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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” ( Tras, 2015 ). This can significantly cut time in the market and improve quality.

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Research: A Strong Privacy Policy Can Save Your Company Millions

Harvard Business

drop in stock price) from the spillover effects of Nvidia’s breach, controlling for overall market effects. Consider the massive Anthem data breach in February 2015, which affected as many as 80 million customers. increase in stock prices) on the event day due to competitive effects, again controlling for overall market effects.

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How Agile Teams Can Help Turnarounds Succeed

Harvard Business

All are putting that “hip” methodology to work in exactly the places where so many people have believed it was inappropriate. In 2015, the price of oil dropped dramatically. Large investments made when the market was growing, including several acquisitions, became a heavy debt load in the downturn.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies, 2016

Harvard Business

Methodology. This year’s index builds on the methodology of last year’s. The top 10 companies in the Global Empathy Index 2015 increased in value more than twice as much as the bottom 10, and generated 50% more earnings (defined by market capitalization).

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Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies

Harvard Business

ZBB has been around for decades, but is currently enjoying a revival driven by powerful investors like 3G Capital Partners, the force behind the 2015 merger of Kraft Foods and H.J. Such high-profile exposure has prompted more companies to view ZBB as a fresh “wonder diet” for achieving radical corporate leanness.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

Compensation and benefits are on par to the market, but not adjusted for NYC living (so for take-home pay you might be better off in Atlanta or Dallas as a young McKinseyite, unless the magnetic draw to the Big Apple is just too much). With HQ in New York, firm practices are based on the EVA methodology.

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Do You Know What Your Company’s Data Is Worth?

Harvard Business

Data contributes not only to brand equity, but to what constitutes product and service delivery in globally connected and hyper-competitive markets. Definitions for what constitutes EvD, and methodologies to calculate its value, remain in their infancy.

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