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Companies Are Reimagining Business Processes with Algorithms

Harvard Business Review

Computers wouldn’t just speed up processes or automate certain tasks — they could upset nearly all business processes and allow executives to rethink operations from the ground up. Managers noted historical trends and revised processes, and engineers developed code that was then baked into computing systems.

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Improve Decision-Making With Help From the Crowd

Harvard Business Review

Software companies have developed an alternative approach (“Agile” and “ Scrum ”) that uses rapid cycle testing of product features to see what customers like. Customers, instead of engineers or managers, make decisions on product designs in an ongoing dialogue. Decision making Operations'