Read the case study titled “strategy and performance management at DSM” located in the Xanedu case pack write a paper in which you:

1. Using the stages from the performance management process, suggest the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order to successfully link its key success factors (KSF). Provide a rationale for your suggestions.

2. Select three (3) drivers, and examine the central manner in which DSM management has aligned its business strategies to performance measurement.

3. Critique or defend DSM’S competitive advantage by using three (3) of the six (6) assessment points from the textbook. Justify your response.

4. Use two (2) external sources to support your responses. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this task are:

•summarize the components of performance management processes and systems.

• Evaluate how the performance management system aligns with organizational goals.

• Assess the effectiveness of performance management programs and policies.

• Use technology and information resources to research issues in performance management.

• Write clearly and concisely about performance management using proper writing mechanics.