N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2012

Any student of history understands as an industry matures, more capital becomes available, advancements in technology occur, new niches, markets and nuanced communication channels open-up, and more players enter the market. To acquire knowledge or business intelligence. To be of service. To have a cathartic outlet.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2013

There is a lot of hype and buzz around business intelligence. Companies are investing millions of dollars in business intelligence technology. So by learning how pilots are successful, leaders can get a much better return on their business intelligence initiatives. How is the pilot successful?

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Skip Prichard

AUGUST 16, 2021

You cover the power of empathy, which many do not cover. He was such an effective and powerful leader, and his empathy helped him understand the issues and points of view of all that were around him. Leaders need to understand the outcomes of the constant interactions between people, products and companies.” -Rob Rob Siegel.

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Strategy Venture Capitalist Innovation Company 141

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

by Intermec Technologies Corporation. Pay attention to power. Complimentary Resource – The Truth About Mobile Business Intelligence: Five Common Myths Debunked. Top 5 Tips for Choosing Mobile Computers. Stick to industry standards & certifications. Simplify support. Require flexibility.

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Resources Tips White Paper Business Intelligence 50

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 27, 2015

But this new world of Big Data is proving to be much more demanding and complex than expected, requiring companies not only to adopt different technologies, but also to make significant changes to their business strategy, internal skillsets, and organizational structures. About the Author.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

IT has long played a critical role in helping organizations deliver better products and services, improve operations, better manage risks, and develop new business models to stay relevant. Core technologies such as cloud, mobility, modern applications, and networks continue to evolve. That’s still true.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2013

And together, Big and Little Data are far more powerful than Big Data alone. But thanks to the combination of mobile, social, and cloud technologies, it''s easier than ever to gain insight into our own behavior. Things get really interesting when we combine the power of Big Data with Little Data. Where we go.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 21, 2011

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. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW ®. Understand what creates value.

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Real Estate Magazine Rogers Long-term 66

Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Another is that we wake up to reality, challenge the short-term profit demands of Wall Street, get strategic and build our businesses for sustainable growth. SAS – Providing organizations with THE POWER TO KNOW ®. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW ®. sascom Magazine.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

It means distilling raw information into a “story” about our customers, our business growth levers, and the business challenges we face – all with a view of moving the business forward. SAS – Providing organizations with THE POWER TO KNOW ®. To learn more about SAS, its products and services, visit www.sas.com.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

In the elevator business, you can be hugely successful and highly profitable by going unnoticed. 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.

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Magazine Chief Operating Officer Newsletter Objective 51

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.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 26, 2021

Thanks to movies such as The Matrix, Terminator, and well, AI: Artificial Intelligence, most people are aware of the concept of intelligent machines. In fact, real AI is mostly applied to business development and science projects where data-driven derivatives and goals are the primary focus of a given strategy. Amazon SageMaker.

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Tools Analysis Software Document 88

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

Every serious technology company now has an Artificial Intelligence team in place. These companies are investing millions into intelligent systems for situation assessment, prediction analysis, learning-based recognition systems, conversational interfaces, and recommendation engines. Insight Center. The Age of AI.

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Technology Hammer Analysis Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

But maybe the thrill of accomplishment in these pockets is diverting senior managers’ attention from another, even more critical opportunity: Digital technologies are also rapidly changing how managers can acquire and assess the information they use to develop and execute on enterprise-wide strategy.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

Or a powerful, safe, and reliable means to deliver air passengers to their destinations? This question has been top of mind lately among manufacturers aiming to drive profitable growth, triggering a fundamental shift to the way a business operates that increasingly focuses on outcomes. A piece of machinery to meet a product need?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2015

Our ongoing obsession with data and analytics technology, and our reverence for the rare data scientist who reigns supreme over this world, has disillusioned many of us. Today, some funds are using advanced natural language generation (Advanced NLG) platforms, powered by AI, to automatically write these reports in mere seconds. (My

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Benchmarking Analysis Report CRM 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Lines of business are now getting their own official technology budgets for non-standard software products. Departments can automate a business process in the time it would take to enter IT's development pipeline. A large insurance client of mine recently added a new data visualization tool to its business intelligence toolbox.

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Supply Chain CIO Budgeting Project 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

But in the era of Big Data and decision-making at the desktop, it's vexing to think that any company with significant technology investments would allow the all-too-human traits of ownership debates and subjective opinion to override robust data analysis. But optimizing the use of these and other technologies remains a challenge.

