A 6-perspective BSC is OK!
Midas Sekgabo, Head - Strategy and Projects, Botswana, Member
Hi Dawei, I tried to resort to the dictionary meaning of "perspective" and find it not very helpful.
In their book, "Translating Strategy into Action - the BSC", Kaplan and Norton indicate that:
"...the four perspectives should be considered a template, not a strait jacket. No mathematical theorem exist that four perspectives are both necessary and sufficient..."
This has left us in a compromising position as we now
have to individually define the proper perspectives, hence the point as raised by Richard. Test the new perspectives for causal relationship with the rest and if you have alignment - you have another day. Thought provoking though.
