Tom Spencer

JULY 14, 2023

While this idea is appealing and no doubt has some truth to it, it has led many entrepreneurs to develop, fund, and launch products that ultimately fail. Why waste years scaling up a product that from the outset never performed the job that customers needed doing? It has come to be known as product-market fit.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2023

He posited that this segment was an untapped market opportunity and that companies, by developing products and services accessible to them, could create sustainable and profitable ventures, while also improving the lives of the poor. But in doing so, it also drew attention away from other inclusion gaps.

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Markovitz Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2021

You can read that version, with more links to related articles, here.) ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— Leaders in organizations are always seeking to improve employee productivity (including their own). I would argue that most productivity improvements belong there as well.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 8, 2024

It can be productive, motivating you to innovate, or draining, leading to burnout. Manufacturing organizations like General Motors report spending more on healthcare than they do on raw materials for their products. The Adecco Group. One emotion that often defines work is stress. Stress is an emotional contagion.

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PM Alliance

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Below are some steps project teams can take to understand what goes into a site assessment and prepare for a productive location visit. Assemble a site assessment team You may not be able to bring together the full group of experts that will ultimately need to visit your shortlist of preferred location.

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Tom Spencer

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

In this post, I will share my learnings on running virtual meetings to help you be more productive remotely. Setting the right time frame can really help to make your meeting more productive by reducing the likelihood of getting off track. For example, the breakout room feature in Zoom lets you leverage small group discussions.

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Business Consulting Agency

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the highly competitive landscape of product development and manufacturing, the pursuit of quality-driven products is paramount. In this exploration, we unravel the myriad benefits of partnering with consultants in the quest for creating superior products. Get expert help. Call today and get a consultation.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 5, 2022

Product managers have a dynamic role within companies, sitting at the intersection between business leaders, customers, engineers, and designers. They help to organize the development process so that products meet customer needs and business goals. What is a Product? Managing the Product Lifecycle.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 1, 2021

What really makes a meeting monotone is a lack of any real exchange of ideas or productive debate about conflicting propositions. A great example for this is online escape rooms [pdf], which enable group-members to explore team dynamics and get to know each other in a non-competitive environment.

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David A Fields

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Story A simple idea from a true story: A long, long time ago in a city far, far away, when I was an entry-level executive at a large, Midwestern consumer products manufacturer, all employees … Continued The post The Unexpected Activity That Wins Raving Fans for Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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David A Fields

APRIL 2, 2024

Let’s say you’re waiting for the green light on the proposal you submitted to Turner Dounalot, CEO of Psychout Productions. Fields Consulting Group. Psychout is the … Continued The post Why Losing Projects Isn’t Bad for Your Consulting Firm appeared first on David A.

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Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

MAY 28, 2023

“Product” Launch to Improve Program Numbers Challenge : Regional non-profit in youth sports had been dealing with a 7-year decline in the number of children served in its various programs that were added to by the COVID-19 lockdowns and changes in behavior.

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Johanna Rothman

APRIL 2, 2019

We have many words for people who shepherd the business value of a product. Here's how I think of the various agile product roles: product managers, product owners, and business analysts. Here's how I think of the various agile product roles: product managers, product owners, and business analysts.

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 4, 2015

ANALYSIS GROUP CONSULTING. Today, as we continue our firm profile series, we’ll be looking at Analysis Group. Founded in 1981, Analysis Group is one of the largest economic consulting firms in North America. KEY STATS FOR ANALYSIS GROUP. Analysis Group Website: www.analysisgroup.com . ANALYSIS GROUP HISTORY .

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Management Consulted

APRIL 11, 2016

THE BRATTLE GROUP. Today we take a look at a boutique consulting firm you may not have heard of, The Brattle Group. Founded in 1990, The Brattle Group offers answers to economic, regulatory and financial questions posed by corporations, law firms and governments around the globe. THE BRATTLE GROUP KEY STATS.

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Management Consulted

MAY 29, 2016

Boston Consulting Group on Strategy is a compilation of 82 valuable articles called Perspectives, 4 Harvard-reviewed business articles and 8 other articles written by various members of The Boston Consulting group between 1968 to 2005. WHY READ IT? QUICK OVERVIEW. INTERESTING BOOK INSIGHTS.

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Management Consulted

MAY 10, 2015

HAY GROUP CONSULTING. In this firm profile, we do a deep dive into Philadelphia-based Hay Group, a darling in the boutique organizational consulting realm. KEY STATS FOR HAY GROUP. Hay Group Website: [link]. Hay Group Headquarters: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hay Group Employees: 2800 employees.

