Harvard Business School Professor Robert Kaplan to present at BRG's Progress Conference on Strategy

JOHANNESBURG - June 8, 2015 - PRLog -- Business Results Group (BRG) and The Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) present The 14th BRG Progress Conference on Strategy Execution featuring Harvard Business School Professor Robert Kaplan. Professor Kaplan will present a full day programme at Theatre on the Track, Kyalami Johannesburg on the 17^th September 2015. In 2012, the BRG Progress Conference with Professor Kaplan sold out. The 500 senior business executives that participated offered prolific positive feedback acknowledging his methodology, insights and ability to communicate his solutions as “genius”, “professional” , “insightful” , “knowledgeable”, “thought provoking”, “loaded with wisdom” and “extremely worthwhile”. Nandini Dhar, CEO of Consilium said, “Amazing insights into areas of Strategic Management. Very practical case studies.”

Ranked in the top 10 Thinkers 50 “Hall of Fame” along with Charles Handy, Tom Peters, Kenichi Ohmae and other illustrious business thought leaders, Professor Kaplan is globally acknowledged for his lifetime contribution to the management and accounting professions. A seasoned executive educator, board executive, bestselling author and executive advisor, Professor Kaplan continues to evolve his Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Execution methodology to remain abreast of the very latest management’ challenges. It is for this reason, his management science has stood the test of time.

Most recently Professor Kaplan has focused his efforts on risk management and strategy, which he regards as one of management’s biggest challenges given the current volatility of private and public sector environments. Professor Kaplan has identified that a tension exists between risk management and strategy and has made it his business to develop the best possible solution.

This 2015 event offers Professor Kaplans latest insights into ensuring strategies do not fail.  It promises to deliver a robust, content rich programme for both executives and managers across South African organisations. Nicola Tyler, CEO of Business Results Group and sought after strategy facilitator to many South African private and public sector organisations, confirms that the biggest challenge facing executives and managers is all about execution. She says, “Today many organisations are citing that “Execution is the Strategy” and whilst a few companies are getting this right, many still find themselves spending billions on the wrong projects and fail to create essential buy-in and appropriate metrics to address priorities. I find many companies have an abundance of projects competing for limited resources resulting in hundreds of things, poorly prioritised. This is where Kaplan and Norton’s techniques ensure effective implementation, mitigate risks and set projects up for success.”  Nicola Tyler will facilitating the conference and panel discussion on the day.

PROGRAMME SNAPSHOT: STRATEGY EXECUTION: SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP, RISK, FINANCE, PEOPLE & PROJECT PORTFOLIO PRIORITIES TO CO-CREATE SHARED VALUE

·         The 5 Stages of the Kaplan-Norton Strategy Execution System - latest findings and applied techniques which evidence success and results

·         A new framework to manage the multiple dimensions of enterprise risk with appropriate accountability, funding and essential agility

·         Project portfolio management and strategy execution alignment, ensuring you spend the right money on the right projects

To acquire access to more information about The BRG Progress Conference with Professor Robert Kaplan call Angela on 083 327 1593 or 0861 B GREAT (247 328).  A full program agenda and conference details can be downloaded from http://www.brg.co.za/speakers/prof-robert-kaplan/