Epicflow

MARCH 22, 2024

This article is inspired by the webinar featuring Epicflow co-founder Jan Willem Tromp and professor Mario Vanhoucke based on his latest book “The Illusion of Control: Project Data, Computer Algorithms and Human Intuition for Project Management and Control”. So, what do you need for an efficient risk analysis? First of all, you need data.

Data 130

Data Risk Analysis Management Analysis 130

Effective Managers

MARCH 10, 2024

In the world of consulting, a distinction is often overlooked: the difference between the industry at large and the profession of management consulting. 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).

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Successful Independent Consulting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Benchmark so you know your rate is reasonable. Talk with other consultants, do a web search on typical management consulting rates in your city or state, and/or try converting your employee salary to an hourly rate. Figure out your market rate. This is your market rate. There are lots of ways to do this. Don’t discount.

Consulting 236

Consulting Real Estate Policies Operations 236

Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Do you know your organization’s project management maturity level? If not, it’s high time to change the situation: project management maturity has a direct impact on a company’s competitiveness and business success. . What is project management maturity exactly, and how to define its level?

Management 130

Management Metrics Resources Efficiency 130

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. One people analytics team in an engineering company was struggling to help develop the company’s managers, for example.

Culture 140

Culture Strategy Strategy& Strategy 140

Tom Spencer

MARCH 8, 2024

From entrepreneurs putting a new product on the market to executives at a public company revamping a product line, effective pricing is a key pillar of any successful sales and marketing strategy. Instead, it depends on valuable information collected from suppliers and customers and evolving market dynamics.

Productivity 158

Productivity Sales Strategy Strategy 158

MishTalk

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Anything that becomes a mania -- it ends badly,” said Tim Gramatovich, who helps manage more than $800 million as chief investment officer of Santa Barbara, California-based Peritus Asset Management. EXXI), an oil and gas explorer, which has raised more than $2 billion in the bond market in the past four years.

Energy 77

Energy Marketing Benchmarking Cash Flow 77

Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 3, 2011

in Management Consulting. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Cambridge Strategic Management Group. Cambridge Strategic Management Group. Cedar Management Consulting. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.

BearingPoint 99

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Tom Spencer

MAY 25, 2019

Characteristics of Asset Management Firms. Most major asset managers are conservative with their use of leverage. There are a couple of reasons for this: Asset managers can see cash flow and earnings fluctuate wildly with markets. Valuation of Asset Management Firms. Price/Earnings, EV/EBITDA and EV/AUM.

Cash Flow 60

Cash Flow Management Metrics Benchmarking 60

Successful Independent Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Do some market-rate benchmarking to learn what other consultants are charging, or what clients are paying. If you’re not going to raise rates at the beginning of the year, start dropping hints to manage expectations. Do the math a few different ways and see how these numbers play out. for year three.

Consulting 221

Consulting Policies Benchmarking Examples 221

MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2014

On the black market today, it takes 89 bolivars to buy 1 US dollar. Black Market Record Low Bloomberg reports Venezuela’s Black Market Bolivar Slides to Record Low. dollar on the black market today as the government tightens currency rationing to pay maturing debt. Venezuela’s benchmark dollar bonds due in 2027 fell 0.44

Marketing 70

Marketing Benchmarking Government Survey 70

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

We found that one significant driver of employee happiness is the employee’s rating of management transparency, showing a stronger correlation with company culture then factors like benefits or work-life balance. What really matters here is the employee’s perception of how transparent management is.

Culture 133

Culture Benchmarking Company Sales 133

MishTalk

JANUARY 24, 2014

Argentina Institutes 50% Tax on Internet Purchases; Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup Yesterday, Argentina devalued the Peso hoping to halt further declines in its currency reserves. Markets had seen this coming as charts of the Peso vs. the US dollar show. The 5-year decline is over 50%.

Marketing 76

Marketing Policies Government Financial 76

Consulting Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Description: David Baker is a consultant who has been working with marketing firms and advertising agencies since the late 1980s. David focuses on finances, benchmarking, performance, and positioning of firms, as well as PR, advertising, and more. Managing (Right) for the First Time, by David Baker.

Consulting 176

Consulting Cash Flow Advertising Enterprise 176

LSA Global

JANUARY 6, 2025

Use market research, competitive analysis, and internal strategy success metrics to help anticipate future scenarios, assess strengths and weaknesses, agree upon strategic priorities , and validate action plans. Highlighting trends, benchmarks, and potential challenges reinforces the business case for change and bolsters trust.

Research 50

Research Analysis Strategy Strategy 50

Harvard Business

JUNE 25, 2018

How often are management concepts subjected to recalls by the people who invented them? Management concepts, by contrast, operate in poorly regulated environments where failures are often brushed under boardroom or faculty carpets. Yet poor management systems can jeopardize lives in the air, at sea, on roads or in hospitals.

System 132

System Financial Benchmarking Report 132

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Our recent benchmarking of nearly 900 B2B companies underscores the importance of these tools. Digital tools can also open new go-to-market approaches. They rely on backward-looking sales data and broad-brush reports to calculate overall market size and gauge how many reps they need and where to assign them. billion vs. $1.2

Sales 130

Sales B2B Tools Software 130

MishTalk

MARCH 3, 2014

Russia Intervenes in Currency Markets to Stabilize Ruble Bloomberg reports Ruble Plunges to Record as Bank Rossii Seen Selling $10 Billion. percent against the dollar today, more than any other currency tracked by Bloomberg, while the benchmark Micex stock index plunged more than 11 percent and benchmark bond yields soared. “So

Marketing 56

Marketing Benchmarking Banking Financial 56

Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2017

Management teams often assume they can leapfrog best practices for basic data analytics by going directly to adopting artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. First, managers should ask themselves if they have automated processes in problem areas that cost significant money and slow down operations. Take fund managers.

