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The Transformative Power of AI in Business

Tom Spencer

For example, Alibaba, a leading Chinese e-commerce company, could conduct sentiment analysis of customer reviews of individual products and services, and use these insights to modify existing products and develop new ones. This data-driven approach can enhance agility and enable businesses to respond in real time in rapidly changing markets.

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Remote Work: Ways to Think About “Fair” Compensation and Benefits

Johanna Rothman

Because most (US) health insurance is location-based, how does the organization decide on which health insurance to buy and how much does the company contribute? Jenny has experienced what many of you have, too: Collaborative teams with diverse experiences can develop products customers want to buy. Learn with Johanna.

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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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Zurich Insurance Group Takes Its IT Infrastructure to the Agile Cloud - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Building on a relationship that dates back to 2004, Zurich Insurance Group is working with DXC to move from traditional data center outsourcing to a Platform as a Service model, taking advantage of next-generation cloud management technologies to lower operating costs and accelerate development. How to Become a Digital Enterprise.

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Why the Insurance Industry Can’t Risk Overlooking Artificial Intelligence - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM COGNIZANT

Harvard Business

The insurance industry has not been immune to AI’s advancement – whether implementing robo-advisors for investment management (Vanguard and Charles Schwab) or applying AI to insurance and loan underwriting (the Chinese search giant Baidu, which provides enhanced risk assessment capabilities). Assess readiness.

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The End of Two-Speed IT

BCG

Yet management often viewed these methods—based on principles set out in 2001 in the Agile Manifesto—as untested and maybe even a bit wonky. The future of IT is one speed: all-agile. It’s not just because agile’s footprint is expanding to industries like banking and insurance. Agile,” BCG article, February 2016.)

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Consulting Contract Hurdles

Women in Consulting

Upgrade the auto insurance coverage on all of my family cars (keep in mind that I work at home – as a writer – and at the time had teen drivers). Purchase an insurance policy that costs more than the value of the contract. Buy an insurance policy that covers employee theft (Really?