5 Ways to Boost TRUST in Your Trades Services Business.

Logan Nathan·15 December 2016·Customer Engagement

...With so many Trades Services companies offering more or less the same services, what chance does your local business have to even get noticed, let alone be remembered and contacted for potential work?? The secret to finding long-term success lies in building a trusted relationship with your customers. Read More...

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Econometrics

Nigel Tebbutt·14 December 2016·Data & Analytics

...Econometrics is the application of statistical and mathematical methods to competing economic theories. This takes economic models and time-series data sets through statistical trials in order to test, verify and validate hypotheses which contribute towards forecasting future economic trends and predicting economic risk and fiscal shock events. Econometric Data Science methods, widely employed in finance, market risk and fiscal policy analysis, are now being developed based on Bayesian, clustering and wave-form analytics techniques. Read More...

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Making Digital Capability a Priority

Richard Chiumento·6 December 2016·The Case For Digital Transformation

...Almost half of business leaders in the UK believe technology will cause some disruption in their industry in the next two years, a study from Microsoft suggests. In "Digital Transformation: The Age of Innocence, Inertia or Innovation?" the software giant reports that the majority have not adequately embraced the need for change.  It states: "There is a sense that many organisations are tinkering around the edges of their business model" and cites slow decision-making, risk aversion, legacy investments and poor IT agility as "key blockers". Read More...

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Leading in a VUCA and digital age

Richard Chiumento·6 December 2016·The Case For Digital Transformation

...An approaching year end is always a time for reflection and the past 12 months has given those at the helm of UK businesses a great deal to think about. If leaders have learned one thing from the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) operating environment of the past 10… Read More...

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Beacons – the future of Consumer engagement

Sandeep Raut·6 December 2016·Enabling Technologies

...Imagine a customer is looking at a smart LED TV in the electronic shop's window, and he/she gets a text with 10% off on that same TV, immediately purchases it and then pays automatically using their online  account. Read More...

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If you see Schumpeter, fire him. Now!

Vivek Vishnu·6 December 2016·Strategy & Innovation

...I am aware that some unquestioning followers of Joseph Schumpeter will find this note irksome. However, please hold your horses, as it is important to see the negative impact of Schumpeter's famous theory on innovation & the-hero-entrepreneur.  At least, intellectual honesty demands that we see how the rediscovered hero in Schumpeter fairs in this age of Digital Everything. Read More...

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Digital Disruptors at the Gate!

Vivek Vishnu·6 December 2016·The Case For Digital Transformation

...The din of digital technologies hitting the market is now everyday news. The pitch is reaching a crescendo with nearly all discussions in the IT industry circles ending with more than a note or two on digital disruption and its impact. Read More...

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Driving Innovation in Every Part of the Business

Richard Chiumento·6 December 2016·People & Change

...The number of employees at motor company Ford submitting inventions has reached record levels. During August, more than 4,500 employees submitted invention disclosures with nearly 1,700 of them first-time innovators. They included an idea to turn cars into a source of water and a transportable device to move people and objects short distances where cars aren't accessible. Read More...

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Is your (big) data garbage?

Gianluca Carrera·6 December 2016·Enabling Technologies

...The quality of data is of paramount importance in the big data world. Its importance is recognized in the 'small data' world, but too often the assumption that the quantity of data will make up for reduced quality is made in the big data space. Which is a big risk, as the quality of data often determines success or failure. Read More...

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The Secret Ingredient To a Successful Analytics Career Transition

Piyanka Jain·1 December 2016·People & Change

...Life's changes are rarely without anxiety. The first day at the college of your dreams is a mix of excitement and apprehension. Deciding to marry the love of your life is joyous and nerve-wracking, all at once. And despite months of thoughtful consideration carefully weighing the pros and cons, when you finally decide to change careers, your heart won't stop pounding with both anticipation and fear. Read More...

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What Is the Future of Data Warehousing?

Ronald van Loon·1 December 2016·Enabling Technologies

...There is no denying it - we live in The Age of the Customer. Consumers all over the world are now digitally empowered, and they have the means to decide which businesses will succeed and grow, and which ones will fail. As a result, most savvy businesses now understand that they must be customer-obsessed to succeed. They must have up-to-the-second data and analytical information so that they can give their customers what they want and provide the very best customer satisfaction possible. Read More...

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Things you may not have known about BPMN

Graham Smith·1 December 2016·People & Change

...Just recently I launched my new and updated course "Introduction to Business Process Management". Overall the course launch was successful with a few teething problems but one thing was certain, there was very little knowledge about BPMN. The course was launched in Central Asia as that is where I am living, but the assembled students on the course had the job title of Business Analysts and Business Improvement Analysts. Read More...

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