Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2018

About 30 minutes prior to her weekly one-on-one with the CEO, the chief marketing officer at a multibillion global financial services firm received a cryptic email from him with the subject line “The Trouble with CMOs.” As an example, the CEO had been discussing the importance of driving more agile decision making.

Agile 70

Agile Advertising Marketing Meeting 70

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

The pressure on large companies in today’s equity markets is enormous, with expectations they will continue to produce outsized returns as PE ratios climb daily. The strategy worked until growth slowed in both developed and developing markets. Country and Market Units (P&L, and some infrastructure).

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

In my experience with dozens of organizations implementing IoT solutions, those that achieved their expected ROI changed their traditional business approaches in one or more of the following ways: They Developed a Partner Ecosystem. But chasing the cool factor can lead to compromised ROI. The essence of IoT is interconnectivity.

ROI 71

ROI Operations Talent Accenture 71

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

For instance, in Marketing, data is being used to calculate ROI on marketing campaigns, or come up with new pricing strategies based on A/B testing of campaigns which helps marketing and managers bring in more revenue, and stay ahead of the competition.

Report 98

Report Data Strategy Strategy& 98

Comatch

JANUARY 25, 2023

Digital transformation must become a priority for organizations that don’t want to get left behind in an increasingly competitive market where data drives decision-making. A Hands-on Approach and Experimental Team Lastly, for a digital transformation project to achieve the planned ROI, it is vital to try different approaches and solutions.

How To 52

How To Agile ROI Tools 52

Progressus

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Ensure business agility. Many ERP solutions are built to adapt to your needs and grow with you, helping you proactively prepare for—and readily respond to—any operational disruption or market change. Also, with ERP, project-driven organizations companies receive a quicker ROI and cost-efficient use of the resources deployed.

Software 52

Software ROI Operations Efficiency 52

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The business growth questions that need to be addressed can vary based on industry, company size, and market conditions, but some are universal. This requires enough addressable market in your current client base to meet growth targets. Who Is Our Target Market and Is It Evolving?

Sales 52

Sales Intellectual Property Financial Culture 52

Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2016

In one, a star researcher said that he was leaving as there was no space for creativity anymore, as the company squeezed budgets and eliminated roles without a clear ROI. And this despite having working prototypes of devices that could have come to market as the iPhone or iPad – years before Apple invented them.

Company 70

Company Sales Retail Engineering 70

Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Professional Services Overview Professional services firms – such as IT professional services firms, marketing/PR firms, or legal or financial advisers – are at an inflection point. RingCentral data suggests that the professional services market — overall — is growing at a CAGR of 9.1% — and stands to hit the $8B mark by the end of this year.

Industry 52

Industry SMB Software Talent 52

SkillQuo

MAY 1, 2018

Consumers expect convenience, agility, and customization in all things. Specifically, this trend is reshaping, more specifically adding agility, to the landscape of management consulting. When companies used to focus on gaining or maintaining market share slowly with three to five year plans.

Consulting 65

Consulting Management Agile McKinsey 65

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Our research at the Agile Talent Collaborative reinforces findings from Accenture and other consulting and research firms: the use of freelancers — or agile talents as we call them — is growing, and for reasons that go well beyond cost efficiency. For example, Qualcomm includes its agile talent when the team is in training.

Agile 70

Agile Development Talent Deloitte 70