Strategy Driven

JUNE 29, 2016

Professors of business and corporate strategy (which includes me) research and lecture about the goal of long-term “sustained” competitive advantage, driven by grand plans that mesmerize and seduce the most seasoned leaders and leadership teams. The hard truth is that companies that do not pursue corporate entrepreneurship are doomed.

Supply Chain 53

Supply Chain Real Estate Resistance Competitive Advantage 53

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2013

After four years, systems had been tinkered with so much that new product launches became not only prohibitively expensive but also needed a very long time to market. Move Beyond Enterprise IT to an API Strategy. IT management Information & technology Technology' Reinventing Corporate IT An HBR Insight Center.

Technology 8

Technology CIO Agility Software 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Strategy, after all, is about tradeoffs — choosing where to focus. When confronted with disruptive technologies, many companies fail to align digital strategies with their core strategies. One of the challenges of being a CEO is that you rarely are asked to choose between a wrong or right answer.

CEO 8

CEO Supply Chain Disruptive Innovation P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2018

In 2001, a new approach to technology development was created by a daring group of developers. While Agile began as a product development innovation, it sparked a corporate strategy and process revolution. .” Once again, it has started in the bowels of technology companies and startups. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy.

Agility 8

Agility Development Organization Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2016

No strategy is static. APIs are a technology that allows firms to interact and share information with other firms at an unprecedented scale. For example, when IBM unleashed the cognitive technology Watson, it did not try to create all the applications if the technology itself. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Airlines Construction Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2016

China has not been a huge technology innovator, despite being the world’s second-largest investor in R&D , but Chinese businesses have found ways to use innovations in processes, business models, and customer experience to their disruptive advantage.

Business Model 10

Business Model Innovation Company Apparel 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

He explains: "Static efficiency refers to how effective any set of social and economic arrangements is in generating the maximum output of goods and service for any current level of inputs, using existing technologies. The best business strategies assume the world is dynamic, not static.

McKinsey 14

McKinsey Efficiency Long-term Analysis 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2013

With a tsunami of new digital technologies all converging simultaneously — social, mobile, cloud, analytics and embedded devices — there has been, once again, a cry for corporate IT to radically change to enable the digital transformation of businesses. There is no time for complacency. How do you build these capabilities?

CIO 8

CIO CTO Operations Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2011

A lot of business literature advocates teaming up wherever possible to open the doors to new ideas, draw on the unique strengths of others, and speed time to market. The photography market is highly competitive, populated by famous brand names, and dominated by powerful sales channels.

Contract Manufacturing 11

Contract Manufacturing Licensing Retail Innovation 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

Though technology would have allowed for a significantly virtual enterprise, it was important to Ruh to have a physical building where people could actually be located together. Matt Denesuk , Chief Data Scientist, told me, “Who you hire depends on your strategy. Operations Competitive strategy Technology'

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

In one instance, Siemens' engineers in India — working closely with their German colleagues — developed a Fetal Heart Monitor that uses inexpensive microphone technology rather than the costlier ultrasound technology.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

In one instance, Siemens' engineers in India — working closely with their German colleagues — developed a Fetal Heart Monitor that uses inexpensive microphone technology rather than the costlier ultrasound technology.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

If you are an aspiring PM concerned you lack the basic tech skills for the role, you might consider taking online courses such as the renowned Introduction to Computer Science ( CS50 ) course offered by Harvard University or one of the many intro and advanced technology courses offered by The Flatiron School.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Dr Reddy's plan is to leverage Chirotech's scientific capabilities to optimize drug development processes, thus lowering manufacturing costs and speeding time-to-market. In recent years, Indian firms such as Dr Reddy's have also started globalizing their R&D footprint by moving into Western markets.

Globalization 9

Globalization Innovation Decentralization Chemicals 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2018

By Surya Panditi, GM, Agile Management, CA Technologies. Read more from CA Technologies: Using AI and Machine Learning for Agile Development and Portfolio Management. An important outcome of agility is increased alignment and visibility between the business strategy and the work that is being done.

Agility 8

Agility Metrics Technology Succession 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 2, 2014

Reduce time to market for this product). Also see how he responds when you ask him to relate the improvement targets and vision to the company’s overall strategy. and then turn them into improvement targets (e.g, Ask the Executive Sponsor to contribute to this conversation as well.

BPM 56

BPM Process Tips Management 56

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Although we had been a market leader for many years, our new products had been launched several months later than the competition — in fact, our time to market had doubled over the previous three years. Capacity, not strategy, was determining which projects launched and when. If not, it stalled or was killed.

Project 8

Project How To Objective Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In a recent talk at MIT, Infosys founder Narayana Murthy put it this way: "Technological innovation is all about reducing cost, reducing cycle time, making life more comfortable. Therefore: who needs new technology more than the poor? More products at more pricepoints" is their name for this strategy.

ROE 12

ROE Debt to Equity Ratio Innovation Incentives 12