Consulting Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Brad had an unconventional start to his career after meeting his boss's boss while studying finance at college. During his twelve-and-a-half-year tenure, he worked in finance and strategic planning before taking over as leader of Epcot theme park on the week of 911, 2001.

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Consulting Finance Turnaround Healthcare 156

CaseInterview.com

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This is typically a color-coded spreadsheet with one to two dozen key performance metrics. Each metric is reported each month. Each metric has a goal for the month. When a goal is met, the metric is color-coded in green. When a goal is missed by less than 10%, the metric is color-coded in yellow.

Metrics 21

Metrics Finance Energy Meeting 21

Johanna Rothman

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Ignorance of the flow metrics. Luckily, the flow metrics help everyone see where the teams have value and where there is just cost. Flow Metrics Help Everyone See Reality I wrote about the effect of delayed releases in Little’s Law for Any Kind of Product Development: How to Learn How Long Your Work Will Take.

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Metrics How To Efficiency Resources 63

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The right composition and metrics. For example, if a meeting charter has significant implications for finance, one person from finance can attend and keep their finance colleagues informed. There should also be metrics assessing how well a meeting is executing its charter.

Meeting 134

Meeting How To Government Finance 134

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

To analyze the superstar dynamics of firms, our metric was economic profit, a measure of a firm’s profit above and beyond opportunity cost. (To The top 10% of the firms we analyzed — the superstars by our metric — create 80% of all the economic value, meaning they account for 80% of economic profits.

Industry 132

Industry Company Metrics Real Estate 132

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2018

CRMs today also serve a lot of masters, from executives in the C-suite, technology, marketing, finance, and, oh yeah, sales. The EVP of sales liked the easy-access dashboard to report on metrics and the forecast. They try to address more objectives than are reasonable for any software system.

Sales 132

Sales How To Metrics Tools 132

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. Three finance professors once asked more than 400 executives what they would do if their quarterly earnings targets were at risk. Metrics emphasized speed. We rebuilt performance metrics to track impact, not to apply pressure.

Metrics 134

Metrics Engineering Operations Sales 134

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

This might include advice on asset management, tax structuring, or capital structuring to reduce financing costs and sources of risk (e.g. Finance, HR, Supply Chain, ICT, Legal). For instance, financial consultants provide advice to organizations on financial matters. liquidity risk, interest rate risk, default risk). Conclusion.

Consulting 135

Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Markovitz Consulting

MAY 19, 2021

We can argue over specific metrics, but we’d all agree that we have to account for physical as well as mental/emotional health. As with individuals, there will be disagreement over metrics, but clearly we have to consider financial performance, internal stakeholders (employees), and external stakeholders (community).

Company 124

Company Balance Sheet Metrics Engineering 124

Epicflow

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

At this level, there aren’t any established project management practices or standards; documentation and metrics are ad hoc. An organization uses basic metrics to track project performance. Project metrics become the basis for making business decisions for the future. . Level #2: Structure process and standards.

Management 130

Management Metrics Resources Efficiency 130

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Don’t obsess over metrics like inquiry volume or time to close tickets. Set up post-interaction NPS so you can tell if someone is still upset even after an issue is “solved,” start tracking the volume and quality of requests coming in along with metrics relating to revenue (i.e., Establish models, not just metrics.

Metrics 132

Metrics Engineering Efficiency Operations 132

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2017

PFK tracks data across all the more than 20 AHRQ Pediatric Quality Indicators , as well as metrics on utilization , which has led to improved quality of care and cost savings among its Medicaid population of children. PFK is now working on expanding its strategy to address the health needs of children with disabilities.

Metrics 127

Metrics Efficiency System Development 127

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2018

HR leaders can start by upskilling their teams in areas that impact two critical business outcomes: building bench strength and tying HR metrics to financial success. Finding ways to improve HR’s digital acumen and data skills can challenge even the most well-resourced companies.

Data 132

Data Talent Survey Recruitment 132

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Despite this lack of focused attention toward development of leadership capabilities in trainees, evidence suggests that leadership quality affects patients, healthcare system outcomes, and finances alike. impact of training on quality metrics) of their interventions.

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Training Training Leadership Healthcare 132

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

One business-to-business supplier dealt with similar questions by combining metrics from Workplace Analytics with other sources that measured factors that, we hypothesized, might improve sales performance, such as cross-selling new product categories. The size of a rep’s internal network consistently predicted sales success.

Sales 128

Sales Software Productivity Data 128

Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

What are job goals and key success metrics? In most positions, whether it’s enterprise sales, brand marketing, supply chain logistics, or corporate finance, being competent often consists of having deep functional knowledge in four or five key job areas and a good working knowledge in another four or five. Monique Valcour.

Development 134

Development Company Journal Advertising 134

Markovitz Consulting

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Culp has also shifted focus away from earnings per share, which was once the most important metric at GE. But whether you call it “hoshin,” or “strategic planning,” or something else, it’s hard to argue that ensuring all workers understand the company’s strategy and how they contribute to it is just good business.

Operations 100

Operations Journal Metrics Finance 100

Tom Spencer

APRIL 21, 2023

They also use financial ratios and other metrics to assess a company’s financial health and compare it to its peers. Equity researchers typically have a background in finance, economics, or accounting and may hold certifications such as the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or Chartered Financial Consultant (CFC) designations.

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Research Balance Sheet Analysis Cash Flow 88

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Mechanical Engineering is the most operationally focused, in contrast to say Civil Engineering, where you are more focused on ideas such as land use instead of metrics and modeling. To be specific, a degree in finance shows that you not only know the numbers, but can communicate them in a way that is easy to understand.

