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IT Consulting: What’s All the Fuss about ‘Soft Skills’

Tom Spencer

I believe this is especially the case with ‘soft skills’, a term which is often mocked as an empty excuse for applying to undersubscribed university courses. Nevertheless, a case study of the IT consulting segment can readily showcase the real-life application of soft skills.

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Double trouble…Launching the Consulting Case Bank and The Consulting Bible 3rd Edition

Management Consulted

300+ firm-specific cases from 25+ firms , allowing you to target firms you’re interviewing with or interested in. 15+ types of cases (market entry, profitability, investment, operations/supply chain, etc.) 200+ cases classified by interview round (1 and 2) so you can tailor your practice progression.

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To Get Consumers to Trust AI, Show Them Its Benefits

Harvard Business

See More Videos > See More Videos > In order to understand how firms have systematically enhanced trust in applied AI, my colleagues Monika Hengstler and Selina Duelli and I conducted nine case studies in the transportation and medical device industries.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

Now known to be THE best sourcing, procurement and operations consulting firm in the world, A.T. 1997 – First Global Prize, an annual business school case study competition for potential recruits, awarded. Operations. Transportation & Travel. KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Firm hires 2,000th employee.

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9 Out of 10 People Are Willing to Earn Less Money to Do More-Meaningful Work

Harvard Business

Often, the people “in the trenches” (retail floor clerks, assembly line workers) have valuable insights into how operations can be improved. increase in annual operating profits. increase in annual operating profits.

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IBM Consulting Interviews: Navigating the IBM GBS Maze

Management Consulted

Recognizing client’s needs for help managing IT operations and resources, IBM Vice President Robert M. During this same year, IBM introduced Business Recovery Services as a formal business offering for customers, enabling them to continue operations in the event of an unplanned outage or disaster. Operations and Supply Chain.

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What Multinationals Need to Do to Succeed in Africa

Harvard Business

One compelling case study is that of SABMiller. By 2016, SABMiller had brewing operations in around forty of Africa’s fifty-four countries. Africa’s Business Revolution: How to Succeed in the World’s Next Big Growth Market. Strategy & Execution BOOK. Acha Leke, Mutsa Chironga, and Georges Desvaux.