Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2016

However, overspending is often the result of decentralized and siloed decision making over the utility budget. For example, the finance department approves what to buy, facilities maintains equipment, HR tells employees how to conserve energy, and marketing manages the company’s corporate sustainability reporting.

Company 8

Company Management CIO Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2012

While Blue Nile is a great choice for men who prioritize spending all of their budget (regardless of size) toward the diamond itself, there are other men who choose to allocate some of that budget toward personalized service or certain brands. Where does this leave the traditional diamond retailers?

Retail 8

Retail Price Brand Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

However, most companies require considerable planning and need both a competitive advantage and a solid business plan in order to succeed. Plan for a realistic amount of sales and interest so you can conservatively manage your finances. Will customers be able to identify and discuss your competitive advantage?

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Hotels Travel Call Center 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

One reason for the paltry performance is that while other business areas, like sales or finance, are considered to be core functions, innovation is often considered to be something that’s “nice to have” rather than essential. Yet every enterprise is essentially a square-peg business waiting for a round-hole world.

Innovation 8

Innovation P&L ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2013

As gerajohm commented, "The best executives I have met have had a great understanding of how to use technology to gain competitive advantage and improve operations. They worked together to identify the technologies that could improve the company''s competitive advantage versus technologies that were needed to support the business.

CIO 8

CIO Crisis Competitive Advantage Webinar 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

Over the last 30 years I have served a large range of organizations as either a director or a trustee with the specific role of helping them exploit IT for competitive advantage. From my experience, I believe that there are four highly interdependent categories of contributions the CIO and IT function should make.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

Even after more than 20 years of implementations, a study by Panorama shows that 53% of ERP projects still run over budget, 61% take longer to complete than anticipated, and more than 27% fail to produce the positive ROI expected. The senior leadership needs to become literate in technology. Accountability.

CEO 8

CEO CIO Technology CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Once you’ve set a clear, realistic scope, it is vital to be honest about the budget and resources you will require and any time constraints. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years?

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

Companies need these practical hacktivists to dream up new ways to meet the needs of consumers who require customization on demand and to outpace competitors in an era when competitive advantage is often fleeting. She found partners, attracted financing, and cultivated a community of internal supporters.

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Innovation Brand PR 8

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I often observe ego centered conflicts among senior executives, which turn into a competition for turf, budget, power, influence, control, and ultimately survival. How does it drive revenue, profit, brand equity, competitive advantage, etc. Why should we make this investment?

Team Building 284

Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Over the past few years, most businesses have come to recognize that the ability to collect and analyze the data they generate has become a key source of competitive advantage. PM Images/Getty Images. ZF, a global automotive supplier based in Germany, was no exception. Unfortunately, this didn’t narrow it down a whole lot.

Company 10

Company Automotive Project Chief Information Officer 10

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The answer to that depends on your goals, budget, etc., One of the biggest myths surrounding content marketing is that you need to be a big business with a big budget to do it. Effective content marketing relies far more on creativity, understanding your audience and having a solid strategy that it does on the size of your budget.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Audience Brand 105