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  • Does your legal department spark joy?

    How a contract management system can extract untapped value from your legal processes.
    November 19, 2019 by Mick Sheehy and Marlo Osborne-Smith
    Related tags: business intelligence, contracts, cost management, digital technologies, digitization, legal, risk management
  • The digital approach to organizational effectiveness

    How leaders can use digital twin technology to optimize their company’s health. For more insights, see www.pwc.com/digitaltwin.
    November 18, 2019
    Related tags: change management, cost management, culture, data, digital, organizational dna, technology
  • Organizational effectiveness goes digital

    New technologies offer leaders an agile way to assess their company’s health and embark on improvement. See also “The digital approach to organizational effectiveness.”
    May 29, 2019 by Matthew Siegel and Chris Greenwood
    Related tags: change management, cost management, culture, data, digital, organizational dna, technology
  • Voice technology delivers on banking needs

    Financial services is full of customer pain points that could be resolved with the help of voice-assisted devices. For further insight, read  “Banking on voice.”
    May 21, 2019
    Related tags: banking, consumers, cost management, customer experience, technology
  • Banking on voice

    Voice-assisted devices will revolutionize the financial-services industry by providing customers with on-demand service and by helping banks reduce costs.
    May 21, 2019 by Mohib Yousufani and Julien Courbe
    Related tags: banking, consumers, cost management, customer experience, technology
  • The new automation is smart, fast, and small

    Emerging digital tools and techniques are reinventing large-scale IT initiatives, one process at a time.
    April 24, 2018 by Dan Priest, Kumar Krishnamurthy, and Alex Blanter
    Related tags: automation, cost management, enterprise technologies, finance, new technologies, productivity
  • The Tax-Savvy Company Restructuring

    Most structural changes will have tax implications. Thoughtful planning can help leaders convert tax traps into enhanced reorganization returns.
    February 19, 2018 by Deniz Caglar and John Ranke
    Related tags: company growth, cost management, fit for growth, restructuring, strategy
  • Can Workaholism Be Good for You?

    For people who put in long hours but love their jobs, a sense of fulfillment seems to offset unhealthy stress.
    January 18, 2018 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: cost management, healthcare, leadership, organizational behavior, recent research, turnover, work-life balance
  • Improving Healthcare Affordability in a Volatile Time

    Legislation passed in 2015 is providing powerful incentives for the U.S. healthcare system to pursue value-based care.
    October 2, 2017 by Joyjit Saha Choudhury and Jay Godla
    Related tags: accountable care organizations, affordable care act, cost management, healthcare innovation, healthcare regulation
  • The Automaker’s Dilemma: Getting More Impact from Innovation Capital

    The auto industry is making massive R&D investments in safety, connectivity, and autonomy — so far without good returns.
    July 27, 2017 by Rich Parkin and Reid Wilk
    Related tags: auto industry, automakers, auto trends, car design, cost management, digitization, innovation, self-driving cars
  • Imperfect Job Market Forces Unenviable Choices

    As a tightening in farm labor shows, employers must choose from a handful of undesirable options to stay in business.
    March 23, 2017 by Daniel Gross
    Related tags: agriculture, consumers, cost management, globalization, labor, strategy
  • Building trust while cutting costs

    During a restructuring, rumors spread and fear takes hold. You can reduce the turmoil by finding ways to inform, empower, and inspire employees.
    January 10, 2017 by Vinay Couto, Deniz Caglar, and John Plansky
    Related tags: capabilities, communication, company growth, cost management, culture, fit for growth, human resources, leaders, restructuring, strategy, value proposition
  • Serendipity in the Cloud

    Shifting from physical to virtual data platforms can reduce companies’ costs and improve sustainability.
    November 3, 2016 by Matt Palmquist
    Related tags: cloud computing, corporate social responsibility, cost management, recent research, sustainability
  • What Whole Foods Is Learning by Trading Down

    The high-end grocery company is using its newly formed 365 chain to experiment with new business practices.
    July 29, 2016 by Michelle Gerdes
    Related tags: brand, consumers, consumer trends, cost management, retail trends, strategy
  • Be Your Own Activist Investor

    With these 10 principles for rethinking cost management, you can maximize value and avoid threats from Wall Street.
    October 19, 2015 by Deniz Caglar, Vinay Couto, and Gary L. Neilson
    Related tags: cost management, hedge funds, investing

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