Harvard Business

MARCH 6, 2018

Technology service providers like Accenture work on multiple software projects. Using historic data from software projects, it trains a machine learning-based model to predict, weeks in advance, whether a problem is likely to occur. Training the model. AI as project manager. Did we reach our target audience?

Software 28

Software Data Accenture Engineering 28

Management Consulted

JANUARY 20, 2014

Digital Marketing, Sales & Customer Services. ” This is an international training week to learn more about the company and build a personal network within the firm. Like its counterparts such as Capgemini and Accenture, exit opportunities from BearingPoint are largely determined by the work you complete while inside the firm.

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BearingPoint Interviews Oliver Wyman Capgemini 139

Management Consulted

APRIL 3, 2016

Accenture and ATKearney cases are also highly structured, although not quite to the same extent. A typical creative question might be, “Why do you think this company’s sales are decreasing?”. You will have to do more work, and if you mess up, you have to get back on track – but it’s better case training overall.

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Case Interview Consulting Interviews Case Study 100

Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. Originally intended to support advertising agencies, Facebook created a training and education platform to teach advertisers how to use Facebook’s myriad advertising, marketing and experimentation tools more effectively. Target users for online education and training. Insight Center.

Insurance 28

Insurance Insurance Advertising Education 28

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

Exit Opportunities: Exit opportunities from Booz & Company are not as extensive as MBB, because the network of the pure strategy firm is still new, the training still untested, and the prestige still growing. In its raw form, this is the “Up or Out” model used by all top firms. Who is typically drawn to apply?

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

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 38

Company Survey Finance Engineering 38

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. A major train operator, for example, designed an advanced analytics solution in order to better understand the failure behavior of a major battery pack in one of its train models. ” Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies.

Operations 28

Operations Data Engineering Software 28

Harvard Business

MARCH 30, 2017

Sponsored by Accenture. market share in online sales. So a lot of people were surprised when it launched a brick and mortar book store , but as Apple has shown with its highly successful retail operation, there’s a big advantage to having stores staffed with well trained people. Insight Center. The Age of AI.

Efficiency 28

Efficiency How To Energy Accenture 28

Management Consulted

AUGUST 9, 2015

Depending on the size of the footprint in their region, the amount of managing partners directly correlate to the sales. OC&C Strategy Consultants aim to train and give you a taste of what consultants do throughout your internship; therefore, this means that the projects you engage in will be fast-paced, intensive and brief.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Strategy Strategy 100

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

The sales and marketing director said he was receiving complaints about sloppy service. Sponsored by Accenture. Because he needed to be trained in the mechanics of the job, we had an opportunity to review those mechanics openly, in concert with the team, to remind everyone of the organization’s collective purpose.

Operations 28

Operations Hotels Case Interview Finance 28

Harvard Business

MAY 22, 2018

Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Third, train the entire organization and ramp up a motivation campaign. We assemble multidisciplinary teams and do joint training. We track changes in team member happiness and productivity, customer behaviors and satisfaction, and sales and profitability. Insight Center. We clarify goals.

Agile 32

Agile Energy Retail Case Interview 32

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. The expected benefits included improved working capital, an uplift in sales, reduced buying volumes, and a reduction in the backroom inventory at each store. If those linkages cannot be developed, then those investments should not be pursued. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World.

Tools 28

Tools Construction System Retail 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Although it started as a tiny group, paling in comparison to the bohemoth revenues of the firm’s hardware sales, this group is now known as IBM Global Services (IGS) which is responsible for 50% of IBM’s revenue globally. Marketing Sales & Service. Accenture – biggest services competitor. Finance Risk.

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

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

Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

I studied arts and it was my initial formal training. During some of the conversation afterwards, one of the young American military personnel, probably not much older than me, stood up in the conversation and he very emotionally, in a very heartrending way said, “I’m just so tired of being trained to hate.” It’s not free.

