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Deep Dive into Hypothesis-based Problem Solving

Tom Spencer

The hypothesis-based problem solving (HBPS) approach is a method employed by consultants to develop actionable recommendations for clients using a structured, evidence-based process. Clients often come to consultants with problems that aren’t well defined. mind mapping) Adopting different lenses to look at the problem (e.g.,

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"Process Mining"? Sounds Like a Waste of Time.

Markovitz Consulting

The authors state that companies adopting business process reengineering are so focused on the future state that they ignore a thorough analysis of the current state. What kind of current state analysis only has interviews with no observational data? I hardly know what to say about this argument.

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Designing and Building Real-Time Learning Systems | Consulting.

Consulting and Organizational Management

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. We have brought in outside consultants to provide recommendations and prescriptions about the problems that plague us. At the same time, a few reflective scholarly consulting practitioners were experimenting with ways to improve whole systems.

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Before Automating Your Company?s Processes, Find Ways to Improve Them

Harvard Business

As a result, they may achieve modest savings, but in many cases they will miss out on opportunities to dramatically improve process outcomes, quality, costs, and cycle times. Why RPA Needs Process Analysis. We see several reasons why process mapping, analysis, and redesign work are essential to an effective RPA implementation.

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