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Consultant Ninja: Another One Bites the Dust: Management.

Consultant Ninja

Whether helping non-profits in the Bay area or helping a start-up, there seems to be numerous opportunities, yet you have decided this option provides the highest ROI? Consultant Ninja, As someone who I respect and look to for advice on the world of management consulting, why do you stay in the industry if you do not feel the job rewarding?

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You Can’t Secure 100% of Your Data 100% of the Time

Harvard Business

And that’s not just social media accounts; it’s bank accounts, retailer gift card accounts with cash and credit cards attached, airline loyalty accounts with years of accumulated frequent flyer points, and other accounts with real value. Instead, practical security is about tradeoffs and ROI. Certainly not.

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The Data-Driven Case for Vacation

Harvard Business

We also found that if you plan ahead, create social connections on the trip, go far from your work, and feel safe, 94% of vacations have a good ROI in terms of your energy and outlook upon returning to work. It’s not a lack of desire that’s keeping us from taking vacations. Take a moment for that number to set in.

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3 Ways to Get More Value from Automation - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PWC’s Strategy&

Harvard Business

You may be used to big budgets up front, in the tens of millions of dollars for large IT-led transformation efforts and ROI three years later, but that’s not what we’re talking about here. Today’s automation changes the way IT budgets work too.

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Consultant Ninja: Dipping my toe in the health care debate.

Consultant Ninja

They also happen to be expensive, not because some greedy fat cat is out there, but because that high price justifies the ROI for the R&D in that product in the first place. There are thousands of different advanced treatment options that are quite good. Mandate low prices and those treatment options go away. Monday, July 27, 2009.

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How Customers Perceive a Price Is as Important as the Price Itself

Harvard Business

And airlines are gearing up for a price war on trans-Atlantic routes as some low-cost carriers plan service between the U.S. Bain & Company and ROI Consultancy Services (formerly PollBuzzer) recently surveyed almost 2,200 consumers in Atlanta and Washington, DC, about the prices at eight retail chains carrying groceries.

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Where Predictive Analytics Is Having the Biggest Impact

Harvard Business

However, looking at the surveys and consulting reports, it is unclear what the precise use cases are that will drive this positive ROI from big data. Airlines are particularly interested in predicting mechanical failures in advance so that they can reduce flight delays or cancellations.

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