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Consulting Engineering Finance Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

They work towards clear goals and they are focused on and accountable for achieving certain performance metrics. They’re already confident it will improve the client experience and business metrics, but they need to know by how much. Don’t bury it under another department like marketing, product, finance, etc.

Data 123

Data Engineering Metrics Resources 123

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2018

This notion, that risk is a desirable feature, can seem like sacrilege to anyone who’s taken an introductory finance course. CFOs of these companies themselves admit that they cannot justify their market capitalizations based on traditional metrics. Analysts increasingly rely on non-GAAP metrics.

Financial 76

Financial Report Cash Flow Metrics 76

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Personal credit scores like FICO consider a combination of metrics such as payment history, current level of indebtedness, and types of credit used by potential small business borrowers. After all, isn’t the customer’s voice relevant if you are going to finance a plumber or restaurant?

Small Business 71

Small Business Data Cash Flow Banking 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2016

We have merged in data on the firms backed by VC financing. Among VC-backed start-ups, immigrant and native entrepreneurs do not show meaningful differences in terms of our growth metrics. Thus, much of the growth and volatility properties of immigrant firms result from where they decide to found their companies.

Government 132

Government Policies Examples Insurance 132

Harvard Business

JANUARY 30, 2020

To serve more than just shareholders, businesses have to dramatically transform their performance metrics.

Metrics 70

Metrics Finance Management 70

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Identify the right metrics that “move the needle.” Selecting the right critical metrics is a cornerstone of success as it brings focus and clarity on what matters most to the business. Establish a center of gravity for analytics. Next, create an Analytics Center of Excellence (CoE) that spans the enterprise.

Enterprise 70

Enterprise Metrics Analysis Survey 70

Progressus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

These metrics provide the foundation for more outcome-oriented engagements, leveraging real-time data to secure contracts, monitor progress, and demonstrate the value of client investments. Which Metrics Are Essential for Professional Services Firms?

Cash Flow 52

Cash Flow Metrics Resources Sales 52

Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Operating margin is a very important metric for asset managers as it reflects how much of the fees generated are kept by the company. Asset managers are rarely highly levered, so net income is fairly easy to calculate (although asset managers may have holdings in other asset managers, complicating the consolidation). Image: Pexels.

Industry 113

Industry Real Estate Management Retail 113

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2017

You can see vast wind farms along ridgelines, of course, but I use one shorthand metric to gauge progress: how covered are the rooftops? This quick measure of the clean economy is of course superficial, but it’s in the spirit of indicators like the so-called “Waffle House” metric : the U.S.

Energy 71

Energy Finance Metrics Course 71

Rick Conlow

JANUARY 2, 2023

A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. CEOs focus on data, facts, figures, and metrics. The lack of quality for their customers has dogged GM for years. We know everything.

Study 88

Study Emotional Intelligence Leadership Finance 88

CaseInterview.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The latter metric allows each shareholder to know how much profit each share of the company produced. Here’s the thing: When you manage the finances of a corporation, there are some legitimate things you can do to “manage your earnings.” Profits are reported on both an aggregate basis (e.g.,

Financial 98

Financial Company Metrics Finance 98

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 16, 2020

Fatality Rate % x # of Patients = Total # of Deaths Example 1: If 10% of people die x 100 patients = 10 deaths Example 2: If 1% of people die x 1 billion patients = 10 million deaths The key metric that is overlooked by a lot of people is how many patients there will be as the virus progresses. It’s known as R0 (pronounced R-nought).

Analysis 144

Analysis Case Interview Interviews System 144

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

Whereas most business lists analyze companies by traditional metrics such as revenue or by subjective assessments such as “innovativeness,” our ranking evaluates the ability of leaders to strategically reposition the firm. We then narrowed the list to 18 finalists using three sets of metrics: New growth.

Methodologies 134

Methodologies Culture Company Metrics 134

Harvard Business

AUGUST 21, 2017

It wasn’t until I moved to Paris in 1997 to become Finance Manager for Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa that I experienced someone setting a non-negotiable boundary for herself. But so did my peers, whether or not they had children, partners, or aging parents. It was just the industry and firm norm.

Boston Consulting Group 133

Boston Consulting Group Study Conference Survey 133

Tom Spencer

MAY 25, 2019

This will have a pronounced effect on leverage and coverage metrics. As a secondary metric, large asset managers with diversified businesses may also be looked at from a free cash flow yield perspective. Valuation of Asset Management Firms. Price/Earnings, EV/EBITDA and EV/AUM. Image: Pexels.

Cash Flow 60

Cash Flow Management Metrics Benchmarking 60

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

These two trends may seem separate—or, some people believe, incompatible—but together I believe they have the power to improve finance’s role in the world. In both cases, social and environmental metrics matter for the business’s financial success. Index funds can be a force for sustainable capitalism.

Chemicals 71

Chemicals Industry Metrics Financial 71

Harvard Business

JUNE 26, 2018

To start, innovation must be recognized as a permanent function of a successful company, just like other business functions such as accounting, operations, sales, and finance. Companies need to institutionalize innovation rather than expect it to simply flow forth from intrapreneurs operating within existing structures.

System 83

System Talent Research Resources 83

Harvard Business

APRIL 9, 2018

Since the mandate of the board is to represent shareholders’ interests, shareholder votes stand out as a natural performance metric. We found that firms tend to choose directors who are much more likely to be male, have a large network, have a lot of board experience, currently serve on more boards, and have a finance background.

Research 111

Research Company Data Study 111