This document discusses organizational alignment using strategy maps and the balanced scorecard. It begins by providing examples of misalignments between what organizations say their strategies and priorities are versus how goals and targets are actually set. It then discusses how strategy maps and the balanced scorecard can be used to clarify strategies, explain how initiatives are interlinked, align investments and priorities, and improve communication. The balanced scorecard approach involves developing a strategy map that links objectives across financial, customer, internal process, and learning & growth perspectives to describe the strategy and causal relationships. Key performance indicators with targets are then defined for each objective.