Harvard Business

APRIL 18, 2016

AlphaGo’s success is emblematic of a broader trend: An explosion of data and advances in algorithms have made technology smarter than ever before. It’s not implausible to imagine that one day a “strategist in a box” could autonomously develop and execute a business strategy.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Engineering 28

Management Consulted

JANUARY 18, 2015

The firm was temporarily acquired by Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in 1995 but was bought back by partners in 2006, just in time for the company’s 80th anniversary. Kearney becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of EDS in September, nearly doubling in size and vastly expanding its industry expertise and information technology capabilities.

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Interviews Culture Case Interview McKinsey 100

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Machine learning algorithms digest all of this eclectic and unstructured information. An interface communicates the algorithms’ results along with more-nuanced data, such as the personal notes, to the company’s fashion stylists, who then select five items from a variety of brands to send to the customer.

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Harvard Business

JULY 19, 2016

At the high end of artificial intelligence are systems like cognitive computing that are allowing driverless cars and other machines to develop the capacity to learn from their experiences in the world — by incorporating nuances, remembering outcomes, and adapting to mistakes. (A First, let’s get our bearings. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2016

More complex types of cognitive technology — neural or deep learning networks, natural language processing, and algorithms — can seem like black boxes even to the data scientists who create them. Chatbots are a medium-level cognitive technology that use natural language conversation to interact with apps.

Software 28

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Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

As consulting firms go, FTI Consulting is a newcomer – but at just over 30 years old, the firm has made impressive strides to become one of the most respected name in legal analysis and data-driven research to support major initiatives for law firms, banks and the majority of the Fortune 500. Financial & Enterprise Data Analytics.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

MARCH 9, 2018

GE also went to work on transforming internal processes like sales and supplier relationships. These companies spent millions to develop digital products, infrastructures, and brand accompaniments, and got tremendous media and investor attention, only to encounter significant performance challenges, and often shareholder dissent.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For example, some may provide a source of competitive differentiation like the investment that German manufacturer Bosch is making in its internet of things (IoT) data platform. A retailer’s point of sale (POS) system falls into that category. Development approaches. Selecting project managers.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Massive data storage capacity, super-fast data transmission and mobility devices—along with slick application program interfaces—have left companies scrambling to adapt. To that end, managers should develop a list of 10 to 15 processes that bots can quickly improve.

Automotive 28

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

IBM was founded in 1911 and has a rich history of ingenuity, deep convictions, premier research and development, and trend setting. Eastman Kodak Company and IBM completed an agreement hiring IBM to design, build and manage a new state-of-the-art data center for Kodak in Rochester, NY under the brand name Integrated Systems Solutions (ISSC).

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IBM GBS Interviews Consulting Case Interview 203

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

That makes it imperative to start thinking about how management will be changed by the most impactful information technology of our time: cloud computing. Key to the new system are rapid data collection and analysis, followed by over the air changes to product software. How organizations are changing.

Change Management 44

Change Management Management Software Productivity 44

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Even outside of the tech sector, the employment of more software developers is associated with a greater increase in industry concentration, and this relationship appears to be causal. ” For example, productivity has grown dramatically in the retail sector since 1990; inflation-adjusted sales per employee have grown by roughly 50%.

Software 28

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Harvard Business

MAY 3, 2018

The Information Technology Industry Council has identified at least 22 laws in 13 European countries that regulate the localization of data. Will Other Nations Develop Local Champions and Innovation Hubs? Many have tried but few have succeeded in developing substantial innovation hubs. Now, the U.S.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2017

For example, directors of auto manufacturers and auto parts suppliers will need to understand how shared and autonomous mobility will accelerate electrification of the transportation sector, affecting car sales.

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