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The Gear That Makes Consulting So Much Easier!

Tom Spencer

Improvements in Work Efficiency and Effectiveness. Wireless Mouse. It doesn’t have to be Away branded (I personally use a travel suitcase from a startup) but investing in a higher tech functional product is smart. Much of consulting involves manipulating PowerPoints and switching between different tabs on the screen.

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When is “Agile Scaling” the Answer?

Johanna Rothman

We implemented wireless, broadcast, the equivalent of webinars, all kinds of stuff. I didn't have the words for the ideas of Cost of Delay , nor of flow efficiency. Or, often, the product results the management wants. My First Scaling Experience. Back in 1977. We were only 10-12 person-years behind. We would be faster.”

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3 Kinds of Jobs That Will Thrive as Automation Advances

Harvard Business

Many of us are also becoming more demanding — we are less and less willing to settle for standardized, mass market products when it is far easier to seek out the niche products that are tailored to our specific needs and context. So, what’s the result?

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6 Digital Trends Are Poised to Transform How We Work - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DXC TECHNOLOGY

Harvard Business

Workers will always look for tools, processes, and approaches to improve efficiency and productivity. Security and identity management typically aren’t thought to improve user experience or productivity, but a lack of security can bring productivity to a halt, especially in today’s connected workplace.

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Hospitals Are Dramatically Overpaying for Their Technology

Harvard Business

Because similar gaps exist between dozens of other hospital technologies, and clinicians are asked to perform hundreds of steps each day to deliver evidence-based care, unnecessary errors occur, and providers’ productivity has fallen , even while spending on technology has ballooned. Part of the solution must involve hospitals.

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How to Know Which Digital Trends Are Worth Chasing

Harvard Business

In the online realm, Amazon’s experiment with its Echo wireless speaker technology – also known as Alexa – has the potential to turn the cumbersome online checkout process on its head. Furthermore, labor can now be more efficiently allocated to other value-added activities throughout the store. The result?

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Digitalization of Aerospace Engineering: Main Difficulties and Ways to Overcome Them

Epicflow

In today’s changing and uncertain world, aerospace engineering companies are seeking the ways to design and develop new products faster and with less cost. As a result, it increases productivity, minimizes risks, improves product quality, and reduces production time. . Combined with other Industry 4.0 Digital thread.