Our regular meetings are generally in the morning on the first Tuesday of each month and typically feature a speaker presenting topical information on finance, the local economy, business strategy, career management, etc.
We also have periodic special event evening meetings, each featuring a high profile speaker or panel of speakers, and organized to be a delightful networking event for our members and special guests.
July 7, 2009
7:30 a.m -9:30 a.m.
at the offices of Resources Global Professionals--4350 La Jolla Village Drive #210
This is just accross the pond from Lee Hecht Harrison, our old meeting place.
Beginning with the May 5th meeting we'll no longer be meeting at Lee Hecht Harrison's offices.
Parking is no longer validated, however, given the early hour of our meetings, street parking is
readily available Directions
Speaker: Ellen Bonnell, CEO of TrendSavants
Topic: Strategy Execution Using Key Performance Indicators and Balanced Scorecards
What attendees will learn:
In this fun, interactive session, attendees will learn the ABCs of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs),
how KPIs actually help companies execute strategy and how a balanced scorecard
can change the budgeting process.
How KPIs help to execute strategy:
How to create a Balanced Scorecard that measures organizational effectiveness
How Business Drivers are identified
How Balanced Scorecards create Business Intelligence
Key topics for discussion and key takeaways include:
2009 Survey of top CFO concerns
The difference between a Business Driver and a KPI
The relationship between Balanced Scorecards and Budgets
Transition to a rolling financial forecast and a rolling budget
Ellen Bonnell is a popular speaker and facilitator – proven by her recent talk "How to
Get Good Forecasts from Bad Data" at the ASMI Budget Master Conference.
Ellen is the CEO of Trend Savants, a consulting firm that works with companies
to increase revenues and manage costs through forecasting, business intelligence &
analytics services. TrendSavants esteemed clients include Toyota, Mazda, Nissan,
Dunkin Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, Taco Bell, American Hospital Supply,
Allstate Insurance and Coca-Cola Bottling Companies.
Ellen began her career at A. C. Nielsen where she developed Sales Potential Studies,
Price Sensitivity Studies, Media Allocation Models, Demographic Analyses,
Merchandising Optimization and other multi-variate models. At Gould, Inc.
Fluid Components Division, she was responsible for the distribution systems
at Gould's domestic and international hubs. As a Management Consultant with Deloitte,
she developed both strategic and operational systems in distribution, manufacturing and
health care industries.
Ellen completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from
Indiana University and Masters of Business Administration coursework from
Northwestern University. She teaches Economics at San Diego City College
and is on the faculty of the National Institute for Management Research.
Upcoming Meetings:
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