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10 Principles of Cost Transformation

Flevy

Activist shareholders are investors in a company (usually hedge funds) that demand drastic changes to how business is conducted in organizations. Activist investors routinely expect management teams to reduce costs drastically over a relatively short period of time.

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Being more strategic – Case studies and insights (Ireland May 2023)

Red Star Kim

Sixty-one UK-based professional investors and developers in UK real estate assets were surveyed and another four leading developers and investors were interviewed about their experiences in competing for land, investment and occupiers while adapting to the shifts taking place in uses, formats, locations and policy.

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AARRR Growth Funnel

Flevy

The term Growth Hacking was first coined by Sean Ellis—a startup advisor, angel investor, and entrepreneur—in 2010 to think beyond traditional Marketing and add a methodical, scientific approach to it. Growth Hacking is neither “scoring some quick wins to kick-start growth” nor “breaking into something one should not.”

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The Role of the CFO has Changed. What Does This Mean for Companies?

Planview

How can the office of the CFO support and even drive digital transformation initiatives across a global enterprise? CFOs of larger enterprises should strongly support digital transformation because their size typically means they have inefficient processes to address, wasted work to clean up, and slower innovation launches.

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Lean Startup Methodology

Flevy

The approach requires careful deliberation over detailed financial projections during the planning phase to make potential investors believe that it’s a viable investment.

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Report: IT leaders tackle new challenges with security, AI & CX

Zendesk

While digital transformation and systems integration are a constant, customer and employee experience, AI and data security top of mind for IT leaders. Despite pressure from investors and customers to leverage AI for cost savings, 57% of IT leaders report skill gaps in their organization around emerging IT technologies.

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Heptalysis

Flevy

The Heptalysis approach standardizes investment screening processes for investors. For even more best practices available on Flevy, have a look at our top 100 lists: Top 100 in Strategy & Transformation Top 100 in Organization & Change Top 100 Consulting Frameworks Top 100 in Digital Transformation Top 100 in Operational Excellence