Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Mainstream software companies are beginning to hold “ data mirrors ” up to their customers, allowing scoring and benchmarking of their customers’ strategies. One of its business units, Fieldglass, provides insights and benchmarks to customers on external workforce management.

Benchmarking 70

Benchmarking Software B2B Comparison 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

And second, they need to ensure that – even with respect to strategy and operations – board scrutiny doesn’t result in an over-emphasis on conforming to benchmarks and industry norms. I’m not against benchmarking and norming. Letting your ETR slip to the benchmark could risk your customers’ trust.

Company 128

Company Benchmarking Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 128

Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

The tactics in this article will help if you bill by the hour or by the day. There are other ways to bill for your talent and expertise but those will be covered in another article. Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. It takes practice to quote your consulting billing rate with confidence.

Consulting 236

Consulting Real Estate Policies Operations 236

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

By 2012, our research shows, nearly 60% of a typical B2B purchasing decision — researching solutions, ranking options, benchmarking pricing, and so on — was happening before the buyer even had a conversation with a supplier.

B2B 125

B2B Travel Benchmarking Sales 125

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

By completing it, you will be able to benchmark your company’s reorg against a number of best practices, identified in our book, ReOrg: How to Get it Right. To get a sense of how successful your recent reorg was, take the survey below.

Benchmarking 135

Benchmarking Automotive Survey McKinsey 135

Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

This article offers ideas of how to do this, as well as some sample language to use. Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. The easiest time to raise your rate is on the cusp of something new — a new year, a new project, a new client. for year three.

Consulting 221

Consulting Policies Benchmarking Examples 221

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

A recent report in the Journal of Management noted that of nearly 25,000 academic articles on performance, only a fraction include what psychologists call within person variance , which describes ranges, such as that between individuals’ top, average and worst performances. If the path is generally up, all’s good.

Benchmarking 135

Benchmarking Comparison Research Sports 135

Successful Independent Consulting

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

This article offers ideas of how to do this, as well as some sample language. Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. The easiest time to raise your rate is on the cusp of something new — a new year, a new project, a new client. for year three.

Policies 195

Policies Benchmarking Examples Banking 195

Tom Spencer

MARCH 6, 2012

IN A RECENT article by Bloomberg Businessweek , assistant managing editor Brian Bremmer reports that investigators in America, Canada, Japan, the UK, and the EU are trying to determine whether a handful of brokers and traders have manipulated LIBOR. by Tom Spencer on March 6, 2012 · 4 comments  ·  Image Source. in Economics.

Benchmarking 99

Benchmarking Consulting Banking Financial 99

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2018

The people analytics team was surprised — as was finance team in that country, which had no reason to benchmark themselves against other countries and had no idea that they were such a bright spot.

Culture 144

Culture Strategy Strategy Strategy& 144

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

It can create a relative “pound for pound” benchmark for each individual location of a business, anywhere in the world. By establishing reasonable benchmarks for each individual location, companies will also improve the allocations of time and money needed to help a business grow.

Data 130

Data Benchmarking Financial Efficiency 130

Harvard Business

MARCH 9, 2018

Whether it’s an executive, an entrepreneur, or a technologist, some innovator changes the game, and that which was thought to be unreachable becomes a benchmark, something for others to shoot for. In business, progress does not move in straight lines.

Benchmarking 195

Benchmarking Sports Engineering Leadership 195

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

As McGrath and MacMillan explained in a 2014 article, the idea started in the mid-1990s while reviewing the projects Rita tracks in her “flops” file — her collection of failed growth projects that had lost their parent company at least $50 million. ” Step 2: Do benchmarking. What Is Discovery Driven-Planning?

Benchmarking 110

Benchmarking Methodologies Company Apparel 110

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The EPI numbers are bleak for many of these groups, clearly, but in this article I’m most concerned with black men and women.). Recent articles have highlighted the migration of African-Americans to “New South” cities , where job opportunities are perceived to be better.

Metrics 121

Metrics Analysis Data Groups 121

BCG

AUGUST 29, 2016

Article Monday, August 29, 2016. And we analyzed the main IT trends on the basis of four years of architecture benchmarking with top insurers in the German market. Insurers today face a host of digital to-dos if they want to stay competitive—much less gain an advantage on their peers.

Insurance 70

Insurance Insurance Benchmarking Construction 70

Tom Spencer

JANUARY 26, 2024

This article explores the nature of inflation, delving into its impact on different socioeconomic groups, the balance between inflation and unemployment, and the historical theories that have shaped monetary and fiscal policy decisions. Starting in 2021, however, America has experienced inflation rates of up to 9%.

Policies 147

Policies Financial Benchmarking Groups 147

Harvard Business

JUNE 28, 2016

The UK Treasury’s 200-page April 2016 report, blandly titled “The Long-Term Economic Impact of EU Membership and the Alternatives,“ seems a useful, well-executed benchmark. It predicts that the UK’s GDP will be significantly lower in 2030 — its central estimate is 6% — as a result.

Benchmarking 105

Benchmarking Methodologies Course Trends 105

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

This time, the firm ranked in the top quartile of all companies and handily beat our benchmark. In the chart below, one can see this particular organization’s happiness trend is around the overall benchmark and industry average. Afterward, management re-asked the staff to rate the company’s transparency.

Culture 134

Culture Benchmarking Company Sales 134

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2016

Traditional ZBB implementations focus almost exclusively on simple SG&A , in part because SG&A benchmark data is far more readily attainable than are relevant data from the core functions of comparable companies. We believe the exact opposite to be true. Most ZBB implementations are not ambitious enough.

