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Back office vs. front office: how to boost efficiency and productivity between both offices

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That’s why it’s critical to keep both front and back office operations running smoothly and effectively. Yet, in many businesses, there is often some overlap and confusion over what defines the roles of a front office and back office, making it difficult to prioritize an area for greater efficiency and productivity. Learn more.

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How to Make Sure Agile Teams Can Work Together

Harvard Business

Increasing volatility, uncertainty, growing complexity, and ambiguous information (VUCA) has created a business environment in which agile collaboration is more critical than ever. Intuitively, we know that the collaborative intensity of work has skyrocketed, and that collaborations are central to agility. This story is not unique.

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Bureaucracy Can Drain Your Company’s Energy. Agile Can Restore It.

Harvard Business

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. Perhaps my journey to agile will help you figure out how to begin your own.

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Five Ways to Position Your Business to Weather Recession

Makarios Consulting

Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. This is not about changing the definition of your target market; it is about asking if there is a way to reach more of your ideal set of customers. Fifth, seek ways to improve internal efficiencies.

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Five Ways to Position Your Business to Weather Recession

Makarios Consulting

Third, be flexible and agile to respond to customer needs. This is not about changing the definition of your target market; it is about asking if there is a way to reach more of your ideal set of customers. Fifth, seek ways to improve internal efficiencies.

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From meeting-heavy to essential meetings only

Asamby Consulting

By deep work, we mean the term coined by Cal Newport, as per his definition deep work refers to: “Professional activity performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. This is surely ringing alarm bells for CEOs, Business Managers, and Operations Managers.

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Major Challenges Facing the Consulting Industry

QEmploy

Finally, both the Operational Manager and Procurement Manager of Qemploy ‘s indirect client, an anonymous large scaled IT – consulting firm. This point comes down to the efficiency of the recruitment process, which is done through the means of screening and selection. This is where agile methodologies come in.