This document provides an overview of the balanced scorecard method. It explains that a balanced scorecard translates business strategy into performance measures across four perspectives: financial, customer, internal business processes, and learning and growth. It lists goals and example measures for each perspective. The balanced scorecard helps companies implement strategy, align organization, link budget to strategy, and identify strategic initiatives. While it clarifies strategy, its disadvantages are that it is not a decision making tool and can include only lagging measures.