Consulting Matters

JUNE 30, 2020

Therefore, there is a high desire for access to proven methodologies, frameworks and actionable best practices as some of our survey respondents explained: I am looking for a solid consulting methodology. Reinventing the wheel for a proven tool or methodology or technique.

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Epicflow

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It supports Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban, ensuring adaptability to different workflows. Review case studies and testimonials Research user reviews, case studies, and industry recognition to assess: The software’s effectiveness in real-world applications. Regular updates and improvements.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. ” She knew she wasn’t alone in her hesitation: Christine’s team had gotten a lot of questions about the methodology, despite the companywide training sessions.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

Project Management Case Studies by Harold Kerzner Studying your colleagues’ practical cases is an integral part of learning and professional development. Thanks to the case studies and practical tips, the edition will be useful for both beginners and experienced project managers.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2018

Relatedly, managers tend to hold on to long-held assumed truths that often management scholars’ studies have dispelled. Third, evaluating professors’ scholarly contributions by counting their “A” journal publications incentivizes scholars to produce as many published studies as possible.

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Tsavo Neal

AUGUST 24, 2017

Unless your case studies show your potential clients that you’re capable of solving their problem, they are nothing but wasted space on your website. Your website’s copy certainly helps — but case studies provide an extra layer of credibility. Winning New Clients Through Your Case Studies.

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Epicflow

JUNE 12, 2023

There are a variety of approaches and methodologies aimed to increase the effectiveness of managing projects and deliver better outcomes. A phase-gate process is linear, which means that each phase starts only after the previous one is finished, which makes it similar to the Waterfall methodology. Development. Testing and validation.

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Consulting Success

JUNE 12, 2017

I had enrolled in the Asian Studies Program. The rest is history, but I got what I wanted and ended up taking classes in international law, marketing, and economics to support what I was learning, and the Asian Business Studies Program was born. Studying and knowing what to do is not enough. ” you may wonder.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Studying hundreds of data breaches, our research has found that they create significant ripples that affect other companies in the industry. Why Study Privacy Policies? When a firm had transparent privacy practices, customers in our studies felt they had the knowledge to make an informed decision about sharing their personal data.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2017

However, in our recent study , published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we were able to analyze trends in discrimination by performing a meta-analysis from all available field experiments pertaining to one area: racial discrimination in hiring. For black applicants we found no change in hiring rates over time.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

My colleagues and I have long studied so-called “ marketing universals ,” consumer behaviors within a segment and toward a particular product category that don’t vary across culture – things like how consumers gauge quality and how they respond to price promotions. Turning data into action.

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Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2018

Prior studies have two common methodological limitations. When both groups were compared with hospitals that hadn’t changed CEOs, however, both groups fell behind over the five-year period we studied.

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The Fearless Marketer

OCTOBER 16, 2020

What are your underlying methodologies? Every service or program utilizes various methodologies or approaches to get the desired results. But can you prove it with examples, data, and case studies? At its heart, every professional service works in a certain way to deliver the results your clients are looking for. What are they?

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Harvard Business

MAY 7, 2018

Responding to this promise, many companies have started putting these ideas to use: A recent study of 170 organizations with $1 billion or more in revenue found that over 82% are currently using a lean startup approach in some aspect of their business. They need what we call a growth board.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 29, 2022

CASE STUDY. The STAP is Brimstone’s proven methodology to help organizations gain – and sustain – the coordination, collaboration, and clarity that deliver results. Download Case Study. Agile strategy leads to 220% increase in revenue. A critical part of the process and outcome was an aligned team.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 20, 2016

I recently conducted an extensive study of more than 1,000 salespeople and sales management leaders to determine the attributes of top sales professionals–those who achieved more than 125% of their assigned quota last year. This is a very select group as only 15% of the study participants met the criterion.

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Effective Managers

APRIL 8, 2021

Henry Mintzberg , a professor in McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management, has studied and written about managers and managing extensively. With Effective Point of Accountability®, the methodology that teaches the principles of accountability and leadership, you will ensure that your organization will be on the course of steady growth.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

McKinsey has a new study out on an important topic — the question of whether corporations systematically take too short a view and do not invest enough for the long term. I was therefore excited to see that McKinsey had a new empirical study that provides evidence in favor of the view that corporations should take longer views.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 12, 2018

We divided each study’s sample into three sub-groups: We informed the first group that the firm they were negotiating with (that is, their counterpart’s employer) was a startup. We recruited 250 experienced purchasing and sales managers and allocated them between the experiments.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2017

