Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The most effective companies we interviewed use process mining to generate operational insights at scale, identify process inefficiencies, define targeted actions, and measure process improvements — all of which lead to value realization.

Operations 26

Operations Process Efficiency Goal 26

Strategy Driven

JULY 2, 2020

The world of business is becoming ever more competitive, resulting in business owners scrambling to find ways in which to stand out, streamline operations, and hold onto the best talent. Financial management is arguably the most vital operational aspect of any establishment. Read on for the details.

Technology 96

Technology CRM Software Marketing 96

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

As finance shifts its focus from controlling costs to advising managers on improvement activities, CFOs must change their thinking and behaviors. In four main ways: Provide information managers and the front line can use. Most accounting information is prepared by finance for external use. I didn't get it.

Finance 11

Finance CFO Budgeting Operations 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Having founded a data management company and worked with hundreds of organizations over the past 20 years to execute their information management and analytics initiatives, I’ve found the groups that are able to successfully utilize their company’s analytics technologies often take the following approaches: Build a team.

Team 8

Team Compliance Supply Chain Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2014

often referred to as the ability of computers to think like humans, has been a main goal of many computer and cognitive scientists for the last sixty to eighty years. And one of the principle goals of A.I. and by 2010 was acquired by Apple and launched as part of the iPhone operating system in October 2011.

Productivity 9

Productivity Products Technology Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2017

If firms had previous experience with expert systems, they are familiar with some of the necessary organizational and process changes arising from contemporary cognitive tools. Both are addressing cognitive applications that benefit customers and bring operational business value to their own organizations. Augmentation, not automation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Technology System Early Adopters 8

Ask Atma

JANUARY 2, 2011

And the Fundaments of managing by objectives : Cascading of organizational goals and objectives, (For example, a top level goal of increasing sales by 20% over a defined period may require a bottom level goal of increasing marketing effectiveness or marketing coverage in order to reach the sales set.).

Management 40

Management CRM Objective Human Resources 40