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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

The Boston Consulting Group. Fun fact: the project’s installation of energy-efficient lighting was one of New York City’s largest lighting retrofits ever. We’ve heard that the atmosphere at EY is far better than Deloitte – more collegial and focused on personal development, although skills training is not usually as strong.

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Success with the Internet of Things Requires More Than Chasing the Cool Factor

Harvard Business

Equally important, however, is the need for technology experts who possess both the business and the people skills to collaborate across groups inside and outside the enterprise’s four walls. IoT solutions tend to span information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and core business functions.

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How the Water Industry Learned to Embrace Data

Harvard Business

Organizations are also using these tools to improve maintenance, infrastructure planning, water conservation, and customer service (including repair efficiencies and pricing). This is why it’s imperative to change roles, break down silos, and adopt new decision support systems when implementing new technologies. As one U.S.

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Oliver Wyman interview preparation: the inside story

Management Consulted

Oliver Wyman came on the scene in New York in 1984 when a group of entrepreneurs got together to form a 6-person start up. In 2007, Mercer Oliver Wyman joined with Mercer Management Consulting and Mercer Delta to become Oliver Wyman groups (also includes Lippincott and NERA Economic Consulting). Corporate and Institutional Banking.

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Fighting Chronic Disease Starts with Better Pediatric Care

Harvard Business

To be successful and cost-effective in holistically addressing children’s total wellness will require a large team of non-medical personnel with diverse training and skills to work with children and their parents. Health information and other technology. Technologies hold promise for remote monitoring and intervention.

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business

The H-1B Visa Process The H-1B visa was established, as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, to let companies recruit trained foreign workers (with at least a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent) to work in “specialty occupations” for which there are few qualified local candidates.

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11 Things the Health Care Sector Must Do to Improve Cybersecurity

Harvard Business

Require training for personnel. Health care systems should regularly remind people of the importance of information security best practices through required training, strategic reminders, and other means. Similar groups, such as the NH-ISAC , can serve as starting points for expanding similar types of discussions and planning.