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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

Agile has indisputably transformed software development, and many experts believe it is now poised to expand far beyond IT. ” In 1993, another of us (Sutherland) faced what seemed like an impossible task: Easel Corporation, a software company, needed to develop a new product to replace its legacy offerings in less than six months.

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Who Killed the GE Model?

Harvard Business

Silicon Valley and the rise of information technology. Even if GE advertising once signaled a transition to software , it has played catch up in all the new software- and network-based industries.

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Breaking Down Data Silos

Harvard Business

The biggest obstacle to using advanced data analysis isn’t skill base or technology; it’s plain old access to the data. Every CIO I meet tells me that they are excited at the potential of analytics for their business. Software applications are written at one point in time, for a particular group in the company.

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A Tool for Balancing Your Company’s Digital Investments

Harvard Business

This situation exists because, believe it or not, a lot of organizations lack any mechanisms to help them actively manage the evaluation, selection, monitoring, and adjustment of digital investments to achieve clearly defined business results while meeting clear risk and return expectations. Implementation criteria.

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5 Steps to becoming a Successful IT Consultant

QEmploy

As a result they will meet their business objectives and overcome problems. In a nutshell, an IT consultant focuses on advising organizations on the best ways to use information technology (IT) to achieve their business goals. Basically, the client’s success becomes your success, by guiding them towards meeting their objective.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As an outgrowth of a multi-district pharmaceutical case, the firm formed its technology practice, specializing in e-discovery solutions and software. Litigation technology. E-discovery software provider. E-discovery Software & Services. Information Technology. Intellectual property. Industries.

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How the U.S. Army Personalized Its Mental Health Care

Harvard Business

BHDP requires the use of an additional information system because the electronic health record (EHR) system used by the U.S. The provider cannot change the patient-reported data but can now incorporate that self-reported information when meeting face to face with the patient, to improve treatment planning and progress tracking.

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