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Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade

HR Digest

SAP SE Executive Board Member and Chief Human Resources Officer, Stefan Ries explains how he is utilizing AI and Big Data to advance HR analytics as the foundations for a successful global future. The HR Digest: Under your leadership, SAP successfully implemented a comprehensive workforce skills upgrade in 2017.

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How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices

Harvard Business Review

It’s a framework for entrepreneurs, building on “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries. To make FastWorks work, changes have been made in several areas, including supplier relations, finance, and roles and responsibilities: Supplier relations. Vic Roos, Lead Purchasing Program Manager, explained, “We let a finance guy in the room.

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