Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2015

It will ease the way for companies launching and updating digital products, but it presents steep new learning curves that companies will have to master if they are to be successful. With electric power steering you draw power from the engine only when you need it, not constantly as with a belt-driven hydraulic pump.

Software 8

Software Engineering Efficiency Productivity 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

You dive deep into a customer development process, working closely with a few customers who feed you requirements and are willing to trial an imperfect product that is evolving quickly. After 3-6 months, they work their way down the learning curve, close their first deal and are off to the races.

Marketing 8

Marketing Productivity Products Learning Curve 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

And because organizational change tends to be driven by those who most acutely feel the pain, it’s often line managers who are the strongest champions for “talent tech”: innovations in how firms hire people, staff projects, evaluate performance, and develop talent. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

Technology 8

Technology Talent Management Process Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Different operational skills. If you're a product guru, maybe you need a business development or sales-oriented leader to get your vision to market. But a long-term relationship can help you leapfrog the learning curve of the close collaboration, which can sometimes take years to develop.

How To 15

How To Long-term Learning Curve Entrepreneur 15

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Business development. The Old Became the New Again… The original speed for phonograph records, as invented in 1888, was 78-RPM, which engineers determined to be the most ideal for sound quality. Corporations have become extended families, thus embracing dysfunctionality, changes, modifications and learning curves.

Planning 86

Planning Learning Curve Learning-by-Doing Budgeting 86

You're Not the Boss of Me

JANUARY 4, 2010

But, no matter where we are on the technology learning curve, the one thing we know for sure is that if we are going to learn it well, we have to consult those who have the skill. It is the core facet of how humanity has operated since history began; to share resources, to learn, and to instruct in kind.

Learning-by-Doing 41

Learning-by-Doing Media Blog Technology 41

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Operations. When product-based companies add services and connectivity, operational requirements increase. Sales operations must consider changes to market segmentation, territory management, and resource allocation. HR has the job of developing the human capabilities needed to capture the IoT opportunity. Engineering.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2015

Wall Street began charging a “conglomerate discount,” saying that diverse operations were hard to analyze with confidence. True synergies across the diverse operations were often hard to see. As I described in an article in the May issue of HBR , a single 3D printer can produce engine pumps one day and crankshafts the next.

Engineering 8

Engineering Learning Curve Fixed Costs Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

It will take time and effort: Additive manufacturing require a steep learning curve for engineers used to working on conventional assembly lines, and each part must be tested extensively to make sure it holds up under wartime conditions. From the outside, these behemoths may look like conglomerates.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Contract Manufacturing Software Learning Curve 8