflagging leadership has been one of the clear reasons for their success to date."

About ActiveStrategy, Inc.

Based in East Norriton, PA, ActiveStrategy, Inc. exclusively focuses on helping clients achieve business results through a combination of business consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)
service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
 and the leading enterprise application suite to facilitate and accelerate the execution of strategic business plans.

ActiveStrategy applications support all major management methodologies including the Balanced Scorecard, Malcolm Baldrige
People:
  • Howard M. Baldrige, Congressman from Nebraska
  • Howard M. Baldrige, Jr., United States Secretary of Commerce
Awards:
  • Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award named after Howard M. Baldrige, Jr.
 Criteria, Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6.
Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications.
, and Management by Objectives. ActiveStrategy clients include leading pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, hospitality, and electronics manufacturing This article presents a typical manufacturing process of an electronic assembly. Component manufacturing
Components such as resistors, capacitors and integrated circuits are generally made by specialized contractors.
 corporations. For more information, visit www.activestrategy.com.
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