Company 134

Company Telecommunications Data Retail 134

MishTalk

MARCH 10, 2014

Lawmakers will grill Carney tomorrow after the BOE suspended an employee and released minutes of meetings showing officials knew of concerns the foreign-exchange market was being rigged almost eight years ago. It was noticeably silent on what the Bank knew about other FX market participants.” trillion-a-day foreign-exchange market.

Banking 69

Banking Benchmarking Culture Marketing 69

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Bill Gurley, partner at Silicon Valley-based investor Benchmark, sounded the horn of doom on Monday warning that “Silicon Valley as a whole or that the venture-capital community or startup community is taking on an excessive amount of risk right now.” Record S&P 500 Masks 47% of Nasdaq Mired in Bear Market Speculation is running rampant.

Marketing 67

Marketing Journal Benchmarking Company 67

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

So you look at past projects, gather and analyze relevant market data, make predictions about how much revenue you’ll be able to generate, decide what resources you’ll need, and set milestones to reach your targets. In short, too many firms used conventional planning to manage their new ventures. Not so fast.

Benchmarking 105

Benchmarking Methodologies Company Apparel 105

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Booz, who could very well possibly be considered the father of management consulting as a career. It is one of the original “white-shoe” firms, accredited with being the origination of the management consulting profession. Most recently, Booz & Company acquired Management Engineers , based in Dusseldorf, Germany. Automotive.

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Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Tom Spencer

MAY 3, 2024

In the fast-paced world of management consulting, effective communication is key. The Problem Every management consulting engagement begins with the identification of a problem. Define the key elements, market conditions, or internal dynamics that are contributing to the existing state of affairs.

Consulting 88

Consulting Analysis Data Benchmarking 88

BCG

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

In some emerging markets, more than half of the largest companies are family businesses. Yet, for decades, most of the research on family businesses has focused on benchmarks from developed markets. Emerging markets present a distinctive context for operating a family business. Article Thursday, September 08, 2016.

Boston Consulting Group 40

Boston Consulting Group Marketing Benchmarking Talent 40

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2016

When a majority of salespeople miss a goal, it can be due to an unforeseen event, such as a market downturn. But too often it’s because the management team set the goal too high in the first place. This can happen in any of the following ways: The aspirations of company leaders are running ahead of market realities.

Sales 70

Sales Benchmarking Talent Examples 70

Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 12, 2020

If, as a management team, you're having trouble deciding on the project portfolio, you might find OKRs can help. Now, you create 3-5 Key Results: Create and publish benchmarks to prove Product X leads the category in the next quarter. Would need collaboration from product development, marketing, sales, maybe support.).

Benchmarking 94

Benchmarking Productivity Case Study Case Studies 94

Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2018

For instance, Yelp data might help restaurants understand which markets they should consider entering, or whether to add a bar. The potential value of the large data sets being amassed by private companies raises new opportunities and challenges for managers making strategic data decisions. Data-Driven Marketing. Insight Center.

Data 71

Data Company Benchmarking Real Estate 71

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

If making the lights public was a problem, and if no one helped because they didn’t feel responsible for helping, then maybe each Bat signal needed a Bat manager — a dedicated leader who could watch the lights and swoop in to save the day. No market research or benchmarking data would have suggested it.

Company 132

Company Metrics Financial Benchmarking 132

MishTalk

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Customers are attracted to trust funds and the stock market which has been on a tear, up 43% in the last six months. Higher returns from Internet funds and investment products such as trusts, combined with the promise of a soaring stock market, have China''s banks feeling the drain.

Banking 66

Banking Benchmarking Finance Policies 66

Management and IT Consulting

AUGUST 24, 2018

Outperform your peers and establish a market-leading position with insights gleaned from the SPI Research 2018 Benchmark Report. Report and Infographic]

Benchmarking 40

Benchmarking Marketing Consulting Report 40

MishTalk

MARCH 24, 2014

I have to admit (time and time again actually), that this market has gone further, faster, than I thought possible. Over Next Seven Years, Market Will have Negative Returns" I strongly encourage you to read an interview of Jeremy Grantham, by Stephen Gandel, senior editor of Fortune : The Fed is Killing the Recovery. Grantham : No.

Marketing 58

Marketing Balance Sheet Interviews Benchmarking 58

Rick Conlow

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Good managers are different from other bosses. A key attribute about good managers is that they talk differently than their colleagues, and that adds to our sense of empowerment. 10 Phrases from Good Managers. 10 Phrases from Good Managers. Good managers do this concisely but with passion, not matter what the work is.

Management 54

Management Benchmarking Leadership Conference 54

MishTalk

DECEMBER 23, 2013

An exceptional bid by China’s central bank to curb soaring interest rates and relieve pressure on the financial system appeared to have come up short on Monday, as Chinese money market rates shrugged off the measure and continued to approach the crisis levels seen in June.

Balance Sheet 71

Balance Sheet Banking Benchmarking Financial 71

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 Surprising? No one should be shocked by this.

Benchmarking 62

Benchmarking Banking Financial Marketing 62

Tom Spencer

JUNE 13, 2021

In management consulting and many other sectors, people spend a lot of time creating PowerPoint slides as it has become the basis for communicating, both internally and externally. The driver tree is also frequently used to show clients the logic of a complicated formula, e.g. market sizing. Benchmarking. Answer the “so what?”.

Benchmarking 88

Benchmarking Case Interview Groups Analysis 88

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Transfer pricing comes into the picture when the forces of market competition are wiped out. The most widely applied practice is the so called “arm’s length principle”, meaning that goods and services transferred between related companies should be valued using market prices, which unrelated parties would agree on.

Intellectual Property 88

Intellectual Property Deloitte Benchmarking Company 88