{"product_id":"management-control-systems-step-by-step","title":"Management Control Systems, Step by Step for 2027","description":"\u003cp class=\"bsbs-lead\"\u003eShows managers how to keep an organisation on course without smothering it, by treating budgets, scorecards, reviews and incentives as one control system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirectors, finance and operations leaders, heads of department and management accountants who need their organisation to stay on course without smothering it. Use it to repair a control system that has grown out of shape or to build one from scratch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBalance freedom and control with Robert Simons' four levers of control\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMatch results, action, personnel and cultural controls to the work, drawing on William Ouchi and on Merchant and Van der Stede\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMap responsibility centres and use budgets to control without inviting slack and gaming\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFlex budgets and split variances into volume, mix, price and spending\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eJudge divisions fairly with ROI and residual income, and decide whether economic value added is worth the effort\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBuild a strategy map and balanced scorecard (after Kaplan and Norton), and separate signal from noise with XmR control charts\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRun monthly reviews that end in decisions, design incentives that do not backfire and audit the whole control system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e79 pages, 11 chapters\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEvery chapter follows the same pattern: key concepts, a step-by-step method, an illustrative example from a fictional UK organisation, a ready-to-use tool, common mistakes, a key-steps recap and a \"Try it\" exercise to apply the chapter to your own work\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTools to copy and use, including the Levers of Control Audit, Variance Analysis Table, XmR Chart Worksheet and Incentive Design Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA six-month action plan with a monthly rhythm checklist, plus a glossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePDF in A4 format — read on screen or print\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eInstant download after purchase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDesigning Controls with the Four Levers\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMatching Control Types to the Work\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMapping Responsibility Centres\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUsing Budgets to Control, Not Just to Plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFlexing Budgets and Analysing Variances\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eJudging Divisions with ROI and Residual Income\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBuilding a Balanced Scorecard\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eReading Performance Data with Control Charts\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRunning Monthly Performance Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDesigning Incentives That Do Not Backfire\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAuditing Your Control System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePart of The Business Library\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis title is one of the 55 ebooks in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-business-library\"\u003eThe Business Library\u003c\/a\u003e, available together for £109 (worth £1,437 if bought separately: the total of the individual prices of the included titles in our store). It is also included in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-ultimate-business-bundle\"\u003eThe Ultimate Business Bundle\u003c\/a\u003e, which adds 8 checklists and toolkits and 10 workbooks — all 73 products for £147.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Business Step by Step","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59143562002764,"sku":"BSBS-11","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/3147\/8860\/files\/bsbs-11-management-control-systems-step-by-step-3d.jpg?v=1791672064","url":"https:\/\/businessstepbystep.co.uk\/products\/management-control-systems-step-by-step","provider":"Business Step by Step","version":"1.0","type":"link"}