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Big Data: An Opportunity for Data Scientists & Data Analysts

Tom Spencer

Many of the world’s thought leaders believe that data will unlock a huge transformation in the way that businesses operate and thrive in the 21st Century. Data is information organized in a form that can be efficiently used by people or computers to make decisions. Data Proliferation. Required Skills. Job Market Prospects.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

However, today BearingPoint is emerging as a player in the operations and technology scene, especially in Europe, and has re-established an impressive growth trajectory. In May 2004, BearingPoint reported a valuation decline of 61%. Information Technology. Supply Chain & Operations. Human Resources.

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Data Breaches Aren’t Just an IT Issue - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM VERIZON

Harvard Business

And you probably won’t even know you’ve been affected until it’s too late to prevent significant damage to your company’s finances, operations, and reputation. Physical theft and loss : Laptops, USB drives, printed papers, and other information assets that are stolen or disappear.

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Some Companies Are Banning Email and Getting More Done

Harvard Business

In fact, that exact conclusion is one that Thierry Breton, CEO of the France-based information technology services firm Atos Origin, arrived at several years ago. He’s a middle-aged former minister of finance for France and a former professor at Harvard Business School. Atos’s operating margin increased from 6.5

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Deflation Will Return: Europe First, Then US; Global Supply Arbitrage

MishTalk

Today''s information technology allows a multinational company to position research, marketing, finance and managerial jobs to anywhere. Bloomberg reports China Trust Products Gone Awry Evoke Soros Crisis Echoes China’s $4.8 Bloomberg reports China Trust Products Gone Awry Evoke Soros Crisis Echoes China’s $4.8

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Data Quality Should Be Everyone’s Job

Harvard Business

So she reached out to Stephanie Fetchen, head of operations, who plotted monthly errors on a control chart. Data managers and scientists of all sorts (not just data scientists) are obvious candidates, as are people who work in finance, planning, logistics, customer service, and the back office of most companies.

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How Digital Leaders Get the Right Work Done - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM WORKFRONT

Harvard Business

People continue to report that work is complex, and they really don’t know what they’re supposed to do, and they don’t know what their peers are doing. Five years ago, when we started asking questions around the challenges of work, people reported that it was a nuisance, you know. Angelia Herrin, HBR.

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