Development 190

Development Consulting How To Case Interview 190

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

So she and her boss agreed to have her lead the development of a pop-up store, which required collaboration with finance, sales, and product teams. Research into the benefits of ERGs at large companies such as American Express, Accenture, and Merck has shown them to improve retention and engagement.

Leadership 32

Leadership Groups Meeting Accenture 32

Harvard Business

JANUARY 27, 2017

Executives who wouldn’t hesitate to automate a factory now flinch at the prospect of deep-learning algorithms dictating their sales strategies and capex. “Accenturazon” — part Accenture, part Amazon Web Services — is the managerial model here. Their loyalty and accountability belongs to top management.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Software Data Engineering 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

You are trained on how to get into a CEO’s mindset within a lifetime of an engagement while being an outsider. ” “I was working in a wine shop during my undergrad and started to realize that I was able to close more sales by being a trusted advisor to my client rather than acting like a sales rep.

Consulting 204

Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

JUNE 16, 2016

Since 2011, General Electric has publicly stated it would spend more than $1 billion on developing sensors, wireless devices, and related software to install on its aircraft engines, power turbines, locomotive trains and other machinery. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World.

Productivity 28

Productivity Wireless Data Survey 28

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Despite a 40-year season of glory, Capgemini sold its North American healthcare consulting program in 2005 to Accenture , one of its main competitors. The notable sector missing from this list is healthcare – life sciences is a good proxy, but the healthcare practice sale to Accenture still leaves a gaping hole.

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Capgemini Interviews Consulting Accenture 192

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Marketing & Sales. BTS GROUP KEY STATS. Innovation.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

freshminds

OCTOBER 22, 2015

IBM's Watson Analytics – this soon to be launched product from the computer giant also aims to unify analysis through one platform, merging marketing, sales, finance and HR issues into an easy to read format. InsightSquared - data mines from connected data analysis accounts such as Salesforce, Quickbooks, ShoreTel Sky and Zendesk.

Data 42

Data Analysis Accenture Tools 42

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. They rely on the nerve center for additional support, model validation, and training.

Methodologies 28

Methodologies Data Analysis Retail 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2016

The research speaks volumes: Only 20% of employees in an Accenture study said their managers encourage entrepreneurial ideas. He observed that rural-area store clerks were losing track of sales by relying on their memory to quote prices and create handwritten sales slips.

System 28

System Metrics Culture Sales 28

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2016

Sponsored by Accenture. To help these sellers get online quickly and address their objections to e-commerce, last year Amazon created Amazon Tatkal, a self-described “studio on wheels” that provides a suite of launch services, such as registration, imaging, cataloging, and sales training. Insight Center. In the U.S.,

Retail 28

Retail Productivity Accenture Transportation 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 1, 2016

Now, they are pioneering a new phase of global digital manufacturing that will transform the key processes surrounding the manufacturing of everything from automobiles to trains, planes, machinery, and even kitchens. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World.

Industry 28

Industry Automotive Engineering Software 28

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. Sponsored by Accenture. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World. Improved pricing.

Data 39

Data Advertising Operations Case Study 39

Harvard Business

JANUARY 30, 2018

And at our company, Accenture, we’ve invested in developing Accenture Insights Platform, which can combine and simplify the tools from the major AI platforms. For its part, Microsoft has released tools to help people build deep neural networks, which can be difficult to develop and train.

Accenture 28

Accenture Tools Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2016

They have sales and operations executives who ensure they have up-to-the-minute overviews of every relevant aspect of their company’s operations. Sponsored by Accenture. They deploy a small army of experts, including trained librarians, to do small, defined research projects for me. Insight Center. The reason?

Tools 28

Tools Accenture Meeting Operations 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

and status of financial commitments – commitments like sales orders, purchase orders, payroll, inventory, shipping, and taxes. If you pass the PwC case interviews in the 1st round, you’ve done the hardest part – after the first round, PwC switches to sales mode. Client Experiences. Coaching & Development.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221