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Demonstrating the ROI of Market Intelligence:Building Metrics that Engage Senior Leadership
Society for Competitive Intelligence Professionals
Cheshire Inn May 6, 2003 7:15-9:30 a.m.
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Agenda Focus on BUILDING Metrics (selecting & setting objectives)
GE Experience Differentiating Between Projects & Process Avoiding Metric Mania Keeping Your Eyes On The Prize
Targeting That Which CAN be Measured
Importance of Documentation Why Its Time Well Spent The Elevator Speech As A Tool To Illustrate Value Impact of Successes Understanding Drivers Behind / Rationale For Gaps
Redefining ROI, But In A Way Acceptable To Senior Management
Structuring Metrics Alignment with Stakeholders Quantitative
Qualitative
Closing Thoughts
Appendix Results of a SCIP 2003 Conference Workout Session
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Todays Presentation
IN SCOPE
Examination Process, Questions To Ponder When Developing Personal Model
Annas Experience At GE
Comparing Practices / Experiences
OUT OF SCOPE
One Size Fits All Model
Ongoing Measurement
Maritz Detail evolving, too new
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Avoiding Metric Mania Keeping Your Eyes on The Prize
Understand The Drivers Behind Being Pressured To Measure Trendy Thing To Do Initiative of The Moment
Component of A Environmental Shift -- e.g. Performance Culture
Financial Where Can We Cut Costs
Stakeholders Questioning Value For Their Dollar
If Not Under Pressure, Assess The Payback of Proactive Measurement Does The Company Generally Value Long-Term Planning & Forward Looking Efforts
Am I Prepared To Respond Quickly, Concisely & With Clarity If AskedTo Validate My Contribution To The Organization
Are Other Groups (Operational or Functional) Tracking This
How Well Do I Manage Costs
What Outsourced Alternatives For CI Are Senior Managers Aware Of
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Targeting That Which CAN Be Measured ?
Inputs # Queries Fulfilled / Time Spent
Non-Labor $ Spend
Delivery Date Met
Request Objectives Achieved
Client Satisfaction
Segmented Usage (Business Unit, Functional Area, Management Level)
Outputs (discussion to follow re ability to actually take credit for improvements) Revenue / Net Income We won this contract because I
Cost Structure We operate more effectively because I .
Margins (by BU/Product, Customer, etcetera) We priced more effectively because I
Risk Avoidance We didnt lose $X because I .
In a Tight Financial Environment, Will Operating Areas / BUs Take Full
Credit for Successes or Is There a Mechanism for Shared Glory ?
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The Elevator Speech
If You Stepped Into An Elevator With Your CEO, How Concisely &
Clearly Could You Respond To Any of The Following Questions? What Is The Size of Our Market, and What is Our Share ? Our Competitors ?
How Do We Compare ? Pricing Capabilities Servicing
What Differentiates Us From Competitors in the Eyes of Our Clients & Prospects ?
What Are The Competitors Saying About Us & Do Clients Believe It ?
What Are Our Competitors Sales Strategy & Marketing Messaging ?
Who Are The Emerging Competitors ?
How Confident Are You in the Answers, How Do We Know This, What Role DidYou Play in Gaining This Understanding & What (Time/Money) Did It Cost Us ?
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Impact of Business Successes, & Attributing CIs Role
Qualitative Improvements Positive Press Around Company / Products Client Relationships
Quantitative Improvements Revenue Net Income
Margins Client Satisfaction
Access To Internal Records, Some Level of Sophistication in Those
Records & Internal Client Advocates Validating Contributions is Key
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Importance of Documenting Wins
Keeping Success Stories From Falling Through The Cracks
Tracking Improvements Over Time
Ability To Segment (BU, Region, Function, Level, etcetera) Mapping CISuccess Stories To Business Wins
Responding Quickly To Requests For Contribution Factor
Early Warning System
CYA Factor BUs Wont Necessarily Proactively Share BusinessWins or Say Thanks
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Redefining ROI First Step To Initiating Measurement
Formulaic Linkage Between CI Activities & Formulaic Return is DangerousWin Statistics Too Imbedded Potentially Liable For Losses As Well
What Then Is The Alternative ?
Suggested Strategy Mapping CI Activities (Labor, Content) To Business Objectives Consensus Around CI Deliverables Scope, Timing, Budget Quantitative Assessment of Success Vis--vis Agreed-Upon Deliverables Qualitative Evaluation of Merit
Once Linkage of CI Activities to Improvement Firmly Established,
Begin Migration To Attribution
Given This Model, What Then Are The Metrics ?
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Structuring Metrics for Alignment With Stakeholders
Recognize your financial stakeholders who is paying the bill for
you the product & to what degree ?
What are those stakeholders being measured against, what are theirboth their minimal & stretch goals ?
How are those stakeholders being compensated / evaluated relativeto those metrics ?
Are those stakeholders also financing other related resources whatis their total CI spend (their perspective) ?
What other stakeholders have influence, despite not providingfunding directly ?
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An Example Stakeholders Perspective
BU Stakeholder / % CI Support
Initiative / Their Metric
Current
Success 30%
Up &
Comer 20%
Growing
Pains 30%
Problem
Child10%
Corporate
Leadership
Revenue Growth(Baseline / Stretch)
10 % / 15 % 8 % / 10% 8 % / 10 % 5% / 8% 8% / 10%
Customers 5 new major*,12 total; at least
1 in targetindustry
Cross-sell,Penetrate 10%
more ofcorporate base
Margins focus,institute track
profitability byclient
Lose none,Improve avgsatisfactionrate to 85%
Improve BrandRecognition,
Expand C-LevelRelationships
Cost Reductions(Baseline / Stretch)
10% / 15% 10% / 15 % 15% / 20% 30% / 35% 15 % / 25
Other RetainSalesforce ViaCompetitive
Compensation
ExpandInternationally
Decrease CycleTime On NewProduct Intros
CompleteTech
Platforms
Integration
Realign CorpVision Statement
* Based on Size of Engagement or Clients Total Revenue
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Qualitative
BU Stakeholder / % CI Support
Initiative / Our Metric-- Benefit Statements Linked To
Current
Success 30%
Up &Comer 20%
GrowingPains 30%
ProblemChild
10%
Corporate
Leadership
Specific SalesOpportunities
Lead Generation Prospecting & ClientRelationship Strengthening
Pricing & Production
DevelopmentDifferentiation
Risk / CostAvoidance
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Quantitative
BU Stakeholder / % CI Support
Initiative / Our Metric
Current
Success30%
Up &Comer 20%
GrowingPains 30%
ProblemChild 10%
Corporate
Leadership
% Requests Delivered
(To Spec) On Time
% % % % %
% Requests Delivered
(To Spec) On/BelowBudget
% % % % %
Degree of Proactivity &Ability To Triangulate
Actionable Intelligence(survey)
Overall & SegmentedSatisfaction Rating(survey)
% % % % %
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There Is No Silver Bullet
You Can Please Some of the People All of the Time,You Can Please All of the People Some of the Time,
But You Cant Please All of the People All of the Time
The Key Is To: Believe in Your Value Proposition Be Able To Express It Clearly & Concisely Learn From Your Experiences Keep The Momentum Going
Closing Thoughts
C t f D id Bl kh & C i Fl i h
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Results of SCIP Conference Discussion Groups
It is crucial that senior executives & CI practitioners know that the CI function is doing the right job & that its effectivenesscan be measured. Assessing the performance of CI initiatives is doubtlessly among the most difficult tasks CImanagers have to tackle in the course of doing their jobs. There are many critical success factors, methods &
techniques which link CI performance with measures of effectiveness of the CI function in achieving theorganizations goals. ROI is one such measure that has been utilized as a very credible metric, both at the macro(organizational) level, & at the micro (functional) level.
This is a brief report on the results of a pilot study undertaken with 103 competitive intelligence professionals to measuretheir responses to 20 open-ended questions posed to them about the measurement of ROI of the CI function. Webroke the 20 questions into four categories that we felt covered the principal reasons as to why attempting to calculatean approximate ROI on CI initiatives was a valid undertaking. The four broad categories were:
1. Reasons for measuring CI ROI.2. Barriers to measuring CI ROI3. Methods for Measuring CI ROI4. Viable alternatives to measuring CI ROI
Preliminary Conclusions From the Study
These conclusions will be addressed utilizing the four main categories under which the 20 questions were grouped.
1. Reasons for measuring ROI: Respondents had no difficulty in providing justification to go through the process ofmeasuring CI ROI. Similarly, they saw a wide group of users within the organization who would be interested in thisinformation, ranging from executive management, business unit management, the CI group, to external customers.Respondents saw good uses of the CI ROI information as putting a mark of validity of CI within the organization &cost justification for CI resources such as people & tools. Bad uses of CI ROI information includedpolitical/bureaucratic posturing & budget raiding & cuts. Another justification for measuring CI ROI given was thatother staff functions in their organizations measured their ROI, & the methods utilized were given. There was no lackof respondents citing benefits to their organizations with an accurate CI ROI measurement, which included: CIperformance demonstration, justification of acquiring new resources, increasing business for the CI function & the
firm, to the movement of CI from being a cost centre to a profit centre.
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C t f D id Bl kh & C i Fl i h
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Results of SCIP Conference Discussion Groups, continued
2. Barriers to measuring CI ROI: Many barriers were cited ranging from no time to do it, dont know how, to the measure istoo deeply embedded in other activities. When asked for the formula for measuring CI ROI, respondents gave the
standard earnings (benefits)/ costs of CI. They elaborated on the CI costs to include project costs, communicationcosts, capability costs, opportunity costs, & promotion. When asked where they got the appropriate information toderive the measure, the response was it depends upon the type of CI being conducted & the uses of the CI.
