Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And now, the high-tech industry is feeling the weight of a volatile market that has led to excess component inventory. It’s a forward-looking metric based on the classic momentum equation: current inventory x rate of inventory change. Measuring inventory momentum can help leaders address the problem.

Metrics 254

Metrics Financial Industry Marketing 254

Epicflow

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Stephen has introduced innovative methods and metrics to the project management discipline and has taught project management at universities and for organizations worldwide, including Siemens, Ford, Qatar Telecom, and the US Air Force. To have real integration to support decision-making, we need a single metric that works for all parameters.

Resources 130

Resources Metrics Data Cash Flow 130

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

Epicflow

JANUARY 30, 2025

Support and training providing tools, templates, and training to project teams to enhance their productivity and adherence to standards. Improved Resource Allocation Efficient resource allocation is crucial for optimizing productivity and avoiding burnout. Portfolio health metrics to track progress, budgets, and risks across projects.

Tools 130

Tools Software Efficiency Resources 130

Clarity Consultants

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Understanding and applying the right training effectiveness metrics is imperative for organizations to assess the impact of their training initiatives and ensure they contribute to the overall business objectives. This might include test scores, feedback surveys, and performance metrics.

ROI 147

ROI Training Training Metrics 147

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Sales leaders understand that these potentially high-value customers are looking for more than descriptions of product and service benefits. 3 Ways to Win Over Value Buyers Value buyers want sellers who have solutions to help them achieve key goals, not just products.

Sales 68

Sales Metrics B2B Case Study 68

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Products fueled by data and machine learning can be a powerful way to solve users’ needs. Classic examples include Google search and Amazon product recommendations, both of which improve as more users engage. Data products are a team sport. Develop the data-savvy of product and business groups.

Data 123

Data Productivity How To Development 123

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

While effective metrics are essential for focusing attention and achieving results, they can also overpower better sense. Most industries cower to a few central metrics, the yardsticks that define the winners and losers. Metrics tried and proven over years become a guide to what’s important, driving resource allocation.

Metrics 70

Metrics Retail Sales Automotive 70

LSA Global

JULY 1, 2024

While the specific strategy success metrics vary across different industries and different strategies, metrics tend to fall into four overall buckets: Financial, Customer, Employee, and Other. Here is a list of the top thirteen metrics that CEOs should measure for strategic success.

Metrics 68

Metrics Cash Flow Talent Financial 68

Harvard Business

JULY 1, 2016

At a time when digital technology is transforming one industry after another, large companies tend to view innovation and disruption as the result of breakthrough discoveries or technological wonders. That’s our product, and that’s our passion. Your data isn’t even in the picture. The importance of scalability.

Productivity 132

Productivity Engineering Accenture Banking 132

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Technology has revolutionized nearly every industry, and healthcare is no exception. As wearable technology continues to advance, we’re seeing the development of more sophisticated devices capable of monitoring a broader range of health metrics. Zuhair Imaduddin is a Senior Product Manager at Wells Fargo.

Healthcare 78

Healthcare Data Trends Efficiency 78

Harvard Business

AUGUST 17, 2017

Consumers are registering their concerns about how companies make their products. Many of them responded by including quality metrics in their compensation incentives. As any compensation consultant will tell you, comp plans can address only so many metrics. Despite conflicting messages about climate change from U.S.

Metrics 133

Metrics Government Energy Company 133

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2017

In the traditional media industry, some outlets differentiate themselves through quality, but social media hasn’t gotten there yet — there is no “ New York Times of social media.” Technologists often discuss the problem of “ vanity metrics.” Siegler at G.V., million posts during that time.

Media 129

Media Metrics eBook Software 129

Harvard Business

MARCH 7, 2017

You are marketing a new option, say with 20% more product or 50% more minutes on a calling plan, but you can’t get customers to pay for even a fraction of the additional value. Why do people get so mad about product downsizing? x 1.26 = 2), but it looks as if the product is just 78% bigger (because 26% + 26% + 26% = 78%).

Productivity 122

Productivity Research Examples Study 122

Tom Spencer

MAY 18, 2019

Well, asset managers aim to understand client investment objectives and invest client funds in a variety of financial products and asset classes. The asset management industry is a steward of money provided by individuals and institutions, and manages this money in order to meet the unique return objectives of each client.

Industry 113

Industry Real Estate Management Retail 113

Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

These tools offer features for tracking performance metrics, managing resources, and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities. Epicflow is JOSCAR-certified and British MOD pen-tested, which means it meets the requirements of highly regulated and secure industries such as aerospace and defence.

Tools 130

Tools Management Software Resources 130

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2017

The Model 3 has mostly rave reviews and a multiyear waiting list, which is quite a feat, even for an industry leader like Musk. At the core of the confusion over a company like Tesla is that traditional business metrics are outdated and can create overconfidence or underestimation. Essentially, we need bifocals for business metrics.

Metrics 71

Metrics Sports Data Marketing 71

Harvard Business

MAY 24, 2016

But it’s important to remember what comes between the motivated employee and the satisfied customer: the innovative product or service that the employee creates and the company sells. With the rapid development of the Internet of Things , incorporating up-to-the-minute digital technology has become critical to its product innovation.

Metrics 132

Metrics Survey Software Operations 132

Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2017

However, higher accruals can reflect either innocuous aspects of certain business models, such as in the construction industry, where the time lag between earning income and realizing cash is long, or that growing firms retain higher working capital to meet greater current and future customer demand. Are all share repurchases myopic?

