A World-Class Methodology Meets Its System: Why We Partnered with BSI

For decades, one of the biggest challenges in business has been the gap between a great strategy and the daily work required to make it happen. You can have a brilliant plan, even one designed with a world-class methodology like the Balanced Scorecard, but if it just lives in a static slide deck or a spreadsheet, it's not driving performance.

That's why we are excited to announce our new strategic alliance with the Balanced Scorecard Institute (BSI).

This partnership is designed to close that gap for good. We are bringing together two powerhouses:

• BSI's globally recognized expertise, proven in over 80 countries since 1998.
• Cascade, the Strategic Command Center for Strategy-Led Performance. We provide the AI-powered system to turn that static plan into a live operating rhythm.

Methodology Finally Gets Its System

Think about it: every other critical business function runs on a system. Sales has CRM. Finance has ERP. But strategy, the work that defines the entire direction of the business, has been left to run on fragmented tools.

This alliance changes that.

BSI provides the world-class methodology. As part of the Strategy Management Group, their team has trained thousands of professionals and supported hundreds of organizations. Their expertise isn't just the Balanced Scorecard; it includes a full suite of acclaimed methodologies for strategic planning and KPIs, all available through training and consulting in five languages.

Cascade provides the system to run it on. As the Strategic Command Center for Strategy-Led Performance, our AI-powered system is built to help leadership teams make better, smarter decisions. It is the single place that connects quantitative data, human context, and AI processing, turning static plans into a live, adaptive system for performance.

By combining BSI's deep, internationally-proven frameworks with Cascade's advanced execution system, we are delivering a true end-to-end solution.

As our CEO, Charlie Newark-French, said in the announcement, this alliance creates a "full-throttle system" that combines best-practice leadership with cutting-edge AI, turning strategy "from a nice slide into a market-share-gain engine."

From Firefighting to Foresight

In a world where leaders are drowning in fragmented data and disconnected tools, this partnership offers a clear path forward. Instead of spending time in leadership meetings reacting to old information, leaders can use this combined solution to run their business through strategy, not around it.

Organizations can now design their strategy using BSI's world-class training, and then embed that strategy directly into Cascade.

Our system connects that plan to live data, human context, and AI-powered insights. This gives leadership teams the foresight to act before issues escalate, shifting them from reactive firefighting to proactive, strategic decision-making.

The result? No more static plans. No more confusion. Just a single, live operating rhythm for strategy. We believe this combination will help strategy-first organizations win, and we're excited to build the future of execution with the Balanced Scorecard Institute.

Want to learn more?

• See how Cascade can become your system for strategy at www.cascade.app
• Explore world-class training and certification with the Balanced Scorecard Institute at www.balancedscorecard.org
• Read the original press release about this partnership here