Wednesday, March 10th 2021
This week in
Consulting
Is AI really made for your business?
This week’s must read
Today many companies are struggling with legacy tech & embedded cultures resistant to emerging technologies and practices. And culture remains their biggest barrier. What are the main directions that data-driven companies should follow to become competitive?
This Week’s Must Read is an insight piece from Randy Bean, NewVantage Partners for HBR, about becoming a Data-Driven company.
Thought Leadership
It is hard to predict what 2021 will be like, but data and analytics trends will become even more entrenched in company operations, allowing them to navigate their way through the COVID-19 crisis and other market changes.
With big companies, including the GAFAs, heavily investing in greater AI development, its emergence seems unstoppable. The technology now has an incredible amount of use cases that involve improving business processes, gathering insights, engaging customers, and building interactions with employees.
A new machine learning approach to COVID-19 testing, named Eva, has helped contain the number of cases and deaths in Greece. This work paves the way for leveraging AI and real-time data for public health goals.
AI is reaching an ever-growing audience, including employees, customers, and partners. But the technology is not always delivering on its promises. What are the limitations of AI? How to embed the technology successfully in your business?
This week’s Consulting News
| Mark Hachman@PCWorld
| @ScienceDaily
| @PR newswire
| @Consultancy.uk
This week’s media
Each year, Jennifer Hood likes to talk about data analyst skills to learn for the next year. Here are her top data analyst skills to learn in 2021.
Consulting sourcing tips
How to negotiate framework agreements for consulting to your advantage?
How to negotiate framework agreements for consulting to your advantage?
Make-or-buy for consulting services 101
Make-or-buy for consulting services 101
How to Hone to Perfection Your Consultant Selection with Our Top 5 List of Attributes
You are moving forward with the project and close to making a final selection of your Consulting provider. Based on the proposal assessment described in one of our previous articles, you should now have a good sense of what the Consultant can do for you, on paper.
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Hélène Laffitte is the CEO of Consulting Quest, a Global Performance-Driven Consulting Platform and author of “Smart Consulting Sourcing”, a step by step guide to getting the best ROI from your consulting. With a blend of experience in Procurement and Consulting, Hélène is passionate about helping Companies create more value through Consulting.
