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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Moreover if they decide to develop the application should this be done internally with existing staff, or outsourced, and if outsourced will it be done domestically or offshore and who will manage the process. link] Scot Herrick Best practices excuse management of really understanding their business and strategy.

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To Jumpstart Growth, Flip the Company’s Priorities

Harvard Business Review

Like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for individuals, with safety and physiological needs (food, water, shelter) at the base and ego at the top, the business hierarchy of needs has five stages. Let’s look at each stage, from top to bottom. Any savings you can make on this front takes a big step in flipping the pyramid.

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To Jumpstart Growth, Flip the Company’s Priorities

Harvard Business Review

Like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for individuals, with safety and physiological needs (food, water, shelter) at the base and ego at the top, the business hierarchy of needs has five stages. Let’s look at each stage, from top to bottom. Any savings you can make on this front takes a big step in flipping the pyramid.

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How to Make an AI Project More Likely to Succeed

Harvard Business Review

A recent survey by Deloitte of “aggressive adopters” of cognitive technologies found that 76% believe that they will “substantially transform” their companies within the next three years. There probably hasn’t been this much excitement about a new technology since the dotcom boom years in the late 1990s.

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IT Cannot Be Only the CIO's Responsibility

Harvard Business Review

As one CEO said to us: "I just want to forget about IT and concentrate on my core business.". Of course, this response would be fine if the challenge were merely to deploy technology (on time and to budget) and ensure it continues to function properly for as long as required. Technology? IT management Information & technology'

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What Is Strategy, Again?

Harvard Business Review

Aggressive outsourcing and partnering to improve efficiencies (perhaps a reference to “ The Origins of Strategy, published in 1989 by the granddaddy of strategy consulting, BCG founder Bruce Henderson). But that just shrinks the pie as, in the rush to the bottom, profitability declines for the entire industry.

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Why You Need Both Knowledge and Wisdom

Strategy Driven

What we learned in college may not apply anymore in the current business environment. New technologies and new leadership styles are needed to succeed and win. It’s why a terrorist can be talked into blowing themselves up for a cause. The business pages are filled with cautionary tales about this one piece of wisdom alone.

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