Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

Changing consumer needs, combined with shifting workforce expectations, are altering the competitive landscape and dictating transformation of existing company operating models for consumer industries. Accenture, in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, has created a vision of the operating model of the future for consumer industries.

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Accenture Strategy& Strategy Strategy 31

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

Just as a soldier does not need to understand the entire battlefield strategy in order to be highly effective, you should be able to operate as a highly effective junior consultant without always having the big picture. It is important to be open-minded and agile. The bottom line Consulting will teach you curiosity and patience.

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Consulting Analysis Industry Accenture 88

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

In this environment, change agility needs to be part of the new organization’s and leaders’ DNA. Successful change-agile leaders at all levels in the organization respond to changes in the business environment by seizing opportunities, including throwing out old models and developing new ways of doing business.

Agile 60

Agile Efficiency Culture Trends 60

Kates Kesler

JULY 6, 2020

Consider these five factors: Customers Strategy and Organization Capabilities Operating Model Organization Shape Talent. Operating Model. Where does it make sense to duplicate work in order to drive differentiation and agility? Kates Kesler, part of Accenture. Customers. What is the right level of integration?

Enterprise 50

Enterprise Talent Agile Exercises 50

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 6, 2018

So with customers expecting more personalized, agile, and on-demand delivery, insurers are now racing to keep pace and deliver more relevant solutions for a changing user landscape. What’s more, the digital revolution is demanding internal changes to drive digital transformation within the organization and operate in more cost-effective ways.

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Insurance Insurance Case Study Case Studies 60

Kates Kesler

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Accenture has found that over 65 percent of senior executives say that they are struggling to realize the expected benefits of cloud transformation. What operating model do we need for this new ecosystem?”. How will we ensure that employees are enabled to leverage an ever-evolving system?

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Accenture Government Tools Banking 50

Kates Kesler

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

When we asked about strategy during our diagnostic, interviewees were enthusiastic about the $3B revenue goal and the 16% operating margin target. Even though the external context may shift, and strategy cycle times may shorten, the discipline and practice of strategy making sets the frame for organization agility. Jaclyn Kates.

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Strategy& Strategy Strategy Accenture 50

Kates Kesler

APRIL 7, 2022

Agility” is the management word of the decade for sure. But to move with agility in a complex organization requires leaders to be confident that important decisions are being made at the right level and location across the enterprise. It typically is a set of roles at the center and dedicated or aligned roles in the operating units.

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Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. To avoid this roadblock, successful companies use a more agile strategy that relies on local solutions to capture value quickly, while gradually building the long-term IT and automation architecture. ” Insight Center. It’s a familiar story.

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Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

The problem is that many companies have the wrong “operating system” for organic growth. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. In our work with dozens of large companies on growth and transformation strategies, we’ve found a set of principles and practices that create an operating system for growth. Insight Center.

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Company B2B Engineering System 54

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2016

They do this with methods proven useful in accelerating software development, such as “ Agile ,” and which are increasingly being used for hardware product development, too. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies.

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Metrics Survey Software Operations 53

Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Clearly, there has to be a better way to paint a car, but to make that operation more efficient and take cost out will require the development of a new process. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. How to make your company more nimble and responsive. Take the paint shop.

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Automotive Operations Wireless Efficiency 39

LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2023

The CEO’s Best Tool for Success – A High Performing Leadership Team To thrive, organizations must be agile enough to meet everchanging market conditions. Silo-based Perspective Research by Accenture found that found that de-siloed teams that operate fluidly are 28 percent more likely to achieve the highest levels of growth.

Leadership 36

Leadership Construction Accenture Agile 36

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

Companies deploying IoT successfully in industrial sectors such as manufacturing, oil and gas, mining, and transportation are seeking multiple agile partners with open IP architectures to co-create solutions. IoT solutions tend to span information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and core business functions. The reason?

ROI 31

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LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

According to Accenture, 80% of B2B customers will change providers at least every two years if their expectations aren’t understood and met. Stay agile and proactive, regularly reassess your approach, and incorporate feedback to maintain a competitive edge.

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Sales Strategy& Strategy Strategy 36

LSA Global

APRIL 15, 2024

According to Accenture, 80% of B2B customers will change providers at least every two years if their expectations aren’t understood and met. Stay agile and proactive, regularly reassess your approach, and incorporate feedback to maintain a competitive edge.

Sales 36

Sales Strategy& Strategy Strategy 36

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

To act on this opportunity, the company encouraged each employee, on a volunteer basis, to make his or her “unique contribution” to improving the agility of the supply chain. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies.

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Leadership Case Interview Groups Accenture 45

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Influenced by this community, Accenture Applied Intelligence* has developed a fairness tool to understand and address bias in both the data and the algorithmic models that are at the core of AI systems. One priority in developing this tool was to align with the agile innovation process competitive organizations use today.

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Tools Accenture Ethics Data 28

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2018

Ostensibly, young companies are “acqui-hired” more for their best people than for any real interest in their products, services, or ongoing operations. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. People need to understand the new cultural, organizational, and operational values they are being asked to embrace.

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Harvard Business

JULY 27, 2016

uses digital technology) but doesn’t actually operate digitally (i.e. Sponsored by Accenture. ” The reason is that they are still operating with an incremental mindset. Grow: Agility and Control. When growth kicks in, agility comes from empowering others and letting go without losing control.

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How To Agile Resources Accenture 28