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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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Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren’t Ready

Harvard Business

Data science is becoming a reality for change management, and although it may not have arrived yet, it is time for organizations to get ready. The companies best positioned to change in the next decade will be the ones that set themselves up well now, by collecting the right kind of data and investing in their analytics capacity.

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

Harvard Business

And while the number of initiatives that fall under the umbrella of “transformation” is so broad that it can seem meaningless, this breadth is actually one of the defining characteristic that differentiates transformation from ordinary change. Sponsored by Accenture Strategy. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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Why you need a COO or operations manager

Asamby Consulting

The systems and tools that have brought you where you are not necessarily the ones that will carry you further. Example: For a small B2B firm, it might be feasible to manage contacts in a spreadsheet or a contact database of the email program. The need to systemize business operations.

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

Harvard Business

One proposed solution for this is to change the payment model of our health care system from the predominant fee-for-service (FFS) model, which reimburses services regardless of outcome, to a value-based model in which outcomes are reimbursed. Most health systems will need to manage a multitude of reimbursement methodologies.