Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

The history of IBM GBS is one of our very favorite business stories of all time, and one that reminds us that even the most enormous, boring and troubled companies can re-invent themselves. IBM touts its sustainability and relevance as a global services leader by pointing to historical times the firm re-invented itself as a company.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Management Consulted

AUGUST 1, 2013

Like Mercer, Oliver Wyman is a subsidiary of parent company Marsh & McLennan Companies, who also own Lippincott, NERA Economic Consulting, and other businesses. Mercer took after its parent company and began building and acquiring its own businesses. Strategic Information Technology and Operations.

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Oliver Wyman Interviews Mercer NERA Economic Consulting 201

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Proponents liberally term it “disruptive,” seeing a natural diversification opportunity for the company that has aspired to be “earth’s most customer-centric company.” This latest move has engendered robust debate. Passive data capture. So where is the link to health care?

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Retail Operations Data Insurance 132

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

Cyberattacks cost companies an estimated half a trillion dollars in damages every year. The main reason they can harm companies to such a staggering degree is that today’s cybersecurity systems use centralized monitoring, with little beyond their main firewalls to protect the rest of an organization. Insight Center.

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System Information Technology Information Technology Accenture 102

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. Cost reduction requires an honest and thorough reassessment of everything the health system does and ultimately, a change in the organization’s operating culture. PM Images/Getty Images. ” Clearly, more is needed.

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System Management Nonprofit Operations 128

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Throughout the global economy, big companies are getting bigger. The people lucky enough to work at these companies are doing relatively well. But the rise of big companies — and the resulting concentration of industries, profits, and wages — goes well beyond tech firms and is about far more than antitrust policy.

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Software Company Industry Policies 70

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Bain & Company. Booz & Company. McKinsey & Company. Established in 1989, Accenture operates in more than 120 countries worldwide. Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Founded in 1983, A&M operates in 38 cities worldwide. IMS Health.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 107

Harvard Business

JANUARY 31, 2017

While some have invested significantly in technology, operational, and cultural changes, others are lagging behind. exchanges with a median company revenue of $3.4 Other financial and operating indicators showed similar disparities. A company doesn’t have to be born digital to become a digital leader.).

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Company Operations Data Benchmarking 70

Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

Bain & Company. Founded in 1973 when Bill Bain and others left BCG to form Bain & Company. Bain operates in 47 offices across 30 countries. In Ausralia, Bain operates out of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Founded in 1963 by Bruce Henderson, BCG operates in more than 75 offices worldwide. Crescendo Partners.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy& Strategy Strategy 122

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

However, today BearingPoint is emerging as a player in the operations and technology scene, especially in Europe, and has re-established an impressive growth trajectory. This consulting business unit focused on both technology and management. In January 2000, KPMG made the business unit a separate company.

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BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Management Consultants help businesses make strategic decisions that directly impact the entire company. Rather than addressing the operational angle of how to do it, we address the bigger question of what to do. Let’s say a company is looking to relocate to a new market.

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Management Consulting Bain Deloitte 105

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Recent research lets us make an even bolder claim: accounting earnings are practically irrelevant for digital companies. Our current financial accounting model cannot capture the principle value creator for digital companies: increasing return to scale on intangible investments. Let’s first look at the balance sheet.

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Financial Balance Sheet Company Report 71

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2016

In fact, that exact conclusion is one that Thierry Breton, CEO of the France-based information technology services firm Atos Origin, arrived at several years ago. So, he took steps to eliminate what he believed were negative effects on company productivity. Instead, the company built a social network for the entire enterprise.

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Company Productivity Research Information Technology 70

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

If you are a New Yorker, just moved there with hope and zeal to conquer the consulting world, or are just looking for some world-class information on the top consulting firms in New York, here is what we have for you. McKinsey & Company. Bain & Company. Drum roll… 1.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Brazilian cybercriminals aren’t as organized as their counterparts in the former Soviet states and don’t need to use complex malware and strategies since their main targets are companies within their own borders, that lack sophisticated defenses. They tend to operate in disciplined networks on a larger, international scale.

Company 70

Company Banking Government Advertising 70

Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2016

These include administration, facilities, information technology, employee training, equipment, human resources and sometimes – just sometimes – fundraising. Because no one likes to fund fundraising. It’s sales.

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Nonprofit Operations Information Technology Information Technology 130

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2017

As digital technologies permeate all aspects of their operations, companies around the world anticipate the need for massive change over the next five years, according to a new global survey by Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. But can these organizations adapt fast enough?

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Company Survey Operations Productivity 71

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2016

For many companies, the price tag and the commitment of resources are too high a hurdle. But the good news is that the early dividends from AI are already within reach of most midsize companies as they look for ways to expand their digital boundaries. Even in this new information age, not everything requires the razzle-dazzle of AI.

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Company Knowledge Base Insurance Insurance 70

Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Great leaders dream of a better future – from business sustainability to growing future leaders, increasing speed to market, or operating with greater purpose. Evidence suggests only 5% of employees understand their company's strategy. Information Technology & People (West Linn, Or.), References: Amrollahi, A., &

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Strategy& Strategy Strategy Company 76

Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2017

In response, hospitals are increasingly making analytics and new technologies an integral part of hospital operations. Business analytics widely used in the transportation industry by airlines and shipping companies are beginning to be employed to schedule operating rooms and staffing.

