Harvard Business

OCTOBER 23, 2017

There is a new generation of real-time employee opinion tools that are starting to replace old-fashioned employee opinion surveys — tools that tell you far more than just what employees think every year. Developing these sorts of metrics will not be quick or easy. Capture Reference Data About Current Change Projects.

Change Management 28

Change Management Data Company Management 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 17, 2017

But even when the technology is ready to use and has been shown to meet customer demands, there’s still a great deal of skepticism among consumers. For efficient collaboration between humans and machines, the appropriate level of automation must be carefully defined.

Case Interview 31

Case Interview Transportation Healthcare System 31

Johanna Rothman

MARCH 4, 2020

Software product development is about learning , first. Company A managers don't believe in flow efficiency. And, the managers expect people to deliver “their” stuff, meeting those objectives. Yes, that's exactly when the developer needs the review more.). No one could meet their objectives with these delays.

Agile 98

Agile Efficiency Software Fashion 98

MishTalk

JULY 18, 2014

Maximum debt thresholds in rich, developed countries are much higher than they are in poor, developing countries. Even though analysts often do this, comparing China’s debt ratio with that of a developed country like, for example, Japan, tells us nothing about China’s relative ability to manage its debt burden.

Banking 70

Banking Financial Report System 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

To develop a BDN, you work backwards, or right to left, from the agreed investment objectives and the expected benefits, and map the required changes to structures, processes, work practices, and how staff would need to work through to the new technology necessary to enable and sustain those changes. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Tools 28

Tools Construction System Retail 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2016

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. Taiwan, and South Korea, respectively — agreed to fund a novel technology development program at ASML, a leading equipment manufacturer based in the Netherlands.

Operations 28

Operations Examples Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 3, 2018

It failed to meet its revenue and subscriber growth targets. The fact, however, as we have heard from CFOs time and time again, unless companies are forced to follow a blueprint or unless their competitors also start doing so, CFOs would be reluctant to enhance disclosures or present them in a more granular fashion.

Financial 28

Financial Report Company Metrics 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Most businesses focus on serving customers, owning resources, being efficient and growing — but the Centennials don’t. Currently, our alumni include the Head of Design at every car manufacturer in the world, apart from BMW, 8 of Apple’s 18 product designers and at least one designer in every Paris fashion house.”

Study 36

Study Recruiting Recruitment Engineering 36

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

companies manage their supply chains with diligence to ensure suppliers meet their standards for quality and affordability, but the vast majority don’t behave in this fashion when purchasing health care services. Procurement of goods and services is at the heart of good business practice. It is a costly mistake.

Operations 28

Operations Tools Groups Report 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 25, 2017

In recent years, the fashionable suggestion has been that companies sell experiences and solutions, solving the needs and aspirations of customers. Selling experiences provides intangible benefits that are hard to quantify and measure, often focusing on meeting the needs of one single customer, preventing any mass production.

Productivity 28

Productivity Tourism Sales Fashion 28

Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

How about by meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? But a recent report concludes that meeting the goals in just four out of 60 sectors (food and agriculture, cities, energy and materials, and health and wellbeing) could indeed open up market opportunities worth up to $12 trillion a year in less than 15 years.

Chemicals 36

Chemicals Energy Case Interview Resources 36

MishTalk

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Scientists in Sweden have developed a hemp-bleaching process that uses only natural enzymes and some pounding of the pulp. Many developing countries grow cotton as a cash crop, trying desperately to pay off foreign debt. How much hemp is necessary to meet current US energy needs?

Pharmaceuticals 77

Pharmaceuticals Industry Operations Chemicals 77

Confessions of a Consultant

OCTOBER 1, 2017

To survive, they require significant support including rewards that reinforce teamwork, an effective meeting/communications structure and a supportive culture. This ordered hierarchy was an efficient way to denote ‘who did what’. There is no finish line”. The best organizations’ release oil gushers of creativity and high performance.

Energy 40

Energy System Advertising Management 40

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

President Obama, with his counterparts in Canada and Mexico, agreed to some aggressive regional targets on renewable energy and efficiency. At the state level, New Jersey passed a big new gas tax , and Oregon , Illinois , and California developed robust energy and climate policies. All of this will affect companies of all stripes.

Energy 28

Energy Chemicals Banking Financial 28