Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. Whether it's through spreadsheets, software, or a whiteboard, it's important that everyone on the team is using the same method and frequency for tracking.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

The typical approach to gathering customer feedback involves a once-a-year survey that produces a wave of analysis and reports, but usually is based on too many of the wrong questions to too few of the right people. These are not sales conversations, but rather a chance to probe for specific complaints, priorities and desires.

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B2B Sales Data Automotive 28

Effective Managers

MARCH 31, 2023

Humans have done an incredible job of designing software and hardware components that bring information to one’s fingertips in amazing ways. The most common usage of those words in that order are replicated based on the analysis of the data in which the AI draws. For example, the sales manager of a sales team leaves the organization.

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Ethics Training Training Data 59

Successful Independent Consulting

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Sample projects include company valuation, workshop development, competitive analysis, financial projections, go-to-market plans, performance measurement, and pricing. TalMix is a bidding marketplace, offering consulting opportunities in strategy, market research, due diligence, competitive intelligence, operations, and program management.

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Talent Finance Consulting Development 150

1 to 1

MAY 26, 2022

Uses of predictive analytics include workforce forecasting, sales forecasting, and brands’ suggestions for what customers may want to purchase next. Business intelligence supports numerous functions across an organization from recruitment and hiring to training and compliance, as well as marketing and sales.

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Data Tools Sales ROI 26

Consultant Ninja

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

After seeing so many markets down, my cousin in the hunting business informed me that gun sales have been surging, due to Obama winning the presidency. Alvarez & Marsals Bryan Marsal, Lehmans restructuring officer, ``is actually operating the company. Labels: Analysis. Analysis. (40). Joel on Software.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Depending on the engineering background of these data scientists, these work products are either deployed directly to the production system, or if they are prototypes they are handed off to software engineers to help implement, optimize and scale them. In larger and more sophisticated data operations, more fine-grained roles are necessary.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Along the way, I’ve talked to hundreds of founders, sales and marketing leaders, customer success VPs, and front-line reps about how to build a customer-first SaaS organization. Before you hire a data scientist or implement expensive machine learning software, have a face-to-face conversation with 15 customers. What to do.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The biggest obstacle to using advanced data analysis isn’t skill base or technology; it’s plain old access to the data. Despite efforts among software vendors to create self-service tools for data preparation , this proportion of work is likely to stay the same for the foreseeable future, for a couple of reasons.

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Data Software Enterprise Sales 28

Tom Spencer

MAY 31, 2012

Bain operates in 47 offices across 30 countries. In Ausralia, Bain operates out of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Founded in 1963 by Bruce Henderson, BCG operates in more than 75 offices worldwide. In Australia, BCG operates out of Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. McKinsey operates in 98 locations worldwide.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 13, 2016

As Marc Benioff, founder of Salesforce.com has noted , “When I look at [our] largest transactions…every transaction was done with the CEO [and] that’s why we’re selling more enterprise software than Oracle or SAP.” Within weeks, we signed a chain-wide software agreement with that company. ” Contact.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

A retailer’s point of sale (POS) system falls into that category. With this model, an investment can be defined as strategic, key operational, support, or high potential. Key operational investments sustain existing business operations, helping to avoid any disadvantage.

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Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2018

Recall that Nokia dominated the mobile and smartphone markets in 2007-2008 when Apple launched the iPhone and Google the Android operating system. The new rivals revolutionized customer expectations, causing Nokia’s Symbian operating system to become outdated. Isn’t it obvious that these two are the main alternatives?

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Analysis 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 27, 2017

The most painful board conversations that I hear about machine learning revolve around how much power and authority super-smart software should have. Executives who wouldn’t hesitate to automate a factory now flinch at the prospect of deep-learning algorithms dictating their sales strategies and capex. That was the challenge.

Enterprise 28

Enterprise Software Data Engineering 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 5, 2017

About this forecast To create this forecast, the Stevens team conducted a dynamic forecasting computer-based simulation, which considered consumer purchasing behavior, insurance revenue calculation, automobile market sales, and new insurance sub-categories. Product liability. Insuring against this is a $2.5 billion annual opportunity.

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2015

As part of the project, IBM made three surprising decisions: It allowed Microsoft the right to produce the operating system software and market it separately from the IBM PC; It chose to purchase the microprocessor from Intel; and. What drives the industry: brand, product quality, scale of operations, or technology?

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Survey Industry Company Productivity 60

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

As consulting firms go, FTI Consulting is a newcomer – but at just over 30 years old, the firm has made impressive strides to become one of the most respected name in legal analysis and data-driven research to support major initiatives for law firms, banks and the majority of the Fortune 500. E-discovery software provider.

