Epicflow

JANUARY 31, 2023

The essays are based on Scott Berkun’s work experience as a project manager at Microsoft, which however doesn’t mean that his guidelines will be useful for software development projects only. The “productive laziness” is built on the Pareto principle that states that in many cases, 80% of the consequences come from 20% of the causes.

Management 11

Management Handbook Case Study Case Studies 11

Harvard Business

JANUARY 25, 2017

However, many family-owned businesses are among the most innovative in their industries. On the contrary, our study found that family firms are more efficient in their innovation processes. Because of their long relationship with the firm, family owners typically have a deep knowledge of the industry, the firm, and its stakeholders.

Research 28

Research Company Study Case Interview 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Imagine the changes afoot in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. For example, printing products on demand would significantly reduce the U.S. manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers, according to a leading technology industry analyst. . trillion in inventories held by U.S.

Intellectual Property 28

Intellectual Property Automotive Analysis Pharmaceuticals 28

Harvard Business

JANUARY 9, 2018

The Perils of Industry Concentration. A comprehensive study of recent mergers found that product prices rose post-merger in nearly two-thirds of cases. Second, the agencies should update the Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines to reflect the reality that vertical integration can have anticompetitive effects. Third, U.S.

Guidelines 28

Guidelines Trends Policies Marketing 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 6, 2016

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. These conflicting pressures are especially present when the product provided by the asset is not very differentiating (think, for instance, of commodity steel products or container shipping services).

Operations 28

Operations Examples Insurance Insurance 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

It should contain guidelines for standards of behavior, employee reporting of sexual harassment, and institutional responses to offensive or abusive behavior, discrimination, and retaliation. The negative effects of harassment also affect the well-being and productivity of colleagues and entire organizations.

Healthcare 28

Healthcare How To Policies Report 28

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Productivity in the United States’ health care industry is declining — and has been ever since World War II. Labor is the industry’s single largest operating expense, with six out of every 10 people who work in health care never interacting with patients. Westend61/Getty Images. Faster Hospital Bed Assignments.

Insurance 33

Insurance Insurance Efficiency Guidelines 33

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Nonetheless, even those parts of care that could be freed from the doctor’s office remain tied to it, with schedules optimized for doctors’ productivity rather than what’s best for the patient. Empowering customers with easy-to-use tools transformed the tax reporting and travel industries. Provider workload.

How To 28

How To Insurance Insurance Travel 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 22, 2018

Across the technology industry, subscription sales models are growing in popularity. For example, an enterprise software company recently transitioned from selling custom software as a one-time product to selling monthly SaaS (software as a service) subscriptions. It’s efficient. Such guidelines need flexibility.

Sales 33

Sales Guidelines Efficiency Software 33

Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2018

You’re probably familiar with the “minimum viable product” of Eric Ries’ Lean Start-Up fame; but here I’m talking about the acronymically identical “minimum viable pilot.” ” That is, targeted tests designed to deliver unambiguous insight into business value. .” ” Insight Center.

Banking 30

Banking Engineering Enterprise System 30

Harvard Business

JUNE 12, 2018

After that, each time shoppers with the app enter a beacon-enabled store, they can receive promotional messages or deals on their device about products in the aisles they are browsing. With the right guidelines in place, there’s a much greater potential for geolocation data that remains untapped.

Data 28

Data Media Guidelines Travel 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2016

Chipotle aimed to differentiate itself from other quick-serve restaurants on the basis of using local ingredients and local sourcing of its products. You’re going to have to put your trust in the suppliers to live up to the expectations laid down in the quality control guidelines. Insight Center. Operations in a Connected World.

Case Study 28

Case Study Case Studies Operations Productivity 28

CaseInterview.com

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This game evaluates the candidate’s ability to solve problems efficiently and think critically. I recommend reading the guidelines below twice. You’re provided a history of all pricing changes from all companies in the industry (including your client). Once now and a second time after you’ve played a practice game.

McKinsey 52

McKinsey How To Data Strategy 52

Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2018

We found AI currently creates the most value in helping frontline clinicians be more productive and in making back-end processes more efficient—but not yet in making clinical decisions or improving clinical outcomes. AI also holds promise for helping the health care industry manage costly back-office problems and inefficiencies.

Insurance 28

Insurance Insurance Analysis Efficiency 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

It was a productive 12 months, to say the least. The UN also agreed to slash emissions from the airline industry. President Obama, with his counterparts in Canada and Mexico, agreed to some aggressive regional targets on renewable energy and efficiency. Debates about climate change melted away. Then came 2016. In the U.S.,

Energy 28

Energy Chemicals Banking Financial 28