Metrics 101

Metrics Study McKinsey Cash Flow 101

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Consulting is a data-based industry – but where there are no facts, there are well-developed estimates. Profitability is the ultimate business metric , and profitability cases can address a business in any industry. Or maybe the company is t rying 2 different types of packaging for a product; one is 3 oz.

Case Interview 236

Case Interview Interviews Study Cover Letters 236

Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2018

Looking ahead, we will continue to drive productivity, and we plan to conduct a deep dive into the details of our cost structure and allocation of capital to ensure we deliver appropriate returns for shareholders.” Injuries and catastrophic events, in addition to being tragic, are evidence that production is not being managed correctly.

Operations 190

Operations Chemicals System Metrics 190

Clarity Consultants

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Organizations seek to optimize workforce performance and productivity by implementing effective training programs. Organizations can make informed decisions about their training needs by analyzing metrics, conducting surveys, and gathering input from management.

Training 130

Training Training Analysis Metrics 130

Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

The airline industry is a cautionary tale of what happens when companies emulate new business models without bringing over the associated mental models. For over 40 years, Southwest Airlines has been a disruptive force in the airline industry, creating an entirely new category and a record 43 consecutive years of profitability.

Airlines 134

Airlines Strategy Strategy Strategy& 134

Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

These tools offer features for tracking performance metrics, managing resources, and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities. Epicflow is JOSCAR-certified and British MOD pen-tested, which means it meets the requirements of highly regulated and secure industries such as aerospace and defence.

Tools 130

Tools Management Software Resources 130

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

The executives included heads of HR, innovation, IT, and diversity, and they represented a range of industries and sectors (tech, manufacturing, retail, professional services, education, startups, and others). I wasn’t able to find every single metric for every single company, but the results were still striking.

Accenture 195

Accenture Survey Interviews Metrics 195

Chad Barr

JANUARY 29, 2025

” The responses revealed not just a list of powerful tools, but a roadmap for accelerating growth and thought leadership in any industry. “Provide coaching questions to help a client struggling with [specific challenge] related to [leadership, business growth, mindset, productivity, etc.].”

Methodologies 52

Methodologies Exercises Metrics Tools 52

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

This is different than social media marketing , where a brand engages many, aiming to increase overall brand awareness or promote a specific product or service by producing content that users will share with their network. As a result, they’re able to build relationships until prospects are ready to buy.

B2B 193

B2B Sales Media Survey 193

Harvard Business

MARCH 27, 2017

The water industry is using digital technologies and analytics to derive more value from its physical assets. ” But in order to achieve those outcomes, the Romanian utility had to change its organizational processes and metrics. In that context, the role of data is not to make a manager sound analytical.

Industry 70

Industry Data Tools Efficiency 70

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A core challenge of management is to ensure that the organization’s priorities, strategies, and metrics are consistently embraced and that any impediments are identified and addressed quickly. Metrics that are reported daily, such as “units at capacity.” CAPTION TEXT HERE/Getty Images.

System 130

System Healthcare Metrics Report 130

Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2017

That’s what makes customer lifetime value (CLV) so popular in so many industries. ” By imposing economic discipline , ruthlessly prioritizing segmentation, retention, and monetization, the metric assures future customer profitability is top of mind. . they try our new products. they reduce our costs.

Company 134

Company Exercises Metrics Examples 134

Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Entering class statistics at US M7 schools (2025) US M7 school Total class size (2025) % of consultants pre-MBA Is consulting the top pre-MBA industry? Use concrete metrics to demonstrate your contributions, such as cost savings, revenue growth, or operational improvements.

Consulting 60

Consulting Finance Nonprofit Transportation 60

Harvard Business

JANUARY 2, 2018

For example, research has found that 93% of Pinterest users plan purchases on the platform and 87% have made a purchase after seeing a product they liked. Start by basing your social strategy on business objectives, then follow that by thinking about target market, social media platforms, tools, and metrics.

Media 136

Media Company ROI Metrics 136

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Every step of the process was measured, and real-time metrics were easily accessible. When Bernstein hid a set of production lines from managers’ view, the performance of employees on those lines increased by 10% to 15%. They will represent the products more consistently. Metrics emphasized speed.

Metrics 134

Metrics Engineering Operations Sales 134

Clarity Consultants

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Instead, employees participate at times that are convenient to them, ensuring organizational productivity. During this stage, eLearning consultants identify critical success metrics related to workforce performance. Continuing productivity gains often occur long after training is complete.

ROI 173

ROI Training Training Survey 173

Harvard Business

JUNE 30, 2017

This is a particularly acute issue at the entry level, where employers have come to accept that high levels of attrition and low levels of productivity and quality are normal. The metrics we track include: productivity, cost savings in recruitment and training, quality, retention, and speed to promotion. Employers in the U.S.

Training 132

Training Training ROI Metrics 132

Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2024

Resource optimization Ineffective capacity planning and running too many projects lead to overloading employees, which in turn reduces their productivity and affects their performance and engagement. One of a CPO’s tasks is to ensure optimal resource allocation across a company’s critical projects. What is a CPO’s salary?

Resources 157

Resources Methodologies Efficiency Metrics 157

Harvard Business

MARCH 10, 2017

By seeing exactly where and how people spend their time — rather than relying on recollections, anecdotes, or assumptions — executives have a solid basis for taking actions that will raise productivity. The company had experienced lackluster sales growth, especially outside of its core product category. Related Video.

Sales 130

Sales Software Productivity Data 130