Data Science and Data Science Fiction

Kevin Gray·29 May 2017·Data & Analytics

...Data Science is what Data Scientists really do, but much of the buzz is about Data Science Fiction. Here are a few tips for young people thinking about a career in Data Science. Read More...

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5 tips to create a skills marketplace

Antony Cousins·24 May 2017·People & Change

...Marketplaces continue to fundamentally change the way we buy products and services in our daily lives. From the disruption of the high-street retailers by online giants such as eBay and Amazon to Uber and Airbnb changing the way we book taxis and hotels, the concept of matching consumers directly to… Read More...

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Primer on DLT’s most famous prodigy – The Bitcoin Blockchain

Deepthi Rajan·24 May 2017·Enabling Technologies

...Blockchain has captured the imagination of intellectuals and polity alike with economists, technologists, governments raving about its potential and how its poised to fundamentally change the world. Read More...

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IoT: That Things Will Do

Joseph Dolphin·7 May 2017·Enabling Technologies

...The IoT is a network of physical devices, vehicles, appliances, homes - equipped with sensors, software, circuitry and connectivity that create, collect and exchange data. A machine-to-machine network comprising of Things, the network (preferably 5G) that connects these Things, and Analytics that makes use of the data that flows between these Things. Read More...

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Why Supplier Audits Fail their Purpose

Bertrand Maltaverne·2 May 2017·Uncategorized

...In a post at the end of last year, I addressed the question of sustainable Procurement being a myth. Although Procurement can have a critical role in ensuring that companies walk the talk with regards to sustainability, the reality of it can be a bit different. As I mentioned in that post, more and more companies care about sustainability. It is because they understood their customers’ expectations and/or because they realized that they have a responsibility in creating a better future for humanity and want to reduce/offset the potential negative impacts of their activities. Read More...

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How a customer centric approach leads to Big Data success

Philip Dwyer·2 May 2017·Customer Engagement

...In the age of the digitally empowered consumer, data is the lifeblood of industry. Fuelled by ubiquitous smartphone/connected device availability and consumer preferences, global markets are being disrupted by the accelerated rise and convergence of Social, Mobile, Analytical/Data, Cloud and Internet of Things technologies (SMACIT). Read More...

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How to win at the digital transformation of Procurement?

Bertrand Maltaverne·23 March 2017·The Case For Digital Transformation

...In this article, I use “Procurement-as-a-Platform” (or PaaP) to describe an operating model for Procurement. It is inspired by eBay, Amazon, Apple and the most recent symbols of the sharing economy like AirBnB and Uber. It will have the benefits, I think, to foster a change… Read More...

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Procurement’s technological insanity — Repeating the same mistakes over and over…

Bertrand Maltaverne·14 March 2017·People & Change

...Here is the third post in a series of four that focuses on the adoption of Procurement technologies.   Read More...

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Digital Transformation – CIO’s Watch Out for these 3…

Chirag Gandhi·13 March 2017·Delivery

...Over the last 5 years Digital Transformation has become THE burning focus area for CIOs. IDC predicts that by the end of 2017 two-thirds of G2000 CEOs will have Digital Transformation at the center of their corporate strategy (IDC, 2015). Read More...

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Your Digital Revolution Opportunity

Rob Llewellyn·2 March 2017·The Case For Digital Transformation

...In recent years, commentary on digital has soared as folk share their opinions on who's doing what well, what's being doing poorly, how innovation, digitisation and transformation can be done better, and the risks and opportunities the digital economy presents. Read More...

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Developing a stellar growth mindset

Richard Chiumento·23 February 2017·People & Change

...We have three years left of the teenies, the name given by some to the period between 2013-19. For some business leaders, it’s probably fair to say that the decade thus far might have felt as awkward and fraught with change as they experienced during their teenage years.  Read More...

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Supply Chain 2.0

Sebastian Haire·8 February 2017·People & Change

...It’s an exciting time. The world is changing, companies are changing, the concept of work itself is changing; The Gig Economy, the uberization of work, the portfolio career. All terms that have come into play in the last 18 months. Read More...

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