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4 Models for Using AI to Make Decisions

Harvard Business Review

His group’s data science, procurement, and supply chain teams crafted algorithmic ensembles that, by all measures and simulations, would save hundreds of millions. Even better, they would respond 10 times faster to market moves than existing processes while requiring minimal human intervention. Data scientists here facilitate.

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The Right Way for an Established Firm to Do an Innovation Pilot with a Startup

Harvard Business Review

Technical people hope the pilot effort will seamlessly interoperate with existing tech infrastructures and processes, while business folks look for efficiencies, better customer experience, and KPI alignment. Explicitly align any insights gained to KPI improvements. Did the pilot enhance that KPI? Know what’s next.

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How to write an internal communications plan and strategy

Rapid BI

Increasingly Human Resources (HR) or Organizational Development (OD) teams are being asked to drive and deliver internal communications, but what is an internal communications plan and how do you go about writing and applying one? Communications team role. Project KPI dashboard.Contracts/ budgets. Team meetings.