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
Consultancy Procurement 101: A Beginner’s Guide
This beginner’s guide will help you understand everything you need to know about consultancy procurement. It will give you an overview of the key steps involved in the procurement process and will help you get started on your sourcing journey.
12 Essential elements to include in your consulting agreement
When you launch a project, you can always hope that the consultant will understand your needs. Or you can write down the reasons why you start a project and what results you expect. Writing an RFP is not easy
Management Consultants Salary – Best of 2022
The average management consultants salary is $85,000 per year. However, salaries can vary widely depending on experience, location, and industry. However, the job can be demanding, with long hours and frequent travel.
Previous Weeks’ issues
A Glimpse of Our Quantum Future | This Week in Consulting
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Redesigning Organizations – Tools, Strategies, and More! | This Week in Consulting
In this issue of This Week in Consulting, we explore the fundamentals of organization design, how to make a matrix work, how OKRs are gaining traction, how spans and layers can be used in a practical context, and more.
A look into the future of Transportation & Logistics Sector | This Week in Consulting
In this issue of This Week in Consulting, we explore where the future could lead the transportation and logistics industry. Do share your views with us.
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.