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Chad Barr

DECEMBER 7, 2022

One of the things I admired the most is his use of powerful words and adjectives to describe the products and services of Apple. The post What Amazing Words Describe Your Products and Services? appeared first on The Chad Barr Group. I was and still am a student of the late Steve Jobs.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 18, 2015

With so many diverse arms of the company, today we will be focusing on IMS Consulting Group, a branch of the massive IMS Health organization. KEY STATS FOR IMS CONSULTING GROUP . IMS Consulting Group Website: [link]. IMS Consulting Group Headquarters: New York. IMS Consulting Group Employees: 475 people.

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PM Alliance

JANUARY 21, 2022

Maintaining strong productivity throughout your project’s lifecycle—across all the functional areas working to move an initiative from planning to execution—is a core component in achieving consistent project success. Difficult situations, however, often create challenges when it comes to keeping productivity levels up.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 3, 2024

When we belong to a group that sees us, respects and is counting on us, the best sort of peer pressure arises. Go organize a peer group on your own. The initiative hat is often ill-fitting. We rush to take it off and get back to doing chores. And that’s why a community of practice is so powerful. Because our peers know we can.

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Seth Godin Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

But when a group of people are asked to do the same thing, it’s easy to err on the side of the pursuit of perfect, or to choose to average things out. Entire industries are built around creating deniable, average products and services that are sure to delight no one, cost more than they might and insulate the committee from backlash.

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Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Recent research from the Boston Consulting Group confirms that employees can do better work when they’re liberated from much of the bureaucratic cruft that passes for daily management. According to BCG’s analysis , productivity at companies that have shifted to remote work has increased between 15% and 40%.

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David A Fields

APRIL 27, 2021

Think of the last time you spontaneously recommended a product or service to someone else. Fields Consulting Group. Your consulting firm can actively create champions and super-champions who will rapidly build your business. You went … Continued.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 3, 2019

Associate Product Manager (APM) positions are well known in Silicon Valley as rotational, mentorship-focused programs designed to accelerate the careers of young aspiring product managers. These alumni have gone on to become VCs, founders, and product leaders, in addition to starting APM programs at companies like Salesforce.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Strategies for a polished, unified final product.

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Johanna Rothman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In this part, I’ll discuss an option for a product-oriented organization. Consider a Product-Oriented Organization. Instead of organizing by function, consider a product-oriented organization. Again, I am not saying this is the only way a product organization would look, but this is a possibility. What do you do?

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

“Team” is a misnomer for these bodies; “group” is more accurate. Group members are accountable to the boss but not to each other; they often work in individual silos, oblivious to the bigger picture. To turn your group into a team, you need curiosity. To turn your group into a team, you need curiosity.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 12, 2022

In groups that are unfamiliar with one another, it is not uncommon to have prolonged periods of silence where each participant fears being the first to speak. Compare this situation, the American savanna tumble-weed scenario of awkward silence, with what happens when you bring the same group together for an in-person discussion.

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Chad Barr

OCTOBER 15, 2014

This week’s reflection point: Would you indulge me in answering the question: “how productive are you?” Rejoice in the ones that have kept you productive and on target towards your goals and reduce or eradicate the rest. The post How Productive Are You? appeared first on The Chad Barr Group.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Most entrepreneurs and product managers (PMs) know that they need to find out what people want. The collected information is then taken into product development meetings, focusing all future engineering efforts on addressing the customer pain points in a way that can be monetized. Instead of asking “do you like this logo?”

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Hollywood films have long been made by teams of independent contractors and employees of different production companies brought together for short-term projects. Companies have embraced this model for transformations, with data showing that 45% of the people on these projects are not regular employees.

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Gina Abudi

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Diversity within the organization enables for a variety of benefits, including creativity and innovation in: Solving problems of the business New products and services for customers Additionally, diversity enables for better meeting the needs of customers – who are often diverse themselves.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Are you creating remarkable products? REMARKABLE products are products that are worth making a remark about. Graduate Consulting Group. Definitions. Helpful Links. by Tom Spencer on December 15, 2011 · 0 comments. in Business Strategy. Case in point, the latest version of the NAO humanoid robot. Categories.

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Steve Shu Consulting

JANUARY 18, 2023

The wrinkle was that for a first group of people, before they were asked to guess the height, they were first asked whether the height of the tallest redwood was more or less than 180 feet. A second group of people followed the same process, except that instead of the 180-foot anchor, a much taller, 1200-foot anchor was used.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

But we discovered a surprisingly simple way to increase productivity, one that was low-cost and had immediate impact: better office seating arrangements. Worker performance data broken down into three metrics: Productivity. and Europe. Monthly reports on each employee’s location and assigned cubicle over time. Effectiveness.

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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.

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