Strategy Driven

APRIL 16, 2014

Peter Fingar, co-author of Business Process Management : The Third Wave , then asks these measurement corollaries in his 2013 article “How Do Your BPM Metrics Measure Up?”. Are we doing things right? Are we doing the right things? Are we measuring things right? Are we measuring the right things? But what are these right measurements?

Metrics 52

Metrics Process BPM KPI 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

In-house strategy and consulting groups are growing in popularity , supplementing and increasingly winning business from traditional consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company. Here’s what we’ve learned about how to establish a successful internal consulting group.

Consultative 8

Consultative Team How To McKinsey 8

Women on Business

DECEMBER 20, 2012

president of Simon Associates Management Consultants. I was recently asked to think about how 2013 trends will impact women in the work force and how women will impact the trends. Could I see the future as a projection of the strides I’ve been able to make, similar to what other women in business have done?

Trends 265

Trends Power Simon Real Estate 265

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Customer centricity as a strategy reorients the entire business-operating model around the customer; it means understanding the customer’s point of view and respecting the customer’s interest. Prior to founding AgreeYa, Ajay was responsible for managing engagements for Deloitte Consulting, serving private and public sector clients.

Organization 58

Organization Open-book Innovation Technology 58

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2013

’ There are two kinds of world view attitudes people project in the world—those who think and act through the lens of abundance, and those who think and act through a lens of scarcity. You are missing clues, haven’t developed a wide network, and operate more like individual contributor than a leader. Blame others for outcomes.

Self-aware 50

Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Construction Competitive Advantage 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

But the development landscape is littered with projects that never got past the pilot stage. When the seed funding from philanthropies or governments runs out, if projects haven’t signed up enough paying users, there’s nothing to fuel growth. As simple as it sounds, development projects need revenue.

Technology 8

Technology Globalization Project System 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

They saw it as an opportunity to completely transform the operation to improve care and the patient experience and to lower costs. To that end, they decided to have a team study how care is delivered, identify the barriers to smooth operations, and fix the barriers. It was fully integrated into emergency room operations at St.

Technology 8

Technology Mayo Health Care Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. They hire consultants to verify that they are making the right decisions. Price versus Value.

CRM 16

CRM Telecommunications Price Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

More than 2,500 developers and start-ups have reached out to the IBM Watson Group since the Watson Developers Cloud was launched in November 2013. We can provide the entrepreneurs with access to early adopter customers in the 170 countries in which we operate. So how does it work? First, with multiple business models.

Venture Funding 14

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Agility Business Model 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Back in 2013, a much-touted survey suggested that by 2020 — just over a year from now — a whopping 40% of the workforce would be so-called contingent workers, a number that would include contractors, temps and the self-employed. The measurements can vary a lot and so can the predictions for how much it’s likely to expand.

Quinn 10

Quinn Entrepreneur IPO Survey 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

They had a fuller discussion in 2013–2014 — around the time when media reports of the illicit behavior first surfaced. Stumpf testified that he personally became aware in 2013 when, after two years of ineffective solutions within the business unit, the volume of fake accounts was still increasing.

Banking 10

Banking Committee Leadership Ethics 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

When a new project comes in, the manager does not devise a plan to complete it. billion in revenue in 2013. Operators set their work schedules and their vacations, design and monitor their own performance indicators, do their own maintenance, and are consulted on the choice of new machinery. billion worldwide.

Team 14

Team Scientific Management Taylorism Taylor 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

billion in 2013 – up about 15% from the year before, according to our 2013 Marijuana Business Factbook. Earlier this year, we projected that sales will hit $6 billion by 2018. Banking and payment processing are significant issues, and many businesses that handle marijuana directly have to operate as all-cash businesses.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

At the same time, alternative approaches to accessing capital and funding projects proliferated, forcing financial decision-making to become increasingly sophisticated. While we disagree with Charan’s solution, we think he’s on to something when he asserts that the best CHROs have line and/or operational business experience.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2013

These interviews were conducted with salespeople across a wide variety of industries including high technology, telecommunications, financial services, consulting, industrial equipment, healthcare, and electronics, to name a few. They hire consultants to verify that they are making the right decisions. Price versus Value.

CRM 9

CRM Telecommunications Price Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

All of Banner’s C-suite leaders served on the leadership team for the G&A project. With these rules in place, 8 cross-functional teams—each composed of middle managers, a consultant guide, and a sponsor from the leadership team—were formed. Capitalize on success.

Cost 8

Cost Health Care Six Sigma Insourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Predictions are that 2013 will be even more active as companies that have stockpiled cash look to invest in new growth opportunities. Some executives deal with this problem by hiring armies of consultants to do the heavy lifting. What managers can be freed up to contribute to the integration projects? Odds are the answer is yes.

Compliance 8

Compliance Resources Consultative Document 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

In this excerpt from their book, Agile Talent , Younger and Smallwood explain how to align your organization with the needs and expectations of a workforce that is increasingly external, project-based, and flexible. Studies of the global agile-talent community vary in their estimates of the size of the population.

Agility 8

Agility Organization Resources Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Specifically, our analysis found that the net benefits to ranchers ranged from $18 million to $34 million (12% to 23% of revenues) in net present value projected over 10 years. For slaughterhouses and retailers (Brazilian operations), we also projected positive benefits: $20 million to $120 million (0.01% to 0.1% of revenues).

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Net Present Value Retail Cost of Capital 8

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. Another energy industry client operated coal mines. Finally comes Crisis Training.

Crisis Management 79

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 79

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013. Companies need to confirm that their policies are compliant by consulting with an external sanctions lawyer. However, remaining U.S. This dynamic can stall important change (e.g.,

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 3, 2014

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. We recall compiling the case notes or sales projections just before the presentation meeting.

Energy 58

Energy Strategic Planning Succession Humphrey 58

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. Research tells us that only 2% of all consultants are real advisers. I’d been that way since 1956.

Franchising 64

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 64

Strategy Driven

JUNE 4, 2013

By assessing current state conditions for the existence of these underlying challenges during the organizational performance measure system development/upgrade project, leaders position themselves to mitigate these risks. Learn more about how we can support your implementation and upgrade efforts or contact us for a personal consultation.

System 72

System Metrics KPI Document 72

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2013

To expect anything as complex as this particular project to emerge fully functional on day one was the first (and perhaps most important) failure. The two major players didn’t share priorities: CMS prioritized the October 1 st deadline above operability. What’s to be learned sorting through the wreckage? Playing the blame game.

Company 8

Company Telecommunications CIO Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2013

In their October 2013 HBR article on diaspora marketing, Nirmalya Kumar and Jan-Benedict E.M. Some diaspora members may be interested in moving “back home” to take up a position at a local firm, while others may have family obligations in their host country and prefer to provide part-time consulting advice.

Marketing 8

Marketing Strategy Metrics Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2015

In 2013, we conducted a number of interviews and surveyed 270 female managers in Fortune 500 organizations to determine what they liked and disliked about business meetings. On the other, they acknowledge that it’s all but impossible to operate above the political fray. Get yourself an agent. Make politics less personal.

Politics 8

Politics Strategy 360-Degree Feedback Mentor 8