{"product_id":"driving-your-companys-value-isbn-9780471648550","title":"Driving Your Company's Value","description":"Driving Your Company's Value: Strategic Benchmarking for Value is a step-by-step book presenting a valuation-oriented methodology that helps companies maximize shareholder value. It offers clear, concise, and concrete methods for management to create and preserve value, complete with case study applications. In an easy-to-read format, it brings together the aspects of the Financial Accounting Standards Boards' new performance measurements, the balanced scorecard, and the new guidelines on fraud detection and Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).\u003cbr\u003e * Identifies the critical decisions that most effectuate growth and value.\u003cbr\u003e * Covers the easy and reliable ways to monitor value of an entity.\u003cbr\u003e * Demonstrates how management can apportion and allocate resources to achieve the highest value.  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOverview.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFree Cash Flow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Five Dimensions of Value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Holistic Approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSBfV or EVA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturn on Equity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Value Added.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe SBfV Process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 1: Current State.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQualitative Analysis of the Company’s Current State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing the Industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing the Company.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantitative Analysis of the Company’s Current State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 2: Desired Future State.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCore Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Success Factors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Performance Indicators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenchmarking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 3: Strategic Benchmarking Keys.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Strategy Alignment Builds Value.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrand Strategy, Strategy, or Tactics?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslating Grand Strategy into Strategy Execution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrand Strategy Alignment Maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlignment Thesis and Value Propositions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAchieving Strategic Alignment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Strategy Alignment Model That Works—SBfV.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 4: Alignment Execution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlignment Execution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting it Together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 5: Benchmark and Monitor Return on Strategic Effectiveness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenchmark and Monitor Return on Strategy Execution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Websites of Interest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRobert R. Dunne, Master of Science in Management and Strategic Studies,\u003c\/b\u003e is President of KnowledgeLeaders, Inc., a not-for-profit organization serving to advance the development and management of intellectual capital. He served 26 years in the U.S. Navy and completed his military career as a captain (O-6). As a graduate school professor he taught senior, civilian, and military executives, from around the world, how to formulate, align, resource, and execute strategy. Mr. Dunne has facilitated the development and implementation of hundreds of strategy-aligned campaigns that have documented millions in revenue increases and cost savings. He is an internationally recognized speaker on strategy execution.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael J. Mard, CPA\/ABV, ASA,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Managing Director of The Financial Valuation Group (FVG) in Tampa, Florida. He was founding president of The Financial Consulting Group, a national association of professional service firms dedicated to excellence in valuation, litigation, and financial consulting. Mr. Mard has been a full-time business appraiser and expert witness for over 19 years. He is author of \u003ci\u003eValuation for Financial Reporting: Intangible Assets, Goodwill, and Impairment Analysis, SFAS 141 and 142\u003c\/i\u003e, contributing author of \u003ci\u003eFinancial Valuation: Applications and Models\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecoauthor of Financial Valuation Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons, Inc. Mr. Mard has coauthored over 20 courses and published over 60 articles. He has been a presenter, speaker, and instructor more than 70 times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdi Osborne, CSPM, CPBA,\u003c\/b\u003e is CEO of Mentor Plus in Pleasanton, California. Ms. Osborne is coauthor and primary facilitator\/trainer of The Profit Equation(SM) seminar and Performance Measurement PLUS Skills and Systems Workshop offered in cooperation with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Ms. Osborne is also coauthor of the \u003ci\u003eStrategic Performance Management\u003c\/i\u003e credential program. As a nationally recognized public speaker, she has spoken at many conferences sponsored by the AICPA, state societies, and international associations. She has been published in \u003ci\u003eAccounting Today\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Accountancy\u003c\/i\u003e. She has conducted client and team advisory boards and team\/client training programs as well as strategic planning processes for over 100 accounting firms. In addition to facilitating business development roundtables for business owners throughout the state of California, Ms. Osborne developed the Group Mentoring program at San Jose State University’s Center to Develop Women Entrepreneurs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames S. Rigby, Jr., CPA\/ABV, ASA,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Managing Director of The Financial Valuation Group (FVG) and current President of the Financial Consulting Group. Mr. Rigby has over 25 years of professional experience. He has provided consulting services related to strategic planning, international expansions, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property; and expert testimony related to valuations. Mr. Rigby has served on various business valuation\/litigation committees of the AICPA, American Society of Appraisers (ASA), and other professional associations. He is the coauthor of multiple continuing education courses and articles published in a variety of professional journals.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eA Proven five-step process to maximizing shareholder value\u003c\/b\u003e.  \u003cp\u003eIn Driving Your Company's Value: Strategic Benchmarking for Value, leading experts Michael Mard, Robert Dunne, Edi Osborne, and James Rigby, Jr., show senior executives how to maximize value by implementing the proven and highly effective five-step SBfV process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnly when a business's strategy, systems, and people have been aligned can a business advance successfully. Driving Your Company's Value: Strategic Benchmarking for Value provides a practical and powerful way to ensure businesses get the full benefit from their investment in systems and people. In an easy-to-read format, CEOs, CFOs, general managers, and other senior managers will discover how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eImprove strategic decision making\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eProvide greater management accountability\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eRequire a more effective allocation of company resources\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eImprove capital management\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eAlign performance measurement to critical success factors\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eProvide a common organizational language\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eDevelop a corporate structure that understands how daily actions impact value\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eProvide the management team with a more effective and communicable strategic planning process\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989086453989,"sku":"NP9780471648550","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471648550.jpg?v=1761782739","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/driving-your-companys-value-isbn-9780471648550","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}