Studies indicate that participants in traditional curriculum-based training forget more than 80 percent of the information they were taught within 90 days. Salespeople must learn about strategy and sales tasks at your firm, not only a generic sales methodology. Here are some ways to incorporate better technology into training: Before.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 14, 2018

In our years studying and working with companies on this topic, we’ve observed that when many executives say “yes,” they’re incorrectly answering the question. This research project is still in progress, but we wanted to offer a glimpse into our methodology and initial findings. pbombaert/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Numerous studies support this — for example, the Journal of Consumer Research has published research showing that Americans associate busyness and stress with prestige and status. UK-based marketing professors Rikke Duus and Mike Cooray conducted a study analyzing the effects of wearing a Fitbit on a group of 200 women.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2018

” In a two-part study, we observed that venture capitalists adopt markedly different stereotypical notions of female and male entrepreneurs during their decision-making processes. Before presenting our study, some context is helpful. This is one of the most common beliefs among the VCs we studied.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

Some trace agile methodologies all the way back to Francis Bacon’s articulation of the scientific method in 1620. A more reasonable starting point might be the 1930s, when the physicist and statistician Walter Shewhart of Bell Labs began applying Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles to the improvement of products and processes.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We chose Brazil’s beef industry as the location of our case study , both for the size and complexity of the industry and for its impact on the planet. Nonetheless, the case study demonstrates that measuring the value of sustainable business can be done, and that sustainable business itself can be cost-effective.

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Rick Conlow

AUGUST 19, 2021

Their study’s methodology included a questionnaire and case studies. He describes that you master the context of leadership by not just doing things right, but more importantly doing the right things. Kouzes and Posner found five crucial traits. It included 20,000 managers from four continents.

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Brimstone Consulting

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Our methodology aligns leadership goals with business capabilities at all levels to change how work gets done, energize change-makers, and accelerate growth, performance, and profitability. . Download Case Study Building a Sustainability Business Framework. Download Case Study Building a Strategic Roadmap.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Study the drivers and barriers of both to optimize here. When this is the case, though, be certain to study KPI success or failure with caution. While it’s critical that CX programs be well designed and methodologically sound, sometimes wasteful activities are allowed to creep into the design process and bog down the program.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 27, 2017

This year, some of our most viewed and shared stories were based on studies about women — and, more specifically, stories looking at differences in how men and women are treated, and behave, at work. A Study Used Sensors to Show That Men and Women Are Treated Differently at Work. Is it because they have fewer mentors?

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Brimstone Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

We have developed a methodology that helps organizations move from strategy through execution and realize success. Andy Frawley was first introduced to actionable strategy and the Brimstone methodology when he was CEO of Epsilon. Download Case Study. Lack of ownership and accountability. Lack of engagement.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 16, 2018

methodology. “We have…failed to require that the IRS utilize only secure and reliable authentication methodologies…” Methodology is an annoying word that has oozed into a lot of places, especially government documents and annual reports, probably because it sounds important…and pretentious.

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Clarity Consultants

MAY 26, 2023

That’s why, according to a study done by Insivia , 94% of marketers reported that video content has helped increase user understanding of a product or service. It’s easy to grab the attention of the user and is perfect for visual learners. We help with eLearning development, learning strategy, instructional design, and more.

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Epicflow

JANUARY 12, 2024

The event will allow project managers to earn PDUs, learn from expert speakers during the educational sessions, acquire new skills, master new technologies and methodologies, and network with peers. The program of the symposium includes case studies, lessons learned, academic research, actionable tips, and more.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The city of New York recently assembled a task force to study possible biases in algorithmic decision systems. It should integrate professional skepticism with social science methodology and concepts from such fields as psychology, behavioral economics, human-centered design, and ethics.

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Brimstone Consulting

JUNE 7, 2022

CASE STUDY. Strategy and Leadership Team Alignment is Brimstone’s proven methodology to help organizations gain – and sustain – the coordination, collaboration, and clarity that deliver results. Download Case Study. By: Kate Lee In Case Studies Posted July 7, 2021 Supporting Leaders as They Lead During Crisis READ MORE.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

APRIL 6, 2011

The evidence comes from a University of Michigan study: More precisely, the study found that giving decreased if a donor had previously purchased a cause-related product, even if the donor was going to make the purchase independent of any charitable considerations. So, does this mean you should avoid all such arrangements?

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Fabrice Bernard, Co-Founder of Theodo Group, and Catherine Chabiron, author of Learning to Scale at Theodo Group, talk about scaling through lean.

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