Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The challengein this case was to take an award-winning HR function and improve their impact on organisational performance.There are several broad approaches – and in a short blog post it’s only possible to provide a ‘flavour’ of these. [1] Devise a semi-structured interview format and ask the customers what they want from you.

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Benchmarking Development Case Interview Sports 40

Harvard Business

JUNE 13, 2018

What sets RPA apart from other automation technologies is that its ability to imitate a human user of one or more information systems reduces development time and extends the range of functions that can be automated across a much wider range of business activities. It operates at the task level and not the end-to-end process level.”

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Company Process Improvement Case Interview Banking 48

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2017

” A new clinical model based on an advanced illness-management program one of us (Brad) developed at Sutter Health, an integrated system in Northern California, demonstrates how to increase quality while dramatically reducing costs. This model doesn’t leave patient choice to chance; it’s hardwired into clinical operations.

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System Healthcare Case Interview Operations 35

Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

Indeed, employees at every turn faced personal and professional risks in defying the law; two European executives were indicted and arrested for operating without required permits. ” (After I first flagged his posting, in 2015, Uber removed the document from its site. Take the case of Napster. But Archive.org kept a copy.

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Transportation Intellectual Property Culture Software 28

MishTalk

JULY 4, 2013

Case Against The Fed. It did not take too long to discover that France operates its own "Big Brother" network gathering systems after demanding explanations from the US. If this huge database was used by the DGSE who officiates as outside French borders, the case is already illegal. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

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Analysis Trends Real Estate Financial 68

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 13, 2017

There are core competencies that every PM must have – many of which can start in the classroom – but most are developed with experience and good role models and mentoring. Some examples of these competencies include: Conducting customer interviews and user testing. Running design sprints. Emotional Intelligence (EQ).

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Productivity Management Engineering Case Interview 28

Harvard Business

JULY 24, 2018

In our experience, organizations that have a relationship bias combined with an execution orientation have a tendency to involve lots of people in any given effort, operate with tight timeframes, and usually have multiple projects going at once, pulling people in different directions. Document agreements. Make precise requests.

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Culture Study Case Interview Meeting 47

Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2017

Moreover, most Champagne growers are relatively small operations employing an average of about three employees. To investigate the reasons for the difference, we interviewed 67 people: 37 grape growers (22 men and 15 women), 14 CEOs of Champagne houses, and 16 industry experts. Thus an additional 2,500 euros is not trivial.

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Study Industry Case Interview Research 28

Management Consulted

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

In the 90s, ZS evolved by developing a new sales force effectiveness and productivity framework, data warehouses for clients, as well as a range of analytical services, data-handling capabilities, and rigorous analytics to the marketing research function. Business Operations. Software Development. What does this mean?

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Case Interview Interviews Sales Pharmaceuticals 100

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

started with only two employees and developed several revolutionary human resource concepts. Some of these include establishing the first global employee stock ownership plan, developing the first fully integrated health savings account and offering innovative severance solutions. BUCK CONSULTANTS INTERVIEWS AND RECRUITING.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Healthcare 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2017

. “I made sure we get exit interviews done with every single employee who is leaving us,” he replied. ” Here is the problem with exit interviews: People aren’t honest about the reasons why they quit. In Daniel’s case, the data was championed by different departments. Step 3: Analyze your data.

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Data Case Interview Analysis Survey 43

MishTalk

JANUARY 27, 2015

Dan was "disgusted" with US operations stirring up trouble in numerous hotspots including Ukraine. This is a dangerous trend, and an unhealthy development. If you can understand German, here is a link to the Michael Lüders Interview on the German Phoenix TV station. I asked him about the rifles. Dan had high praise for them.

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Video Government Policies Operations 28

Management Consulted

APRIL 6, 2014

PWC INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Whether you’re planning to interview at PwC or just want the lay of the land, check out one of the coolest business stories consulting has to offer. PwC moved on to acquire Ant’s Eye View, in August 2012, a social media strategy development and consulting firm. KEY STATS FOR PWC.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers IBM GBS Case Interview Interviews 221

MishTalk

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Last week, the FBI shut down the underground website known as "Silk Road" and confiscated the bitcoin wallet of Ross Ulbricht, the site operator, on drug charges. Also consider Mish Interview With "Bitcoin Jesus". With that background, please consider the Extreme Tech report FBI unable to seize 600,000 Bitcoins from Silk Road operator.

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Pharmaceuticals Industry Operations Chemicals 77