N2Growth Blog

JUNE 13, 2016

As a strategy consultant, I have had the opportunity to review a lot of strategic plans over the years. It’s been truly amazing to discover just how many major organizations develop strategic plans that contain little more than a whole lot of budget estimates and revenue projections. Strategic Planning 2.0

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Project management professionals drive, guide, and execute company-identified value-added goals by applying processes and methodologies to plan, initiate, execute, monitor, and close all activities related to a given business project in alignment with the organization’s overall strategic objectives. Budget for surprises.

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2024

These external factors can have a dramatic impact on business operations and strategic planning. We are giving our budget and proposed projects more scrutiny to invest in areas that have clear attribution toward generated increased revenue, more efficiencies, lower costs, and improved workplace experiences,” Srivastava says.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

One of our favorite examples of this was when Karin worked with thirty BPOs (outsource contact centers) in her role leading the Strategic Partnership Channel at Verizon. These companies were all running on tight margins and focused on building high-engagement cultures. But they just didn’t have the same budget.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Are your strategic planning practices flat and uninspired? Have you reduced your planning process to a once per year, budgeting exercise? Do your senior people feel disengaged and removed from your strategic planning? Does the rank and file even understand what’s in your strategic plan?

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CO2 Business Leadership

AUGUST 14, 2017

According to Robert Kaplan, creator of the Balanced Scorecard, the main cause of strategic planning failure is poor execution. And Kotter International determined that, on average, 70% of new, large-scale strategic initiatives fall short of their goal, as did a similar McKinsey & Company 2009 study.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

Most organizations, and even most strategy consultants, are using strategic planning frameworks built for business models that were designed during the industrial age. Would you invest in a company that only delivered on half of its promises? These methods are antiquated in both efficiency and effectiveness.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Popular ways of ensuring IT efforts align with business goals range from co-developing strategic plans with executives on the business side of the company to actively collaborating with business users on projects aimed to derive more value from their efforts. Business awareness is a vital aspect of IT leadership today.

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James Shore

JANUARY 10, 2025

Our company is fully remote, so he invited me to come to his house next time I was in his city so we could discuss it face-to-face. But our company is relatively small. the FAANG companies. for most companies. Just like real Agile and real Scrum is too extreme for most companies. Lets dig in.

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CIO

MARCH 15, 2023

Picture this: A newly hired CIO of a large Fortune 500 company meets with all the C-level executives of the firm in the CEO’s office. Then each department must take this one-year plan and decide what resources are needed to accomplish their objectives — a process that should include conversations with IT to help determine what is needed.

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CIO

MARCH 14, 2024

“An MBA exposes IT leaders to critical business competencies by widening their perspective, developing leadership skills, and establishing management skills,” says Pranu Bhargava, executive vice president of technology at AllCampus, a company that partners with universities to offer online degree and certificate programs.

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Datavail

MARCH 9, 2021

telecommunications company with 10,000 employees across multiple countries, offering a variety of communications and network infrastructure services. Oracle upgrades are complex, involved projects that need to be planned and budgeted for well in advance. Telecom Company Completes Oracle EPM 11.2 So what should you do?

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CIO

JULY 25, 2024

The certification covers high-level topics such as organizational structure, budgeting, managing risk, monitoring and assigning deliverables, communicating with remote teams and executives, and managing complex large-scope projects. Prices will vary depending on the company or training provider you choose.

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CIO

JULY 8, 2022

But by assigning these responsibilities to different resources, some organizations can drive focus, sharpen capacity calculations, and simplify strategic planning, especially amid a product-led operating model , which can make such a division more attractive for several reasons.

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General Leadership

APRIL 16, 2014

He then started a construction company that eventually became one of St. In a fascinating study of 60 top management teams who were engaged in an annual strategic planning, problem solving, and budget setting summit, researchers set out to determine what it was that made some teams perform better than others.

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CIO

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Nearly three-quarters of midsize and large companies report having a PMO, according to the 2022 State of the Project Management Office report from PM Solutions, a project management services firm. Roles and responsibilities of a PMO The PMO has a multitude of responsibilities, according to project management experts and the PMI.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Defense investing in generative AI To do so, countries around the world are increasing defense budgets to assess and leverage generative AI. Microsoft recently developed Synthia, a model that creates synthetic data, which could help defense companies develop military solutions. billion by 2032.

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CIO

AUGUST 20, 2024

From there, the phrase went viral among practitioners, media, researchers, and executives as it described strategic plans for competitiveness and growth. Instead, a vast majority of companies were investing in digitization. On one side, my research emphasized how customer and employee behaviors and expectations were changing.

