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"Process Mining"? Sounds Like a Waste of Time.

Markovitz Consulting

The authors state that companies adopting business process reengineering are so focused on the future state that they ignore a thorough analysis of the current state. Conversely, companies that adopt an incremental improvement approach tend to spend too much time on analyzing the “as-is.” I hardly know what to say about this argument.

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Deep Dive into Hypothesis-based Problem Solving

Tom Spencer

Drivers are things that impact the problem you are trying to solve and can be formulated in four different ways: Engaging in a group exercise (e.g., a business analysis model such as Porter’s 5 forces / 4 Ps / value chain analysis ) Brainstorming (i.e., mind mapping) Adopting different lenses to look at the problem (e.g.,

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B2B sales will never be the same

1 to 1

Keywords and trends, customer sentiment, and process analysis can help improve sales engagements and improve future interactions on the phone or through digital channels. There is also great potential for user-generated videos among sales teams and other internal groups.

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Before Automating Your Company?s Processes, Find Ways to Improve Them

Harvard Business

As a result, they may achieve modest savings, but in many cases they will miss out on opportunities to dramatically improve process outcomes, quality, costs, and cycle times. Why RPA Needs Process Analysis. We see several reasons why process mapping, analysis, and redesign work are essential to an effective RPA implementation.

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