Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Those that successfully harvest vast troves of data can improve productivity; make faster and more accurate decisions; reduce costs; increase competitive advantage; discover new business models and innovations; and better engage customers, employees, and partners. That’s still true. 6 Digital Trends Are Poised to Transform How We Work.

Technology 8

Technology Content Market Segmentation Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2011

Recently, Enterprise software behemoth Salesforce acquired the startup , sending the signal that listening to social conversations is only one slice of the bigger pie for business. Dell, for example, has a " social command center ", a baby step in the emerging area of social intelligence.

Media 15

Media Business Intelligence PR Software 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

One can easily imagine Amazon and other like-minded companies building out more and more tech-enabled strategic and operating capability—linking the pieces. The snag is that using predictive analytics in this way will be difficult for global companies with traditional compliance-centric and business intelligence reporting capabilities.

Strategy 11

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2014

Apply your company’s CRM or business intelligence systems to internal operations. Use your company’s intranet or another internal communication tool to provide an outlet for all employees (from intern to executive, remote to in-office) to ask tough questions or offer opinions about your office environment.

Conference 8

Conference CRM Creativity Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2012

In retail environments, companies are aiming to be able to identify all shoppers, connect them with their shopping profiles, and either sell them something or at least gain enough data about them to help make a sale during the next visit. To prepare themselves for this new age, retail executives should follow three steps.

Retail 12

Retail Wireless Loyalty Chemicals 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

One can easily imagine Amazon and other like-minded companies building out more and more tech-enabled strategic and operating capability—linking the pieces. The snag is that using predictive analytics in this way will be difficult for global companies with traditional compliance-centric and business intelligence reporting capabilities.

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 22, 2018

Often, the reason why companies are reluctant to switch to SharePoint is because they don’t imagine how they can apply it to their business to provide tangible benefits. While there are many tools associated with SharePoint, the following generally feature the most easy to understand applications for business operations: CRM Tools.

Technology 51

Technology CRM Document Project 51

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2010

SAS – Providing organizations with THE POWER TO KNOW ® SAS is the leader in business analytics software and services, and the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market. Ed holds a Master of Science degree in Operations Research and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics.

Resources 50

Resources Process Constraint Objective 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 19, 2013

This perspective created the industrial economy lens through which most managers perceive their operations. Not only have managers started sharing merchandizing insights, but they also share maintenance tips, and the corporate offices now regularly tap store manager knowledge to help interpret business intelligence results.

CTO 8

CTO Franchising CIO Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

What they do need are analyses that solve key commercial and operational problems. What’s missing, more often than not, is a clear strategy and operational model for using these capabilities in ways that are specific to the company’s business requirements. The same is true for processing power. Keep it commercial.

Analysis 8

Analysis How To Tools Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

Aside from another terrorist group disrupting world-wide travel operations at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars , the other big winners from an increased ban could be foreign intelligence services. businesses each year through economic and industrial espionage. That number, per the FBI , is nearly $500 billion.

Travel 10

Travel Airlines Company Hotels 10