Tom Spencer

APRIL 6, 2019

“Data scientists, fast computers, and advanced software are replacing traditional decision-making processes and disrupting tried-and trusted traditional consulting methodologies, with Big Data being one of the main forces of disruption” ( Tras, 2015 ). This can significantly cut time in the market and improve quality. Image: Pexels.

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Data Consulting Agile Engineering 106

Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Some people also call consulting a ‘talk-job’ – you go to the clients, you talk about what the ideal world scenario would be for a particular project, product or market, and your billable hours are sorted. Sales, Marketing, Production) and secondary functions (e.g. There are three main types of business consultants.

Consulting 135

Consulting Operations Financial Real Estate 135

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Compensation and benefits are on par to the market, but not adjusted for NYC living (so for take-home pay you might be better off in Atlanta or Dallas as a young McKinseyite, unless the magnetic draw to the Big Apple is just too much). With HQ in New York, firm practices are based on the EVA methodology.

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Consulting Deloitte Bain McKinsey 157

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

Some trace agile methodologies all the way back to Francis Bacon’s articulation of the scientific method in 1620. Shewhart taught this iterative and incremental-development methodology to his mentee, W. Meanwhile, agile methodologies continued to evolve. Ironically, that’s where it began — outside of IT.

Agile 28

Agile Methodologies Software Development 28

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For strategic investments, time to market is critical as the window of opportunity is likely to be narrow: Once you go live with a customer-facing application, it is only a matter of time before competitors try to imitate what you have done. Selecting project managers.

Tools 28

Tools Operations System Software 28