System 132

System Healthcare Study Data 132

Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

The first company to identify emerging demand trends and tailor its operations to delivery can quickly establish itself as the go-to source for particular goods or services” ( EY, 2016 ). Conducting research for the School of Information Systems, she is invested in obtaining a career that advances information technologies.

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Data Consulting Agile Industry 106

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 6, 2018

While some companies — most large banks, Ford and GM, Pfizer, and virtually all tech firms — are aggressively adopting artificial intelligence, many are not. Instead they are waiting for the technology to mature and for expertise in AI to become more widely available. Paul Bradbury/Getty Images. We think this is a bad idea.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

To address this issue, in our teaching in executive programs in Ireland, we ask participants — executives that come from a wide range of companies and government agencies, and departments such as customer service, product development, and human resources — to develop such evidence using the Friday Afternoon Measurement (FAM) method.

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Data Meeting Company Government 73

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

The company offers a subscription clothing and styling service that delivers apparel to its customers’ doors. Machine learning algorithms digest all of this eclectic and unstructured information. Second, companies can use machines to supercharge the productivity and effectiveness of workers in unprecedented ways.

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Company Fashion Apparel Trends 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2018

In 2007 Joseph Golan, a division leader at Elop, an Israeli electro-optics company, faced a challenge. As an experienced manager, he knew that his manufacturing and operation division’s success depended on getting creative ideas from his employees. Justin Tierney/EyeEm/Getty Images.

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How To System Resources Development 133

Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In short, it means that companies are expanding beyond their traditional core products in order to increase opportunities for cross-selling and to boost customer ownership. Alternatively, an accounting software company might offer additional services that cover legal incorporation, logo design, CRM, inventory management, and invoicing.

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Telecommunications B2B Travel Banking 88

Harvard Business

JULY 13, 2017

Given the number of unicorn firms in Silicon Valley, it might be tempting to think that tech companies are the ones running ahead in terms of productivity, while firms in more traditional sectors are left behind. It’s not just what sector you work in — it’s which company you work for. ” How Trade and IT Fit In.

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Productivity Study Policies Data 133

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

That’s where data provocateurs come in — individuals who get their teams, departments, and companies to address data proactively. More people need to step into these roles, and companies need to remove barriers that prevent them from doing so. For example, take Kim Russo, head of marketing at TeleTech Services.

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Data Company Finance Management 129

Harvard Business

AUGUST 31, 2018

Is digital technology a democratizing force, allowing smaller, newer companies to compete against giant ones? So, the most nimble, youthful, and entrepreneurial companies are the pioneers of adoption. Again, we did not see that with other technologies — older firms tended to be the first adopters of PCs and e-commerce.

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Research Data Agile Software 123

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

To address this issue, in our teaching in executive programs in Ireland, we ask participants — executives that come from a wide range of companies and government agencies, and departments such as customer service, product development, and human resources — to develop such evidence using the Friday Afternoon Measurement (FAM) method.

Data 71

Data Meeting Company Government 71

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

How many times have you had to watch your company’s latest cybersecurity training video? An entire industry now exists to train us humans to be smarter in how we operate computers, and yet the number of cybersecurity incidents continues to rise. Shore up your company’s first line of defense. naqiewei/Getty Images.

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Training Training Enterprise Data 120

Harvard Business

MARCH 28, 2017

Survey respondents indicated the most difficult roles to fill today are in sales, research and development, and information technology, and filling them is only going to become more difficult. The pace of technological and marketplace change will continue to create demand for new skill sets and brand-new job categories.

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Talent Recruiting Recruitment Survey 106

Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

These gold coasts are home to nine of the top 10, and 18 of the top 20, internet companies, as measured by market capitalization. The leading companies in online search, social media, and e-commerce are all based in one or the other of these two regions. Winner-take-all economics favored the companies in the U.S. Insight Center.

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Company Government Policies Retail 71

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Most companies are unprepared for the emerging revolution in predictive energy analytics. But what happens when every single light fixture in all of your company’s facilities becomes a networked mini-computer with an array of sensors? These examples are not hypothetical capabilities; these are now real options for companies.

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Energy Data Resources Operations 72

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

Many companies begin an internet of things (IoT) journey with great expectations, only to end up with disappointing business results. Accordingly, IoT is driving a shift in business structures from a one-company-does-it-all model to a let’s-work-together approach. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Insight Center.

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ROI Operations Talent Accenture 71

Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2017

Only 31% of Fortune 100 boards currently have a director who is a CIO, even though technology is at the core of every business today. As Sheila Jordan, CIO at Symantec and director at FactSet, put it, “All companies are technology companies today. Update your mindset about the role of technology on the board.

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Recruitment Recruiting System Trends 115

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

Kearney, which was the original split from McKinsey & Company, has a storied and impressive history. Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. Kearney’s fascinating history begins with none other than current competitor McKinsey & Company. remains in Chicago.

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