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Hidden Heroes: Business Operations in Companies of All Sizes

Tom Spencer

Process Improvement One of the key functions of business operations teams in big companies is to analyze existing business processes and identify areas for improvement. They can also monitor vendor compliance and manage any associated risks.

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Why you need a COO or operations manager

Asamby Consulting

Process improvement is necessary to bring the company back to what made growth possible in the first place: Good products and services. Management and role in the organization The COO manages business functions or divisions. Business school know how about strategic management is not the first thing you're looking out for.

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How People Analytics Can Help You Change Process, Culture, and Strategy

Harvard Business

In core functional or process transformation initiatives — which are often driven by digitization — we’ve seen examples of people analytics being used to measure activities and find embedded expertise.

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Value-Based Care Alone Won’t Reduce Health Spending and Improve Patient Outcomes

Harvard Business

We suffered a financial loss because there was a significant reduction of utilization of hospital services that otherwise would have been reimbursed (the grant mitigated some of that loss.) This approach is helping us improve outcomes and reduce cost, which creates a foundation for success regardless of the reimbursement model.