Hindustan Unilever Limited is the largest FMCG company in India. They wanted to implement a software system conforming to the globally followed Balanced Score Card system of management.

The balanced scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is used extensively in business and industry, government, and nonprofit organizations worldwide to align business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization, improve internal and external communications, and monitor organization performance against strategic goals. In plain words, the Balanced Scorecard is a tool to monitor the organization’s performance vis-à-vis the goals and targets set at the beginning of the year. You can get further information on the Balanced Scorecard concept from the following websites:
www.balancedscorecard.org
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Balanced_scorecard

Lakshya, literally meaning target, was designed to accept annual targets in terms of Key Focus Areas, Strategic Actions and Key Performance Indicators. The actual results are fed in on a periodic basis against the targets by senior managers. The system presents the plan versus results in a simple format to the top management.

The web enabled application was developed and rolled out across all locations in India. The major capabilities of the software are: