Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

Although historically not known for consulting services (unless you were consulting – ahem, lobbying – government officials), strategy, operations, and even tech consulting have exploded inside and outside the Beltway in the last 10 years. The office is stunning – arguably one of the best in the Accenture network.

Oliver Wyman 100

Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Bain 100

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Some of the major practice areas that the NYC region focuses on are corporate development, corporate finance, digital economy, globalization, growth, information technology, marketing & sales operations, people and organization, post merger integration, risk management, strategy, sustainability, and transformation.

Consulting 157

Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Kates Kesler

APRIL 7, 2022

Work and decisions often become centralized at a corporate level for a variety of good reasons – to drive common strategy and policy, to consolidate work for efficiency and scale, to leverage scarce talent through centers of expertise. Efficiencies are lost in the cost of overhead. Programs and staff grow.

Agile 65

Agile Enterprise Metrics Talent 65

CaseInterview.com

MARCH 5, 2019

Accenture has been growing in popularity during recent years. Consultants at Accenture can expect a base salary as high as $85,000. So, consultants not only pursue a well-defined problem-solving strategy, but they also segment the consulting industry into several specific areas. Strategy Consulting.

Consulting 81

Consulting Management Case Interview Recruiting 81

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2018

Our research , which focused on CEO succession in the American health care system, examined the impact of CEO succession on productivity and efficiency. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. But in subsequent years, those hospitals started to close the efficiency gap, surpassing the performance of hospitals that hired insiders.

Study 28

Study Productivity Efficiency Analysis 28

Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2018

They try to make change thinking contagious, embedding it into everything they do from the most fundamental daily interactions to the most complex strategy. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Change-agile leaders demonstrate five integrated behaviors that, together, create a competitive advantage for the organization.

Agile 53

Agile Efficiency Culture Trends 53

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

1 to 1

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Against this backdrop, the sales cycle continue to get faster, meaning companies looking to prioritize sales acceleration have to be smart – and quick – when it comes to devising and implementing strategies to boost sales. The company is pinning much of its sales acceleration strategy on direct digital sales, in particular.

Sales 26

Sales Retail Accenture Survey 26

Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2016

We are able to accomplish this partly because the human mind is able to process very complex information very efficiently. Sponsored by Accenture. In fact, our most recent studies show that robots can learn the complex decision-making strategies of experts performing real-world tasks in defense and health care. Insight Center.

Efficiency 33

Efficiency Automotive Accenture Meeting 33

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. Following our rubric would ensure defendants are treated equally, with only the highest-risk defendants detained, simultaneously improving the efficiency and equity of decisions. To create these simple rules, we used a three-step strategy, detailed here , that we call select-regress-round. Insight Center.

Case Interview 49

Case Interview Video Software Accenture 49

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2017

That’s why decision makers require spot-on data and efficient, streamlined systems to maintain it. Sponsored by Accenture. They’re free, globally recognizable, high-quality data points that enable you to efficiently gather information on a business’s industry, online activities, and functionality.

Sales 28

Sales Data Efficiency Retail 28

Harvard Business

JULY 11, 2016

Social purpose is continuing to evolve from a philanthropic niche to a key part of core business strategy, and this shift presents unique opportunities for technology companies, in particular. Sponsored by Accenture. No strategy is static. Insight Center. How Digital Business Models Are Changing.

Nonprofit 28

Nonprofit eBook Accenture Retail 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2017

Start by developing a strategy across the entire enterprise that includes a clear understanding of what you hope to accomplish and how success will be measured. Sponsored by Accenture. Jumpstart process and cost efficiency? Drive strategy and accelerate change? Insight Center. Putting Data to Work.

Data 28

Data How To Enterprise Travel 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

According to Accenture Strategy research , 90% of executives believe this workforce will become adept at digital technologies such as augmented reality, 3D printing, and automation. Their role: improve process efficiencies. The result will be an efficient, sustainable supply chain that delivers better business outcomes.

System 28

System Engineering Accenture Efficiency 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Recognizing this exorbitant cost, Accenture developed a literacy index to evaluate how well consumers can obtain, understand, and navigate information and services. Our research points to a few strategies that health plans can implement a new model of consumer service and engagement. Shift the complexity burden off consumers.

System 35

System Insurance Insurance Education 35

Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

True markets create maximum efficiency; they offer buyers the lowest price and sellers the greatest demand , but they also slash search costs for everyone in the process. And that’s really the point of markets: efficiency gains for all. Sponsored by Accenture. Make it a network, not just a market. Insight Center.

Management 28

Management Efficiency Accenture Marketing 28

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 6, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. No strategy is static. At the same time, improved care coordination, site-of-care efficiency, lifestyle improvement, reduction in overtreatment, and higher medication adherence could result in more than $500 billion a year in healthcare savings. Insight Center. How Digital Business Models Are Changing.

Engineering 34

Engineering Healthcare Retail Accenture 34

Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. No strategy is static. Kroger has aligned its entire business around a “Customer 1st” brand strategy. Furthermore, labor can now be more efficiently allocated to other value-added activities throughout the store. Insight Center. How Digital Business Models Are Changing. The result?

