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Why Your Employees Aren't Committed to Your Company Strategy

Organizational Talent Consulting

Research has demonstrated a direct positive correlation between individual commitment to strategy and involvement in strategy development. How to overcome 3 inclusive strategic planning and thinking barriers Advances in technology enable a more inclusive, timely, and less costly approach. References: Amrollahi, A., &

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

You hear a lot about “agile innovation” these days. Teams using agile methods get things done faster than teams using traditional processes. Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. They keep customers happier.

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Impact of Data Analytics in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Creating transparency: Value is created when data is made accessible to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner, for example, in manufacturing if data from research and development, engineering and manufacturing is integrated to enable concurrent engineering. This can significantly cut time in the market and improve quality. Image: Pexels.

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Digital Transformation Is Racing Ahead and No Industry Is Immune - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

A 2014 study from Constellation Research quantified the accelerating rate of change in the enterprise by examining a simple benchmark — the entry and exit of U.S. By 1980, numbers from research firm Innosight reveal that the average stay had declined sharply to 25 years. Digital transformation transcends technology.

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What Digital Change Demands of IT Organizations - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

There’s no question that legacy IT systems are too slow and rigid for the agility that digital business demands. And that means buying more new technology: IT organizations must adopt new platforms and processes and integrate services in new ways. . Ross views this as a problem, leading to an excess of one-off applications.

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A Tool for Balancing Your Company’s Digital Investments

Harvard Business

One surprising finding of my research is that most do not distinguish between different types of digital investments, treating all in a similar way. How does your organization manage the money it spends on digital? Development approaches.

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Research: Cloud Computing Is Helping Smaller, Newer Firms Compete

Harvard Business

Despite those trends, our research suggests that technology can in fact provide an advantage to small and new firms. In recent research, we studied the adoption of cloud computing across U.S. Pivothead is a firm with 25 employees producing wearable technologies to help the blind and visually impaired. businesses.