The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

For instance, in 2013 the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued guidance on the development of the robotics industry, with this then supplemented by the Made in China 2025 program, which was launched in 2015. The analysis emerged from an exploration of occupations and salary from the U.S.

Automotive 79

Automotive Banking Industry Information Technology 79

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2020

Data is the new oil, and as such, you will not achieve much if you do not develop a robust plan for your information technology (IT). Here is an analysis of some crucial benefits the latter can deliver, to aid your decision making. Running a data center calls for you to stay on the bleeding edge of new technology regularly.

Outsourcing 66

Outsourcing Core Competence Operations Efficiency 66

HR Digest

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Computer and information systems managers. Also known as information technology managers, such professionals devise, coordinate, implement, and analyze computer-related projects. A bachelor’s degree or a more specialised degree in computers or informational technology is required. Percentage of women: 52%.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Chemicals Software Engineering 52

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Organizations deploy automation technologies as the primary resource in their Business Process Management. Gone are the days were BPO meant Business Process Outsourcing, with Robotic Process Automation technology fueling new millennium enterprises, BPO has taken on a new meaning, Business Process Optimization.

Engineering 50

Engineering Process BPM Taylorism 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2012

But when the change involves a new information technology, it's harder to make incremental updates. The software is driven from the top and often imposed on the organization with little upfront process analysis. Jointly map the work flows before you implement the technology. There are certainly ways to make it easier.

Technology 13

Technology Software CIO Information Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 7, 2015

The convergence of mobile, analytics, context-rich systems, and the cloud, together with an explosion of information, is transforming sales, and enabling buyers and salespeople to engage with each other in more effective and efficient ways. In the pharmaceutical industry, technology is transforming the sales process.

Trends 8

Trends Technology Pharmaceuticals Team 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2014

job market troubles of the past decade than new technology had. But I couldn’t help but fixate on that information-technology chart, which seemed to show corporate America giving up on IT. Or maybe modern information technology just keeps getting cheaper. Economy Information & technology Internet'

GDP 13

GDP Information Technology Company Christensen 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Advances in platform technology are helping organizations make strides toward long-standing goals of agility, simplicity, and cost savings. Read More from DXC Technology: Is Your Company Adapting Fast Enough to Thrive in an Increasingly Digital World? How to Design Your IT Organization for Constant Evolution. Click HERE.

Technology 8

Technology Agility Content Constraint 8

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2014

I think our principal observation was that what was happening was that disruptive innovations driven by largely information technology but lots of other technologies on the fringe here that are getting ready to exhibit the same kind of characteristics were entering the market in kind of this better and cheaper way.

Early Adopters 60

Early Adopters Rogers Disruptive Innovation Innovation 60

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Each issue is packed with thought-provoking content and insight into the business issues that affect all companies competing in today’s technology-driven marketplace with recent contributions by best-selling author and researcher Tom Davenport; social media guru Chris Brogan; and Myron Scholes, world renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner.

Magazine 51

Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

I''m often struck by how many articles exclusively focus on new or emerging technology and their productivity or efficiency effects. Every discussion on the role of IT and CIOs should start with the question: "What are the potential uses of this technology that will guarantee we stay in business?" Generating Top-Line Growth.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2017

One major reason for the update is that analytical technology has changed dramatically over the last decade; the sections we wrote on those topics have become woefully out of date. Some technologies from a decade ago are still in broad use, and I’ll describe them here too. But we’re here to talk about technology.

Open-book 8

Open-book Software Supply Chain Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Surely intuition isn’t particularly useful when there are massive amounts of data available for analysis. As with traditional analytics, Skomoroch notes that you have to eventually test your creativity with data and analysis. Decision making Information & technology Knowledge management' But how about with big data?

Customer Loyalty 11

Customer Loyalty Loyalty Early Adopters Information Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

With the pace of digital “always on” streaming devices and technology innovation accelerating, one might think technology would continue to pose a challenge for businesses. It’s a reality: Data is going to keep growing and technology options will follow the same trajectory. 13,500 sites, 20 TB, 15 seconds to render).

Banking 8

Banking Hypercompetition Constraint Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

While Gordon’s argument is often characterized as being the opposite of the one I have made in my two books about the impact of advancing automation technology on the job market (most recently, Rise of the Robots ), there are many areas in which I think we would agree. Insight Center. The Global Digital Economy. Sponsored by Accenture.

Gordon 8

Gordon Transportation Tourism Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2017

” Associate Justice Stewart probably didn’t know how new data technologies would soon begin to blur those boundaries. But ethical conflicts can arise, say when the analysis identifies sensitive personal relationships that perhaps should not have existed on corporate servers in the first place.

Ethics 8

Ethics Company Committee Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Win-Loss Analysis Studies. However, the decision to make a major purchase is also influenced by internal politics, how the decision-makers receive information along with individual biases and personal desires. Your solution might be purchased by the information technology department and used by accounting and human resources.

Trends 16

Trends Analysis Politics Technology 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2014

One of the reasons analytics is working for the companies in this select group is because they tend to deploy analytics technologies and expertise across the breadth of the enterprise. Develop a robust root cause analysis capability. Using a CoE affords functional managers the ability to make collaborative and informed decisions.

