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Your Team Doesn’t Need a Data Scientist for Simple Analytics

Harvard Business

The mission of enabling data analytics in today’s enterprise is hobbled by the lack of the requisite skills in the marketplace, including: advanced statistics/mathematics, new analytics methodologies, advanced systems analysis, business fundamentals, regulatory and legal understanding, and general IT technical and data architecture skills.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms In New York

Management Consulted

All of the 500+ BCGers in New York will be moving to the spacious office location; a birdie told us that the consultants at the New York office helped design the office space for the new location because their current Managing Partner said “People should be the author of their own space” – classic BCG creativity at work. .

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Lead to the future: leadership imperatives for success

Brimstone Consulting

In an environment that forces agility, such as the one we are in, organizational agility not only enables better management of crisis and uncertainty, but it also enables the organization to become more agile. We’ve built this into the regular cadence of our management process of the company. Create Alignment.

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3 Things Are Holding Back Your Analytics, and Technology Isn’t One of Them

Harvard Business

That’s what happened at a financial services firm where management was mulling a change to its commission structure. Methodology. The dichotomy continues when it comes to methodology. A large fashion retailer ran into this issue. As it turned out, a simple logistic regression was almost as effective.

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What 45 Years of Data Tells Us About Globalization’s Influence on the Shadow Economy

Harvard Business

This is hardly a benign phenomenon; the shadow economy is a vital concern for broader issues of economic development , as it raises questions related to a state’s capacity to govern and manage its economy.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business

We see an interesting pattern across the professionally managed companies, those whose CEOs were hired by the board. As any manager knows, a generic-sounding list of values won’t move the culture needle unless leadership brings it to life. We always urge you to read the methodology carefully.

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A Better Way for Employers to Procure Health Care

Harvard Business

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. These are good places to begin applying supply chain methodology. It is a costly mistake.