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Companies Are Reimagining Business Processes with Algorithms

Harvard Business Review

The PCs and databases introduced during the reengineering of the 90s have grown up: the rules-based codes written by engineers are giving way to learning algorithms driven by the machines themselves. Managers noted historical trends and revised processes, and engineers developed code that was then baked into computing systems.

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A Dedicated Team of Problem Solvers Can Help Big Companies Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business Review

” That’s why he urges startups to “get out of the building” and talk to potential customers before beginning product development in earnest. There’s no use going to engineers with detailed product specifications before you really know what the customer wants. They must serve the present.

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Improve Decision-Making With Help From the Crowd

Harvard Business Review

IBM saw these online social systems for investing in new ventures and decided they would like to develop a similar system internally for selecting innovative projects. Software companies have developed an alternative approach (“Agile” and “ Scrum ”) that uses rapid cycle testing of product features to see what customers like.