1. A computer implemented method of processing data, comprising: generating a hierarchical tree from a balanced scorecard; classifying the parent to child relationships in the hierarchical tree, each parent to child relationship in the hierarchical tree being categorized quantitatively by its order in relation to a remaining portion of the hierarchical tree and by a number of children in such parent to child relationship; identifying the quantitative associations among the parent to child relationships, wherein the quantitative associations include statistical measures characterizing the parent to child relationships; assessing balance within the balanced scorecard by applying balance criteria to the quantitative associations, one of the applied balance criteria being lag and lead indicators less than a user defined percentage of a total number of indicators in the balanced scorecard, the lag indicators representing outcomes influencing a current performance, and the lead indicators representing outcomes influencing a future performance; and informing a user of a mis-balance within the balanced scorecard.