The shapes become live in that they can
take on the name of the KPI and change color to match the color of the indicator.
In order to set up a strategy map, it will be necessary to lay out the map in Visio
or the PerformancePoint Server using blank shapes. Each KPI and Objective to be
represented will need its own shape on the Visio diagram. The actual shape isn??™t
particularly important, but typically it??™s a rectangle or other shape that can hold text
inside it.
Figure 5-31 shows a simplified strategy map that contains just a single objective
and two metrics to achieve that objective. The objective is to maximize gross profit
margin. The two metrics that will feed this objective are Internet Gross Profit
Margin and Reseller Gross Profit Margin. These two metrics are already KPIs on a
scorecard, and the strategy map objective is also an objective on the same scorecard.
Figure 5-30 The Trend Chart with a forecast of the gross profit margin over the next three
quarters.
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In order to use this Visio file as a strategy map, the first step is to create a new
report and choose the Strategy Map template. After giving the report a name, the
wizard asks what scorecard will serve as the basis for the strategy map. In this case,
the same scorecard that was used to demonstrate scorecard objectives will be used
because it contains two KPIs that roll up into a single objective, and the strategy map
was built to reflect this particular scenario.
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