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5 Capabilities You Need As a Digital Consultant in 2023

Comatch

If you’re not into podcasts, reading white papers and reports is another great way to brush up on your knowledge. 5) Demonstrate agility As technology continues to advance at warp speed, it’s your responsibility as a consultant to keep up with the latest advancements in the field and effectively guide your clients.

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How to Make Agile Work for the C-Suite

Harvard Business

Many companies are attempting a radical — and often rapid — shift from hierarchical structures to more agile environments, in order to operate at the speed required by today’s competitive marketplace. At Bain & Company, we do not believe that companies should try to use agile methods everywhere. This takes time.

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IT Can’t Be Slower than the Rest of the Business - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM IBM

Harvard Business

Where our clients struggle and where we see challenges is not in the area of new product development. Standard agile approaches like Scrum and SAFe work pretty well for that. Transformation born in the product world typically hits the wall when it comes to critical productions and infrastructure. Download this podcast.

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Analytics Training Isn’t Enough to Create a Data-Driven Workforce

Harvard Business

At a high level, a competency center is a collection of domain experts who are given a goal to improve agility, foster innovation, establish best practices, provide training (and mentoring), and be a communications engine. Then ask them to create a personal development plan. Build certification into your training.

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Thinking on your Feet|Women In Consulting Blog

Women in Consulting

Learn more » White Papers & Resources: Empower Event Participants with Social Media Success with Independent Fundraising Events Nonprofit Social Media Strategy The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving Nonprofit Industry Research » view all white papers. © 2012 Blackbaud, Inc. © 2012 Blackbaud, Inc.

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What One Company Learned from Forcing Employees to Use Their Vacation Time

Harvard Business

A white paper published by the Workforce Institute and produced by Circadian, a workforce solutions company, calls absenteeism a bottom-line killer that costs employers $3,600 per hourly employee and $2,650 per salaried employee per year. Creativity went up 33%, happiness levels rose 25%, and productivity increased 13%.

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