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Effective Governance: Overcoming Bias and Inertia

Tom Spencer

Effective governance serves as the bedrock for organizations, providing a framework for sound decision-making, personal accountability, and strategic direction. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, where disruption and uncertainty are the norm, robust governance structures have never been more important.

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Zero-Based Budgeting Is Not a Wonder Diet for Companies

Harvard Business

Traditional ZBB implementations focus almost exclusively on simple SG&A , in part because SG&A benchmark data is far more readily attainable than are relevant data from the core functions of comparable companies. We believe the exact opposite to be true. Most ZBB implementations are not ambitious enough.

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The 4 Dimensions of Digital Trust, Charted Across 42 Countries

Harvard Business

Do you trust governments to respect data privacy or tech companies to use your data responsibly? Privacy is one of the foremost areas of concern for users, from massive hacks of sensitive information to increasing government and corporate tracking of digital activities, identities, and locations of users.

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2024 Events for Project Managers, Business Leaders, and Industry Professionals

Epicflow

The event will allow project managers to earn PDUs, learn from expert speakers during the educational sessions, acquire new skills, master new technologies and methodologies, and network with peers. The conference attendees will learn the insights from the latest PMO research, and learn about new PMO ideas, methodologies, and products.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow

TOC has fully developed methodologies for determining the right location of buffers in projects as well as in manufacturing. Such insights lead to a reassessment of the benchmarks set for capacity. Informed by historical performance, adjustments can be made to align with actual output trends.

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business

More broadly, we might define a smart society as one where digital technology, thoughtfully deployed by governments, can improve on three broad outcomes: the well-being of citizens, the strength of the economy, and the effectiveness of institutions. Its building blocks are what governments and policy makers aim to provide for their citizens.