Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2012

That's because information technology — not just the Internet, but also mobile devices, " big data " for intensive data-crunching, and other computer hardware and software — will render even some of today's most proficient business processes obsolete by the end of the decade. I see three big opportunities: 1.

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Process Strategy Offshoring Information Technology 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2014

This involves focusing on three goals. The first is to design products that shift control of personal data toward consumers (and away from data-brokers and gray markets ). The second is to empower people with personal analytics tools to understand the information being collected about them and safeguard their privacy.

Engineering 8

Engineering Information Technology Information Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Instead they are waiting for the technology to mature and for expertise in AI to become more widely available. They are planning to be “fast followers” — a strategy that has worked with most information technologies. We think this is a bad idea. Human Interactions with AI Time.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

But it’s dangerous and naïve to assume that better technology and more data guarantee better outcomes. LTCM was founded, in 1994, by some of the best minds in finance theory, including two Nobel Prize winners. The goal of the integrated strategy machine is to enhance rather than marginalize or inhibit human thinking.

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2018

What they realize is that they’ve always treated finance and financial management as a tier-one asset. Even technology, information technology, you know, they’ve invested in treating that as a tier-one asset. And then you think about how new entrants come into the market. Angelia Herrin, HBR.

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Content Crisis Apparel Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

How many organizations would rely mainly on intuition when taking a new product to market? The goal is simple: put the right people with the right skills in the right work. So early on, Finance and HR collaborated to simplify the process, reducing the number of data metrics. No wonder customer satisfaction plummeted.

Metrics 13

Metrics Parcell Call Center Productivity 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

The research project goals were to understand how customers perceive the salespeople they meet with, explore the circumstances that determine which vendor is selected, and learn how different company departments and vertical industries make buying decisions. 3: Market Leaders Have an Edge.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2015

They can also be industry-specific, flexible, and tailored to meet the needs of the individual users across organizations — from marketing to finance, and levels from C-suite to middle management. • Machine learning and cognitive computing. Recognize that each path to data insight is unique.

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

And a recently released report suggests that Europe’s digital divide problem extends way beyond the Atlantic; Europe is a distant third behind North America and Asia for $100 million plus financing for VC backed companies. ” The proposal is to create a “Digital Single Market” in the EU. million jobs. billion).

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