In 2026–2027, organizations face intense pressure to execute strategies faster, align resources with ESG and sustainability goals, and prove real progress to boards, investors, and regulators. The Balanced Scorecard — updated for the digital & sustainability era — remains one of the most powerful and widely adopted systems for bridging the strategy- execution gap. The Certified Strategic Management & Balanced Scorecard Professional (CSBSP) is a practical, executive-oriented certification program that equips senior managers, strategy officers, PMO leaders, and business controllers with the modern frameworks, tools, and governance structures needed to turn ambitious strategies into measurable results.

This program teaches participants how to:

• Translate vision and strategy into clear, cascaded objectives and measures

• Design, implement, and govern a contemporary Balanced Scorecard

• Integrate ESG, human capital, and digital transformation perspectives

• Run effective strategy review cycles and digital dashboards

• Avoid the most common failure modes (siloed scorecards, poor cascading, lack of governance)

Participants leave with a personal Balanced Scorecard prototype for their own organization or department, ready for immediate implementation, as well as the globally recognized CSBSP credential.

• Translate vision, mission, and strategic priorities into a clear, cause-and-effect Strategy Map

• Design a modern Balanced Scorecard with financial, customer, process, learning & growth, and ESG perspectives

• Select meaningful, balanced, and actionable KPIs and set ambitious yet realistic targets

• Cascade the scorecard effectively from corporate → business unit → department → individual level

• Establish strategy governance routines (monthly/quarterly reviews, exception management, digital dashboards)

• Integrate ESG, human capital, and digital transformation objectives into the scorecard

• Use contemporary BSC visualization tools to make strategy visible and actionable

• Avoid the 10 most common Balanced Scorecard implementation failures

• Present and defend a complete Balanced Scorecard to senior executives or the board

This certification has been specifically designed for professionals who are accountable for turning strategy into measurable results — whether through direct ownership of strategy execution, performance management, PMO leadership, or advising senior management on how to make strategy happen.

The program is ideal for:

• Strategy Directors

• Heads of Corporate Strategy

• Strategic Planning Managers

• PMO Directors

• Heads of Project Management Office

• Strategy Execution Leads

• Performance Management

• Business Performance Directors & Managers

• Corporate Planning

• Business Planning Managers

• Finance Controllers

• Business Unit Controllers

• FP&A Senior Managers

• Senior HR Business Partners

• Heads of Organizational Development

• Management Consultants & Strategy Advisors

GAFM - Global Academy of Finance and Management

The GAFM was founded in 1996 by the original founders of the Graduate Leadership Society. The Founders of our Standards Board are CEOs, Executives, Professors, and industry experts from around the globe. We desire to raise education standards and ethics in the business and management industries. The Standards Policy Board awards specialized board certifications, designations, and charters in the fields of: finance, accounting, management, and consulting fields to qualified professionals who have completed internationally recognized or accredited exams & education, government recognized degrees and documented management credentials and experience. Since 1996, the Academy has been promoting accredited graduate standards for certification in business, management, law, and finance. Since the inception with the founding of the Graduate Institute of Leadership in 1996, the Academy has been focused on quality assurance with accredited education, exams, assessment, education, ethics, and continuing education. Further, applicants must also have the necessary experience in practice, research or publications in their respective areas of expertise.