Trends 35

Trends Hotels How To Retail 35

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2017

Deconstructing and then reconfiguring the components within jobs reveals human-automation combinations that are more efficient, effective, and impactful. Sponsored by Accenture. AI and robotics increasingly take on the routine aspects of both blue and white collar jobs, leaving the non-routine to humans. Insight Center. The Age of AI.

Accenture 36

Accenture Examples Retail Productivity 36

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. This strategy must capture an appropriate balance between tools, people and processes. To triage efficiently, security teams need as much context as possible to ascertain if an alert is important or not. Insight Center. Getting Cybersecurity Right. Safeguarding your company in a complex world.

Exercises 28

Exercises Survey Accenture Data 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 14, 2017

Data is not always shared efficiently. Sponsored by Accenture. However, through a new culture and technology strategy, the company pivoted and raised its Net Promoter Score by 18 points. This often results in wildly inconsistent customer experiences that make companies look disconnected and unfocused. Insight Center.

Data 36

Data Banking Sales Accenture 36

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. We’ve found that by using AI to gather and correlate the insights from the 60,000 security-related blog posts each month, security professionals can digest the relevant information much more efficiently, allowing organizations to upskill their employee base. Insight Center. Getting Cybersecurity Right.

Talent 45

Talent Education How To Recruiting 45

Harvard Business

MAY 21, 2018

More and more companies are relying on mergers & acquisitions (M&A) as a competitive growth strategy. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Should job losses occur, tensions may intensify as the remaining workers feel burdened “doing the job of many” to implement a strategy that executives, not managers, defined.

Company 32

Company Enterprise Culture Accenture 32

Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. No strategy is static. Coles, speaking at Boston University’s recent Platform Strategy Research Symposium, emphasized that helping participants become better entrepreneurs was essential to the platform’s overall success. Improving user capabilities would measurably improve Airbnb efficiencies.

Insurance 28

Insurance Insurance Advertising Education 28

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

A scaled blockchain accelerates the process, without sacrificing security, by figuring out how many computers are necessary to validate each transaction and dividing up the work efficiently. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain. How technology is transforming transactions.

System 28

System Accenture Financial Banking 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. The answer allows marketers to target consumers who are most likely to buy their product, at prices at which they are most likely to buy, making marketing expenditures much more efficient. Insight Center. Putting Data to Work. Analytics are critical to companies’ performance. Data from the U.S.

Advertising 28

Advertising Retail Data Accenture 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. Yet higher ratings on this item are consistently associated with a stronger HR role in strategy, greater HR functional effectiveness, and higher organizational performance. Insight Center. Putting Data to Work. Analytics are critical to companies’ performance. on a 5-point scale).

Metrics 41

Metrics Analysis Data Talent 41

Harvard Business

APRIL 17, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. For efficient collaboration between humans and machines, the appropriate level of automation must be carefully defined. Our results also showed that stakeholder alignment, transparency about the development process, and gradual introduction of the technology are crucial strategies for fostering trust.

Case Interview 34

Case Interview Transportation Healthcare System 34

Harvard Business

JUNE 10, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. The “human touch” will need to focus more on managing exceptions, tolerating ambiguity, using judgment, shaping the strategies and questions that machines will help enable and answer, and managing an increasingly complex web of relationships with employees, vendors, partners, and customers.

Development 28

Development Sales Accenture McKinsey 28

Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. No strategy is static. 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.).

Company 28

Company Knowledge Base Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

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

Agile 39

Agile Energy Retail Case Interview 39

Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2016

Most companies target digital transformation and end up with digital upgrades, using digital technology to increase efficiency or effectiveness at something your firm is already doing. Sponsored by Accenture. No strategy is static. Is this a digital upgrade or a digital transformation? Insight Center.

Real Estate 28

Real Estate Course Operations Accenture 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2017

There is a fallacy that CIOs are tech geeks; successful CIOs understand people, technology, and business strategy.” Some CEOs are still in denial, and time is against them — the longer it takes, the more dramatic the needed transformation and the higher the risk.”

Recruiting 33

Recruiting Recruitment System Trends 33

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. As the technology is able to identify products in such an efficient manner, inventory can be updated in real time and the data can be used to inform targeted replenishment and merchandizing decisions. If those linkages cannot be developed, then those investments should not be pursued. Insight Center.

Tools 28

Tools Construction System Retail 28

Harvard Business

MAY 11, 2018

But the reality is that any major leap forward on cost and efficiency will no longer be possible through automation alone, since most of the tasks that can be automated in an automotive factory have already been tackled. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Insight Center. Competing in the Future. Take the paint shop.

Automotive 28

Automotive Operations Wireless Efficiency 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2017

For instance, Goldcorp, the global mining company, recently partnered with Accenture to help knit together an ecosystem of large and small IoT suppliers to co-develop a connected mine in Cerro Negro, Nicaragua. They Update Their Talent Management Strategies. ” There are several strategies that can be used to develop IoT talent.

ROI 28

ROI Operations Talent Accenture 28