Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. A major train operator, for example, designed an advanced analytics solution in order to better understand the failure behavior of a major battery pack in one of its train models. They should have a plan for helping people use the new technologies and the related new methodologies more effectively.

Operations 28

Operations Data Engineering Software 28

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

MARCH 6, 2023

SME Strategy is a strategy consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations align their teams and operations around a shared vision, mission, values, goals, and action plans. For example, let's say your organization's goal is to increase revenue.

Report 98

Report Data Strategy Strategy 98

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Transforming Customer Experiences draws upon the latest research and insights to equip senior managers with a new toolkit for leading and managing a professional services firm or a customer service or sales team. The company hired IDEO to help them determine how to better align their operating model with the needs of their customers.

Education 30

Education Methodologies Case Study Case Studies 30

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 7, 2017

For instance, one case, developed by Buell, focuses on the way IDEO uses human-centered design thinking as systematic methodology to help create new products and services. The company hired IDEO to help them determine how to better align their operating model with the needs of its customers.

Education 28

Education Methodologies Case Study Case Studies 28

Harvard Business

JULY 31, 2017

Take the MIT Media Lab’s experiment to see whether it could estimate retail sales performance on “Black Friday,” the day following the US Thanksgiving holiday. Combining this with data on average spend per shopper enabled them to estimate a retailer’s sales , even before the company had recorded it themselves.

Change Management 28

Change Management Data Marketing Management 28

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

It can serve as the basis of a design visioning workshop with a larger group about how and where people work and how they would envision working in new ways in the future. The New York headquarters housed over a third of its workforce, including developers, the sales team, operations, and leadership.

Exercises 38

Exercises Meeting Real Estate Survey 38