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Leading Management Principles of the World’s Top Shipbuilders

Epicflow

The State of Project Management 2018 survey by Wellingtone reveals a harsh truth — dissatisfaction with the current level of project management maturity in organizations all over the world is higher than a year ago. As stated in the report, between fiscal years 2010 and 2016, MHI successfully secured a cumulative free cash flow of nearly $14.4

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Is It Time to Consider a Fixed Fee for Your Consulting Services?

Successful Independent Consulting

At some point you’ll master your specialty and work much more efficiently than others. You also have a survey you can adapt to get needed data from other stakeholders. It’s also easier to bill in installments, including a down payment, so you can get cash flowing sooner.

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The Top 13 Metrics that CEOs Should Measure for Strategic Success

LSA Global

Profitability Profitability metrics, including gross profit margin, operating profit margin, and net profit margin, offer a clear picture of the company’s efficiency and financial stability. Cash Flow Cash flow management is crucial for meeting day-to-day operational needs and setting the company up to invest in growth.

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Subscription Business Models Are Great for Some Businesses and Terrible for Others

Harvard Business

Today, streaming is a more efficient way for me to access professionally created video content, and Netflix provides me with streaming. I joined Netflix for access to great content in an efficient way. But when those people send out their surveys, they are advertising for SurveyMonkey to everyone who receives the survey.

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Hospital Budget Systems Are Holding Back Innovation

Harvard Business

The audience for such innovation wants to be receptive: A recent American Hospital Association (AHA) survey found that 75% of senior hospital executives endorsed the importance of digital innovation. Each of the new companies offers the hope of transforming the performance of the U.S. health care system. Barrier 1: Unaligned budgeting units.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business

In addition to the financial benefits that accrue from increased competitive advantage and innovation as discussed earlier, companies are realizing significant cost savings through environmental sustainability-related operational efficiencies. Since 1994, Dow has invested nearly $2 billion in improving resource efficiency and has saved $9.8

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Pros and Cons of Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) Why a “Virtual PEO” May be the Better Option

Emerson Consulting Group

A larger employer might feel that the PEO would be more efficient than hiring a sufficiently experienced HR manager. The primary rationale for retaining a PEO – at least according to the marketing of the PEO itself – is that by bundling multiple employers together it is possible to leverage efficiencies of scale.