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Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

I asked my partner Jen Hamilton - our community Chief Operating Officer to be my guest today and share all the deets on the what you'll need and how much it all costs so that you can plan in advance for both the startup and ongoing costs. Scheduling software, something that I think is so vital and really cheap compared to the time you put in.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 28, 2016

And you probably won’t even know you’ve been affected until it’s too late to prevent significant damage to your company’s finances, operations, and reputation. Denial of service (DoS) attacks : Attacks that overwhelm an organization with malicious traffic, disrupting normal operations.

Data 28

Data Intellectual Property Industry System 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

One of us (Paul) is a strategy scholar and economist; the other (Amy) studies organizational behavior and operations management. From the perspective of the senior management at many companies, missing sales targets is a failure in the execution of an analytically sound strategy.). Insight center.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 23, 2017

D&A should be the pulse of the organization, incorporated into all key decisions across sales, marketing, supply chain, customer experience, and other core functions. Before starting any new data analysis initiative, ask: Is the goal to help improve business performance? Jumpstart process and cost efficiency? Increase market share?

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Harvard Business

JULY 12, 2016

For example, in one of our projects we worked with a firm which had beautiful data both on customer purchases and loyalty and a separate database on online browsing behavior, but little way of cross-referencing these two sources of data to actually understand whether certain browsing behavior was predictive of sales.

Management 28

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2017

And just like software engineers who hold code in their head or a law firm partner who controls critical client relationships, the Dana-Farber scientists hold a credible threat of walking out the door with their IP and grant-winning prowess. You can read my deeper analysis of Dana-Farber here.) Convince with quantitative evidence.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

A leading IT company once told me that one of their most successful recruitment ads for software engineers called for people who “could pull the ears off a gundark”—an obscure Star Wars reference they knew would resonate with their target group. Confronting the facts.

Talent 28

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Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2018

Orica used the data to build pre-blast modeling and post-blast measurement and analysis, packaged in a user-friendly online system called Blast IQ. Starting from explosives and farming chemicals, these B2B companies have embedded their expertise in powerful software platforms to expand beyond the traditional products.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 30, 2018

By Brian Selby, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Operations, Tableau Software. How often is your sales team making important decisions based on gut feel? Are your sales resources allocated properly to drive growth? Historically, sales has been labeled an art. Why does this happen in so many companies?

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Tom Spencer

JANUARY 27, 2023

The company has made the buying and service experience more convenient for customers by allowing them to purchase vehicles online and providing over-the-air software updates that allow for continuous improvement and upgrades without requiring a visit to a dealership. Tesla is also engaged in broader efforts to disrupt traditional industries.

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Energy Sports Media Industry 88

Harvard Business

MAY 8, 2017

With these criteria in mind, our final list is as follows: Our analysis revealed characteristics shared by the winning firm’s leaders as well as common strategies they employed. Today AWS accounts for just 10% of Amazon’s $150 billion in revenue, but generates close to $1 billion in quarterly operating profit.

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Methodologies Culture Metrics Company 49

Harvard Business

AUGUST 10, 2018

Today, the data to answer those questions exists — it’s captured by the software-as-a-service firms whose services companies use to run their businesses. Mainstream software companies are beginning to hold “ data mirrors ” up to their customers, allowing scoring and benchmarking of their customers’ strategies.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 29, 2018

In study after study for over a decade, operations researchers have found that retailers understaff during peak hours. Increasing staffing, they found, could increase sales and profits. Receiving additional staffing during understaffed periods, which were identified based on analysis of store traffic and conversion rate data.

Retail 28

Retail Sales Productivity Research 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. Splunk , a San Francisco-based B2B software firm, is a case in point.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

It’s common for leaders of sales teams to focus almost exclusively on short-term tactics and current operations while failing to think and act in a way that supports the longer-term needs of their businesses — and it’s hard to fault them. Splunk , a San Francisco-based B2B software firm, is a case in point.

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Sales Case Interview Recruiting Recruitment 28

MishTalk

JULY 13, 2015

Going forward however, GoldMoney account holder benefits will include: Access to prepaid debit cards operating on the MasterCard network Lower precious metals storage fees Lower dealing rates An Active Trading Platform Simplified User Interface with Mobile Phone Application. At BitGold that means gold metal sales. Reader Tom Writes.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The complex calculations of the field known as Operations Research were enabled by mainframe computing. Key to the new system are rapid data collection and analysis, followed by over the air changes to product software. Theories and practices of management often spring from the opportunities created by new technologies.

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Change Management Management Software Productivity 37

ConsultX

MARCH 1, 2022

Imagine being able to quickly and accurately calculate how much money a business is sacrificing through imperfect operation, and which areas of the business are draining the most profit. This is Profit that is being missed out on from areas of the business that aren’t operating as they should. Business Diagnostic Analysis.

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Cash Flow ROI Operations Analysis 52

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Marketing & Sales. Hardware & Software. Industries.

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Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Jerry Fletcher

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

I was zooming today with the founder of an organization using Mighty Networks as the software they use to manage their expanding community. One of the reasons he cited for that selection was the ability to provide a deep repository for content. Lots of content. Ya gotta be picky and other tricks.

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