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7 Critical Success Factors for Project Based Firms to Consider in 2024

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Data Maturity When it comes to data, professional services firms need to move beyond basic analytics tools and generic client reports. Do employees have the tools they need to create value for clients? Agility Evolution Agile transformation represents an ongoing effort to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the organization.

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How Agile Teams Can Help Turnarounds Succeed

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Agile — the management approach that relies on small, entrepreneurial, close-to-the-customer teams — has a reputation that reflects its rapid adoption in software development. It is most definitely not for big, old-line companies that are facing an existential crisis and require a full-scale turnaround.

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5 retail strategies that are here to stay

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Intelligent automation solutions such as these improve CX and drive bottom-line results, reduce average turnaround time, and resolve issues anytime. These tools will continuously spot business trends and react swiftly to reputation issues, assortment opportunities, and supply chain activities.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business

They already report that the domestic supplier base is hollowed out, depriving them of the agility they need to respond quickly to new market opportunities. Past work by McKinsey found that inefficiencies in manufacturer-supplier interactions add up to roughly 5% of development, tooling, and product costs in the auto industry.

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

Harvard Business

An example is The North Face, which is experimenting with its Fluid Expert Personal Shopper tool, powered by IBM’s Watson, to provide customers with a more intuitive search experience through a natural language capability. Read more from Cognizant: What Consumers Want Online Now from Their Health Care Plans. Manage change.