Root Cause Analysis 8

Root Cause Analysis Metrics Analysis Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2014

Technology: The most popular misconception many organizations have is that big data projects are all about technologies that are specific to big data—Hadoop, Python, Pig, Hive, etc. But unless your company is a start-up, you probably have some legacy technologies and skills that can come in handy as well.

Project 8

Project Business Objectives Information Technology Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Analytics requirements can span business units, database and analysis systems, and reporting hierarchies. Who will champion enterprise-level analysis as opposed to business unit–level analysis? Information & technology Leadership'

Company 8

Company COO Information Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

Here’s the difference, and why it matters: Analytics for machines : In this case, the ultimate decision maker and consumer of the analysis is a computer. Data scientists who produce analysis for computers need exceptionally strong mathematical, statistical, and computational fluency to build models that can quickly make good predictions.

Incubator 9

Incubator Information Technology Metrics Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Managers should rarely take an important analysis at face value. Third, if an analysis violates the conventional wisdom, expect some tough (but fair) questions, spirited debate, and even a certain measure of hostility. Fourth, these points aside, don’t be consumed by analysis paralysis. Information & technology'

Information Technology 9

Information Technology Analysis Trends Follow-up 9

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Services include: Executive Coaching Group Coaching Leadership Consulting Organization and Individual Leadership Assessments Motivational Speaking Technology Leadership When we think of selfless leaders, many great names come to mind: Jesus; Gandhi; King; Lincoln; Mandela; Stockdale… the list goes on.

Leadership 56

Leadership Newsletter Executive Coaching Follow-up 56

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2013

There is a pressing need for more businesspeople who can think quantitatively and make decisions based on data and analysis, and businesspeople who can do so will become increasingly valuable. For his projects, he recommends a simple framework for communicating about each analysis: My understanding of the business problem.

McKinsey 9

McKinsey Press Release Information Technology Analysis 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I’m at Lockheed Martin where we focus relentlessly on expanding and improving the technology and tradecraft to remain ahead of adversaries. it would be naïve to think that our adversaries are not finding opposing uses for these technologies). Information & technology Knowledge management Risk management'

Information Technology 8

Information Technology Analysis Information Knowledge Management 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

For example, brand managers and advertising agencies alike increasingly make sentiment analysis part of how they assess public perceptions. Marrying Moore’s Law to the Pareto Principle transforms Big Data into more actionable analysis. Customers Decision making Information & technology'

Due Diligence 11

Due Diligence KPI Loyalty Information Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2018

Since electronic health records (EHRs) became widespread over the last decade, there has been growing frustration over the inability to make electronic data liquid — to have it follow the patient throughout the health system and to be available for more sophisticated analysis in support of improved patient care and research.

Health Care 10

Health Care System Industry Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2013

Do it, and we can turn that statistical analysis, as you''ll see below, into elegant, artistic real time data streams. Handling the streams, archiving the sessions and storing and manipulating the information are in themselves herculean tasks. Information & technology Marketing Social media'

Content 11

Content Information Technology Analysis Article 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2014

As evidence of marketing’s central role, just look at which department in your firm is commanding the fastest-growing share of the technology budget and attracting the lion’s share of data analysts and data scientists. Information & technology Marketing' into digital-marketing efforts.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain CIO Chief Information Officer Budgeting 9

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

the well-known test preparation company, where he developed and launched the online college that offers Associates and Bachelors degrees and certificates in Business, Information Technology, Nursing, and Law. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc.,

Planning 50

Planning Audience Succession Library 50

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

the well-known test preparation company, where he developed and launched the online college that offers Associates and Bachelors degrees and certificates in Business, Information Technology, Nursing, and Law. He also served as President of Kaplan College, a division of Kaplan Inc.,

Library 70

Library Kaplan Newsletter Audience 70

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2015

It is a practice, rooted in art and craft, not a science or a profession, based mainly on analysis. There is, however, one evident change in recent times that is influencing the practice of managing: the digital technologies which over the past two decades have dramatically increased speed and volume in the transmission of information.

Management 8

Management Technology Information Technology Drucker 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2011

But I wish I lived in a country where we could decide what ideas, trends, and technologies were going to be important to our future, and then make investments in them that would help to achieve that future. This is, by the way, a good decision on the SG government's part. National Science Foundation was almost discontinued altogether.

Health Care 12

Health Care Information Technology Seminar Trends 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

I fundamentally believe that a machine can tackle and succeed at freeing insight from data to provide the last mile in making big data useful, and this belief was the driver in building out a technology platform that makes it real. It defines your information needs. Information & technology Technology'

Comparison 8

Comparison Analysis Information Technology Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2014

The publishing world is full of lore about what sells and what gets read, but precious little of the lore is informed by data and analysis. These intermediaries can now do the analysis and know—not speculate—just what people want to read and whether they are engaging with the content or not. Customers Information & technology'

Books 8

Books Information Technology Content Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Highly trained pathologists don’t do as good a job as image analysis software at diagnosing breast cancer. When presented with this evidence, a contemporary expert’s typical response is something like “I know how important data and analysis are. Information & technology' Big Data Demands Big Context.

Information Technology 10

Information Technology Analysis Software Guidelines 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2017

As I was doing research and analysis for my recent book , I found that one of the best ways organizations can create a sense of purpose for their employees is to help connect their day-to-day work with the impact it has in their community and globally. I’ve identified several common themes in our talks, which I’ll share here.

Execution 12

Execution CIO Chief Information Officer Learning-by-Doing 12