Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

And yet front-line employees are still often left operating with data that’s “too little, too late.” Data is not always shared efficiently. Sponsored by Accenture. The company used to focus on aggressive sales goals — specifically, generating 200,000 new credit card customers per month.

Data 36

Data Banking Sales Accenture 36

Harvard Business

JANUARY 29, 2018

Industry disruption, as Accenture research has found, is reasonably predictable. For the latter, we measured incumbents’ operational efficiency, commitment to innovation, and defenses against attack. In the durability state, we found efficient, mature industries — think alcoholic beverages or tires and rubber.

Industry 28

Industry Retail Accenture Transportation 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2016

shared capital, shared workforce) to efficiently deliver on the same customer promise, many equivalent approaches have appeared before within those same industries, and it is the successful disruption of the status quo — not any fundamental “newness” — that has incumbents worried. Sponsored by Accenture.

Hotels 28

Hotels Real Estate Accenture Industry 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 6, 2018

Technology service providers like Accenture work on multiple software projects. Doing so has a direct influence on how organizations run their business, how they can create new revenue streams, how they can re-imagine their products and services, how they can increase operational efficiencies, redefine their workforce, and much more.

Software 28

Software Data Accenture Engineering 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. For example, customer details including login credentials and account information is often for sale on the dark web. Furthermore, operating procedures need to be well defined and expressed to get the most from the technology. Insight Center. Getting Cybersecurity Right.

Exercises 28

Exercises Survey Accenture Data 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2017

D&A should be the pulse of the organization, incorporated into all key decisions across sales, marketing, supply chain, customer experience, and other core functions. Sponsored by Accenture. Jumpstart process and cost efficiency? What’s the best way to build effective D&A capabilities? Insight Center.

Data 28

Data How To Enterprise Travel 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2017

For example, our survey, which asked managers of 13 functions, from sales and marketing to procurement and finance, to indicate whether their departments were using AI in 63 core areas, found AI was used most frequently in detecting and fending off computer security intrusions in the IT department. Sponsored by Accenture.

Company 43

Company Survey Finance Engineering 43

Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

Its hierarchical authority, specialized division of labor, and standard operating procedures enabled companies to grow far larger than they had ever been. The German sociologist Max Weber famously praised bureaucracy’s rationality and efficiencies. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

Agile 39

Agile Energy Retail Case Interview 39

Harvard Business

MAY 15, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Such behaviors include: managing meetings more efficiently, creating an effective climate of email use, blocking time in calendars for reflective work, negotiating role demands, and avoiding triggers that lead us all to jump in on projects or meetings when we shouldn’t, to name just a few.

Agile 52

Agile How To Efficiency Groups 52

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. These include improving data-mining operations, helping with training, and making structured, repeatable tasks and processes far more efficient and less costly. (A recent accident involving a Tesla “autonomous car” has raised questions about AI’s current limits.). Insight Center.

Company 28

Company Knowledge Base Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

It includes changes in how an organization interacts with its customers, citizens, or patients; in operational processes; in business models; in supply chain relationships; and in how employees use information to generate insight. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center.

Tools 28

Tools Construction System Retail 28

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2016

We believe data-driven manufacturing is indeed the next wave that will drive efficient and responsive production systems. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. In theory, the whole system therefore becomes more efficient, minimizing wasted materials and activities. Insight Center.

Data 35

Data Engineering System Efficiency 35

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2016

Aggregated total sales is a poor proxy because firms need to distribute inventory geographically, necessitating hyperlocal forecasts. The traditional way of solving this problem is using time-series econometrics with historical sales data. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center.

Data 49

Data Advertising Operations Case Study 49

freshminds

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Being a critical business analyst is at the heart of management consulting - seeking out valuable data and generating new ideas to maximise efficiency and profit within companies. As businesses increasingly become more reliant on digital for their operational improvement and strategic outlook, consultants have to keep up with the game. [1]

Data 42

Data Analysis Accenture Tools 42

Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2017

By contrast, companies with strong basic analytics — such as sales data and market trends — make breakthroughs in complex and critical areas after layering in artificial intelligence. First, managers should ask themselves if they have automated processes in problem areas that cost significant money and slow down operations.

Company 45

Company Telecommunications Data Retail 45

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. Sales to delivery : By relying more on big data demand forecasting techniques now being pioneered by German manufacturers, we estimate that manufacturers globally could boost their margins by $600 billion over the next 14 years. Insight Center.

Industry 28

Industry Automotive Engineering Software 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 8, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. The model simultaneously compared sales of different types of products with local demographic and financial statistics to come up with a single efficiency measure for each salesperson relative to their peers. Insight Center. Putting Data to Work. Analytics are critical to companies’ performance.

Methodologies 28

Methodologies Data Analysis Retail 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2016

However, you’ve made the point that even though there are fewer intermediaries between supplier and restaurant, its operations can actually end up being more complex and fragmented, and therefore harder to control for safety. Operations in a Connected World. Sponsored by Accenture. How can this be? Insight Center.

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Operations Productivity 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

and status of financial commitments – commitments like sales orders, purchase orders, payroll, inventory, shipping, and taxes. Assists clients with critical tax issues by providing quality tax services and in-depth knowledge of the industries and markets in which clients operate. Public Sector Practice. Industries.

PricewaterhouseCoopers 221

PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221