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CIO

APRIL 18, 2023

A fractional CIO’s responsibilities typically include IT team management, budget development and supervision, specifying technology investments, and providing guidance on IT systems and governance, he says. On the other hand, “this can be an effective service for very small companies who can’t afford an independent advisor,” he notes.

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CIO

APRIL 24, 2024

The first use of generative AI in companies tends to be for productivity improvements and cost cutting. CIOs are well positioned to cut costs since they’re usually well acquainted with a company’s digital processes, having helped set them up in the first place. But there are only so many costs that can be cut.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 2, 2024

Unlike for-profit companies, nonprofits often work with smaller budgets, making attracting top-tier candidates with competitive compensation packages very challenging. This includes crafting and executing strategic plans, managing budgets effectively, and building strong relationships with key stakeholders.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Many of the leading companies around the world use them, including Apple, GE, Disney, British Airways, Boeing, Mercedes, and the list goes on. In their annual survey on the management and planning tools used by thousands of companies around the world, Bain and Company show a consistent and deserved popularity of scenario planning.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

The term Budgeting gets tossed around in many ways. Budgets get blamed for gridlock. Budgets get politicized. Any company or organization is like a tree. None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). by Hank Moore.

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Gorilla Logic

JULY 31, 2023

Many decades ago, manufacturing companies transformed when the Industrial Revolution led them to become more efficient, capable, and precise–while reducing costs. Now that we understand what Resource Management is, let’s look at a few of the benefits a Resource Management team can add to a company. What is resource management?

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CIO

MAY 17, 2024

Project managers are the front-line officers of the modern white-collar workforce who plan and organize projects, and then shepherd them to completion, making sure they don’t take too long or run over budget. Going for a raise involves strategic planning, just as any project you manage would.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: If you want to transition from a career in for-profit companies to non-profit organizations, then you need to prepare yourself mentally for the change you’ll see in your paycheck, environment, and more. ” Budget. 9-5 is not the norm in the non-profit world. ” Collaboration.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Can we do the work that must be done today, on-time and on-budget? So, commit to establishing the understanding that they’ll need to help the rest of your organization grasp and commit to your vision and strategic plan. This layer is responsible for execution. Their point of reference is today.

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Cloudera

JULY 8, 2021

There is no one size fits all solution to creating an intentional and strategic plan for a diverse workforce. What we have created over the past year, and will continue to create, is a plan unique to Cloudera that is based on data. We formed an equality committee and hired a new Chief Diversity Officer.

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Mobilunity

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In the current digital environment, migration to the cloud has emerged as an essential tactic for companies aiming to boost scalability, enhance operational efficiency, and reinforce resilience. Define a detailed plan to mitigate these risks, including fallback strategies if something goes wrong during migration. How to prevent it?

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CIO

JUNE 30, 2023

OKR quickly became an important focus for Google, and companies such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Dropbox, Spotify, AirBnB, and Uber have since followed suit. Embraced by tech companies, OKR can help businesses stay on track in a fast-paced, ever-changing industry, while still encouraging innovation.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Depending on a company’s structure, a COO’s tasks can vary, but their core mission remains the same: to constantly fine-tune business operations, boost productivity, cut costs, and fuel growth. A COO dives deep into the company’s strategic plan, turning strategies into action across departments.

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Agile Engine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

On a less optimistic note, cost-cutting remains a top priority for companies ranging from startups to giants like Apple, Cisco, and Dell. While primarily macroeconomic factors are driving this year’s challenges, there’s lots of room for improvement on a company level in terms of resilience and efficiency. The US economy also grew 3.0%

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2024

Traditional company processes can be implemented to get access to more lower-end skills, but those skillsets truly in demand require looking at your entire ecosystem and creating new kinds of engagements with trusted partners,” he says. D ue diligence pays off.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

There will always be a need for technologists to sort through and address the continuing need of companies to use the best technology available to achieve the best strategic results. Recognition Today’s IT is a business-critical organization that develops systems to facilitate the corporate strategic plan.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Digital leadership is not limited to technology-driven companies; businesses across industries recognize the need for influential digital leaders to stay competitive in the market. They must also proactively monitor and address any vulnerabilities in their digital infrastructure to safeguard against potential threats.

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Datavail

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This is certainly true for companies running Oracle EBS who are anticipating the upcoming end of Premier Support in December 2021. In this blog post, we’ll discuss why companies choose to migrate Oracle EBS to Oracle ERP Cloud. But some companies are running EBS more or less out of the box with few customizations. Learn More.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

My firm has seen time and time again, that some of the cuts meant to help are actually what has done the most damage to the company. So when you look at your cash flow and start searching for the expenses in your operating budget that can be cut, ask these questions first: Does this cut make sense for my long term growth and strategy?

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