3. Methods for measuring CI ROI: The process given by respondents consisted of first identifying the purpose of the CI ROImeasurement (either project vs. cost per year), identify the benefits, identify the costs, & calculate.
When asked from whom help was needed to complete the process, respondents cited two major groups those internal inthe organization & those external to it. The internal group consisted of sales, marketing, executives, regulatory, legal,& technical people, along with other internal groups calculating ROI. External groups such as suppliers wouldprovide the cost numbers.
Respondents felt that those responsible for performing the process would range from the head of the CI function, toconsultants, to a sponsoring executive. The process would require new data to be developed to determine theincremental benefits provided by the CI efforts in increased market share, number of new customers, costsavings/avoidance, head count reductions, acquisition of hardware, research/patent information, & risk reduction.
Respondents felt that it would take from 6 months to a year to develop a CI ROI process. They felt that the costs to do thiswould be from 10 25% of one persons time plus potential other charges.
4. Viable Alternatives to Measuring CI ROI: Respondents did not give other economic or financial performance measuresfor CI as viable alternatives to CI ROI. They did, however, feel that CI does impact the organizations economic &financial performance & felt that risk & CIs impact on it does factor into these calculations.
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Suggested Further Reading on Calculating ROI
1) Plewa, F.J. & G.T. Friedlob. (1996). Understanding Return on Investment. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.
This book is part of the Finance Fundamentals for Non-financial Managers Series -- see description athttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471103721/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/002-2931827-8319259?v=glance&s=books
2) Rachlin, R. (1997). Return on Investment Manual: Tools & Applications for Managing Financial Results. Armonk, NY: M.E.Sharpe -- see description at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765600145/qid%3D1039072047/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/002-2931827-8319259#product-details
Journal Article on ROI & CI:
1) Hilmetz, S.D. & S. Bridge. (1999). "Gauging the Returns on Investments in Competitive Intelligence: A Three Step Analysis forExecutive Decision Makers," Competitive Intelligence Review 10(1): 4-11.
Books dedicated entirely to ROI:
1) Manners, G.E. Jr. & J.G. Louderback III. (1981). Managing Return on Investment. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.
2) Peters, R.A. (1979). ROI: Practical Theory & Innovative Applications. New York, NY: AMACOM.
3) Rachlin, R. (1979). Return on Investment: Strategies for Profit. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
4) Rachlin, R. (1987). Return on Investment Strategies for Decision-Making. New York, NY: Franklin Watts.
5) Sweeny, A. (1979). ROI Basics for Nonfinancial Executives. New York, NY: AMACOM.
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Textbooks with significant treatment of ROI:
1) Atkinson, A. Banber, R.D., Kaplan, R.S. & S.M. Young. Management Accounting. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. pp.13, 542-552
2) Damodaran, A. (1999). Applied Corporate Finance: A User's Manual. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons. Chapter 5,"Measuring Return on Investments," pp.120-186
3) Ezzamel, M. (1992). Business Unit & Divisional Performance Measurement. New York, NY: Academic Press. Chapter 2,"Traditional Accounting Measures of Performance," pp.19-44.
4) Horngren, C.T., Sundem, G.L., Stratton, W.O. & H.D. Teall. (1996). Scarborough, ON: Prentice Hall Canada. pp. 449-452
5) Ingram, R.W., Albright, T.L. & J.W. Hill. (2001). Managerial Accounting: Information for Decisions. Cincinnati, OH: South-Western College Publishing. pp. M306-M312
6) Lumby, S. & C. Jones (1998). Investment Appraisal & Financial Decisions. London, UK: International Thompson BusinessPress. pp. 48-51
7) McMenamin, J. (1999). Financial Management: An Introduction. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 12, 16-18, 23, 44, 50-51, 301-304,312, 317, 319-321, 324-325, 331, 360, 362, 419
8) Riahi-Belkaoui, A. Advanced Management Accounting. Westport, CT: Quorum Books. pp. 186, 258-263
9) Weston, J.F. & T.E. Copeland. (1989). Managerial Finance. Chicago, IL: The Dryden Press. pp.108-109, 186, 228-231
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Anna Shallenberger is the Director of Business Research @ Maritz Inc.
Previously, Anna served as Director, Knowledge Leverage for GE CapitalsGEFA division (now known as GE Insurance.) Her experience prior to GEincludes running her own consulting business & managing InvestmentBanking Research Centers on Wall Street.
Anna recently returned to St. Louis after 17 years in the NYC metro area. She
holds a BA in Economics & German from Westminster College & an MS inInformation Science from Rutgers University. Her studies include sessions @Albert-Ludwigs Universitat (Freiburg, Germany) & Washington UniversitysInternational Affairs Program.
Contact information:
Phone 636.827.2469Fax 636.827.2801Cell 314.954.0519e-mail anna.shallenberger@maritz.com
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