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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 ). 2015, August 28). 2015, August 4). (1) 2016, July 4).

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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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Research: A Strong Privacy Policy Can Save Your Company Millions

Harvard Business

Consider the massive Anthem data breach in February 2015, which affected as many as 80 million customers. Company Ranking Methodology We created transparency and control variables with procedures that employed a mix of automation and manual coding of companies’ actual privacy policies.

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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. We have worked with some of these teams, and we have observed several others.

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Retirement for Chicago Park District Employees, With Full Benefits: Age 58; Reflections on Chicago's Second Triple-Notch Bond Downgrade in Six Months

MishTalk

Based on the new Moody’s methodology, which uses more conservative assumptions, Chicago’s 2012 pension shortfall jumps nearly 90 percent, to $36 billion from $19 billion. billion in 2015 from $467 million in 2014. Under new Moody’s methodology, the underfunding for the state’s five state-run funds is set to approach $200 billion.

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Fostering Employee Innovation at a 150-Year-Old Company

Harvard Business

So, in August 2015 we secured board approval to create an innovation committee of 14 top executives and a full-time innovation strategy team of five people, to orchestrate the portfolio of specific initiatives that would create a new way of innovating throughout the company.

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

Harvard Business

Definitions for what constitutes EvD, and methodologies to calculate its value, remain in their infancy. Using the same formula, Apple’s intangible assets in 2014 were $280 billion — or almost twice the value of its 2015 calculation.

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