PSA Software: Over the past couple of decades, IT offshoring and outsourcing have grown significantly. However, the traditional approach of staff augmentation (where clients paid for each staff member a service provider added to complete an IT contract) soon made way for a robust model under which managed service providers (MSP) deliver specific capabilities for … Read more
The FMCG industry has enjoyed consistent success over the past decades that by 2010, it had created 23 of the world’s top 100 brands. How were the top FMCG brands consistently successful? The answer lies in the FMCG industry’s 5-part model for value creation. But recent global industry data suggests that large FMCG / Consumer Durables companies … Read more
For projects to move smoothly through various stages, it is important to keep clients connected and involved. Whether that be for information access or monitoring/reporting, different tiers of client involvement are necessary to ensure quality execution. That is why project managers leverage a robust project management software to track all client expectations seamlessly. Project management … Read more
Bids & Proposal Management: Opportunity-to-Cash Process Visualize a professional services business or any company that undertakes projects and programs for external customers. Generally called as Opportunity-to-Cash (O2C) or Quote-to-Cash (Q2C), we could split O2C as – The life cycle of O2C projects and programs could be distinctly bucketed as – Organizations continue to struggle to … Read more
Key to Success for Professional Services Organization: Imagine this. A professional services company (engineering services, software services, or others) is trying to win a major new client that would boost its sales figures. To win the deal, the sales team agreed to a significant discount—in addition to committing to offer extra help during implementation and … Read more
Project Management Tools: An integrated project management solution ensures that all processes are managed through a unified intuitive platform. Tier-based access ensures that various enterprise stakeholders gain access to project updates, communication messages, notifications, and reports. A robust project management tool also drives greater efficiency, by bringing different resources under one umbrella solution. Key aspects … Read more
New Product Development Software This blog is part two of a two-part blog. Let us quickly recap the essential elements from Blog-Part 1. Let us now turn our focus to putting innovation to work. Innovation starts with an idea to a problem, a pain point, an improvisation, or a radical view that challenges the status quo. … Read more
One of the hallmarks of consistently great organizations is the ability of employees to collaborate across the organizational hierarchy. Collaborative work goes beyond the ability to communicate. The need for collaboration has never been so much as in the past twelve months. Most business managers and professionals mistake collaboration for the use of software tools, … Read more
Role of New Product Development Software In this two-part blog, we shall explore: Look around. Car. Television. Mobile. Beverage. Laptop. Snack Food. Washing Machine. Others. For any category of product, there are numerous options available that are manufactured by different companies. Why are some more successful than others? By the way, do you remember these … Read more
There cannot be a project without its success criteria. However, when we observe discussions on various online forums or conferences, many project professionals focus on schedule, cost, and quality. Numerous publications on project management continue to pivot around the triangle of schedule, cost, and quality. Is this so? Has the nature of projects not changed … Read more
