The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that was introduced in 1992. By 2002, over 50% of Fortune 500 companies were using it and it showed implementations in over 50,000 organizations globally. The Balanced Scorecard allows organizations to translate their vision and strategy into objectives and measures across four important perspectives: financial, customer, internal business processes, and learning and growth. When implemented properly with alignment, communication, and feedback, organizations can achieve breakthrough results in short periods of time by focusing all employees and resources on the key strategic priorities.