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The IT Project That Brought a Bank to Its Knees

Harvard Business Review

s Co-operative Bank in June 2013. This shortfall resulted in its parent, Co-operative Group, ceding control of the bank to bondholders, including U.S. The factors contributing to the failure cited in the report are ones that we all too frequently have encountered when we have reviewed challenged or failed projects.

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The Advisor’s Corner – Am I an At-Risk Leader?

Strategy Driven

You are confident based on an objective, not assumed point of view. ’ 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. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Or Do I…?

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IT Organizations Built to Last

Strategy Driven

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. Copyright 2007-2013 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. However, employers can create an environment in which flexible work can be successful.

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Solutions Future Focus Program

Mike Cardus

The objectives for this project include; Have Fun! Create-Learning Facilitators Arrive and set-up - Create-Learning trouble-shoots and ensures all audio / visual equipment is operational - Companies planning committee and Create-Learning meet to go over logistics i.e. lunch, breaks, safety, order of events, what if situations, etc….

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Why and How to Build an In-House Consulting Team

Harvard Business Review

Today, many high-profile companies— Cisco , Google , IBM , Samsung , Siemens , Disney , Volkswagen and Deutsche Bank , to name a few—contain such roving consulting groups to help solve the most critical strategy and operations problems throughout the business. Set objectives and size. Work on discrete projects.

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How to Tie Executive Compensation to Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Meanwhile, in a survey of 89 institutional investors by Callan , 43% of respondents said they incorporate sustainability factors into their investment decisions — up 21 percentage points from 2013. The UN, for example, has outlined 17 broad Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. Do new targets motivate undesirable trade-offs?

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Aligning Your Organization with an Agile Workforce

Harvard Business Review

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. objectives and timelines? Are timing, budget, and resourcing consistent with what is required for a successful outcome?