Company 116

Company Benchmarking Travel Policies 116

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 27, 2008

For my new readers, here are some recommended and popular articles for you to browse: Management Consulting and the Consulting Industry 101. It showed me the “benchmark” that I need to meet in order to be successful in business. Check out his blog here. Day in the Life of a Management Consultant (client version).

Cover Letters 100

Cover Letters Case Interview Resumes Case Study 100

Effective Managers

MARCH 10, 2024

In this article, we explore this distinction, the role of ISO 20700 as a gateway to the profession, and how it paves the way towards certification as a Certified Management Consultant (CMC). They can trust that a consultant adhering to ISO 20700 standards or holding a CMC designation will deliver services that meet global benchmarks.

Industry 130

Industry Consulting Ethics Management 130

MishTalk

JANUARY 15, 2014

First, please consider the article Why Singapore''s Economy Is Heading For An Iceland-Style Meltdown. An idiosyncrasy of Singapore’s interest rate policy makes their low interest rate-fueled credit bubble particularly acute: Singapore’s benchmark interest rate, known as the Singapore interbank offered rate or SIBOR, is tied to the U.S.

Real Estate 78

Real Estate Policies Financial Finance 78

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Early on, he wrote many articles about his real passion of “taking the measure” on business problems. The focus of this article is on Booz & Company because of its focus on strategy. When writing this article, we asked ourselves – “Will there ever be MBBB? Will Booz be on par with the top 3 someday?”

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Tom Spencer

MAY 3, 2024

In this article, we will explore a simple structure that you could follow to break down the layout of a consulting slide deck. You can use various methods to collect data, such as interviews, surveys, observations, documents, and benchmarks. In the fast-paced world of management consulting, effective communication is key.

Consulting 88

Consulting Analysis Data Benchmarking 88

BCG

MAY 9, 2016

Article Tuesday, May 10, 2016. BCG’s Retail-Banking Excellence benchmarking study (REBEX) profiles the operational and digital practices and performance of 20 of the world’s leading retail banks, a group of 40 institutions chosen for their size and the strength of their capabilities. We refer to these banks as the “premier league.”

Operations 40

Operations Retail Banking Benchmarking 40

MishTalk

MAY 24, 2014

Plunkett’s improper conduct occurred on June 28, 2012, the day after the regulator and United States authorities announced a $450 million fine against Barclays for improperly influencing global benchmark interest rates, including the London interbank offered rate, or Libor, the regulator said. “A

Benchmarking 64

Benchmarking Banking Financial Marketing 64

Tom Spencer

MARCH 8, 2024

This article delves into key market concepts, common pricing strategies, and my recommendations to business professionals who want to master pricing in specific markets. Moreover, there are many misconceptions about pricing, with internet resources advocating one strategy over another without regard to differing company circumstances.

Productivity 158

Productivity Sales Strategy& Strategy 158

Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Find answers to these questions in the article. . The Portfolio, Program and Project Management Maturity Model provides organizations with a framework to assess and benchmark the state of their performance as well as helps them develop improvement plans. What is project management maturity exactly, and how to define its level?

Management 130

Management Resources Metrics Efficiency 130

BCG

JUNE 15, 2016

Article Wednesday, June 15, 2016. For 14 years, BCG has conducted a proprietary benchmarking survey of wealth management providers from all over the world, running the spectrum from small boutiques to the world’s largest wealth managers—and covering multiple business models, from onshore to offshore and from banking to brokerage.

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Management Trends Survey 40

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2018

Choose a broadly accepted benchmark, and set a narrow goal to see whether and where you can meaningfully add value. When looking at Yelp data, for example, we considered census data a significant benchmark, since it is something commonly used within research and policy work. Start by looking for the best data available.

Data 72

Data Company Benchmarking Real Estate 72

Management Consulted

JULY 10, 2016

We’re starting this article off assuming that you’ve already knocked some socks off during networking (see here ) and created a masterful resume and cover letter (see here ). Once you pass a certain benchmark score on the test, you will be invited back for the second round. But have no fear!

McKinsey 100

McKinsey Case Interview Interviews Resumes 100

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2018

Young Millennials, driven to distraction and depression by nonstop, constantly comparative online benchmarking, can’t unglue from phones-as-performance-measuring-devices. Extreme foodies start the day with complex green drinks made from the latest expensive seeds and vegan plants from a distant country. Who can blame them?

Benchmarking 137

Benchmarking Sports Exercises Metrics 137

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2017

.” In 2012 the Commonwealth Bank restructured its evaluation system so that 75% of CEO incentives came from the bank’s total shareholder return (TSR), relative to a set peer group, and 25% from customer-satisfaction results, benchmarked against another peer group.

Financial 124

Financial Banking Metrics Benchmarking 124

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

This article will highlight two key differentiating factors to bear in mind if you wish to specialise in public advisory services. Benchmarking creates additional complexity for public sector consulting, which private firms do not need to face. Different mindset. Different stakeholders.

Government 88

Government Consulting Policies Benchmarking 88

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 10, 2018

But the comparison at least provides a benchmark. Comparing racial discrimination to a penalty for long commutes is complicated for many reasons, not the least of which is that race and place are related in DC. In some ways, avoiding applicants with long commutes makes a lot of sense from the employer’s point of view.

Research 132

Research Transportation Management Benchmarking 132

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

Over the past year, we carried out an online survey of 2,500 reorgs (you can still complete the survey and benchmark your reorg here ). What ensures that M&A-driven reorganizations are successful? We took this question to our data.

How To 122

How To Accenture Benchmarking Survey 122

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In the previous article , we looked at how banks make money and how they must meet capital requirements. In this article, we will explore the importance of profitability ratios and valuation metrics that are crucial when analyzing banks. We will examine each in turn.

Metrics 88

Metrics Banking Balance Sheet Efficiency 88