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Merchandising Risk Management Supply Chain Retail 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 19, 2015

Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) is an idea that has oscillated through many hype cycles over many years, as scientists and sci-fi visionaries have declared the imminent arrival of thinking machines. As Moore’s Law marches on, we have more power in our smartphones than the most powerful supercomputers did 30 or 40 years ago.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

And yet research from TDWI states that at organizations where 50% of employees have access to business intelligence tools, only 20% of that group actually use them. Harnessing the power of machine learning and other technologies. Over the past few years, much has been made of the rise of big data. Insight Center.

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Call Center Supply Chain Committee Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

For example, though most American business travelers aren’t aware of the threats of espionage, the dangers are greater and more prevalent than ever before. Make it a habit to power-off your devices when they are not in use. Gathering knowledge about the competition means achieving economic, political, and personal gain.

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Travel Hotels Business Intelligence Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

But maybe the thrill of accomplishment in these pockets is diverting senior managers’ attention from another, even more critical opportunity: Digital technologies are also rapidly changing how managers can acquire and assess the information they use to develop and execute on enterprise-wide strategy.

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Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Brad Peters, CEO of Birst, a business intelligence company, raised the issue of incentives and structure with me in an interview at Saleforce.com’s Dreamforce conference. Chief Operating and Finance Officers side-step this issue given the broader power-base of their positions.). Small Businesses Need Big Data, Too.

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Incentives Chief Information Officer Business Intelligence Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2014

Urban physics has the power to transform workspaces to reflect companies’ true ethos and values, to instill a sense of belonging in employees, and to encourage productivity, engagement, and overall happiness. Apply your company’s CRM or business intelligence systems to internal operations. Use technology for smarter scheduling.

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Conference CRM Creativity Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2016

In today’s digitally driven world, companies are competing ferociously for technological skills. It’s the same with data analysts and business intelligence engineers. These skills, not digital or technological ones, will hold the keys to a company’s future success. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In a world where data is everywhere, too many companies fail to take advantage of the power of data and analytics to fuel sales performance improvement. Enabling the “Science of Selling” Building a new capability to harness the power of analytics in sales begins with clean, prepared, and well-managed data.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2018

Many of my guests are skeptical not only of the fetishization of artificial general intelligence by the mainstream media (including headlines such as VentureBeat’s “An AI god will emerge by 2042 and write its own bible. Will you worship it?”), ”), but also of the buzz around machine learning and deep learning.

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Ethics Learning-by-Doing Industry Telecommunications 8

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. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW ®.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2015

Liberate and accelerate data by creating a data supply chain built on a hybrid technology environment — a data service platform combined with emerging big data technologies. bank adopted such a technology environment to more efficiently manage increasing data volumes for its customer analytics projects. For example, a U.S.

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Strategy Supply Chain Technology Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Those failures can mean a lot of things — over-budget, data integrity issues, technology limitations, and so forth. But in my work with clients, when I ask executives if the CRM system is helping their business to grow, the failure rate is closer to 90%. That was actually an average of a dozen analyst reports.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2016

The digital marketplace has created a business imperative that every company be — in some way — a technology company. Marketing executives are being tasked with leveraging technology to improve customer experience, drive client growth, and meet loyalty goals. Align your vision.

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Marketing Enterprise Architecture Technology Project 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

While Amazon’s collaboration with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase would obviously leverage the purchasing power of three massive employers and could lead to innovative insurance models, it seems that the bigger opportunity would be in improving how care is delivered to patients. So where is the link to health care?

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Health Care Retail Operations Insurance 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

We needed to shield the team from being flooded by business intelligence reporting projects. This power turned out to be a game changer. The confidence that the technology executive team placed in us was crucial to our success. High power demand charges. Hard data had to play a major role in the solution.

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Company Automotive Project Chief Information Officer 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

This is the reason they are so powerful. While many business intelligence tools have enabled drill down reports for years, they typically contain only common visuals and also typically constrain users to predetermined paths. You have to see the power of high-impact visualizations in order to fully grasp what is possible.

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Self-aware Tools Information Business Intelligence 16

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

As governments around the world try to spur entrepreneurialism to drive job creation and economic vibrancy, it’s worth stepping back to consider the three components that in my view have combined together to power the Singapore story. Singapore is regularly ranked as one of the easiest countries in the world in which to do business.

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Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2013

This is the reason they are so powerful. While many business intelligence tools have enabled drill down reports for years, they typically contain only common visuals and also typically constrain users to predetermined paths. You have to see the power of high-impact visualizations in order to fully grasp what is possible.

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Self-aware Tools Information Business Intelligence 8