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The Dirty Little Secret About Digitally Transforming Operations

Harvard Business

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.

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3x Growth

Kai Davis

Are you hiring — contractors, ideally — because it feels nice or because there’s a business process you’re delegating to them that either removes you from operations or frees you up to generate more value? Muscle Growth. One thing I loved about LeanGains was that it took a lot of the decision paralysis out of lifting, training, and eating.

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The 3 Pillars of an Effective Data Management Strategy: Monitoring, Tracking, and Reporting

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

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. Recent research has shown that data-driven scenario planning is essential for businesses to bounce forward from the impact of Covid-19.

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Transforming Customer Experiences: Driving Performance and Profitability in the Service Sector - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

For instance, one case, developed by Buell, focuses on the way IDEO uses human-centered design thinking as a 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 their customers.

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Fostering Employee Innovation at a 150-Year-Old Company

Harvard Business

We then offered people the opportunity to learn new innovation methodologies and apply them to real business challenges. One popular activity is the fast session – a short, structured workshop to address a specific problem. Innovation actually happens in teams, in cross-functional workshops, and through the involvement of many.

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Driving Performance and Profitability in the Service Sector - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM HBS EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

Harvard Business

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.

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Data Can Do for Change Management What It Did for Marketing

Harvard Business

When a change practitioner talks about data, typically that is qualitative information, generated by a root cause analysis workshop or similar. The issue is that they operate as artisans, not scientists. To date, change management has not been based on a data-driven model.