This is the season for forecasting - looking at what the new year might bring… Not to be left behind, here are my two bits on what 2012 will bring for competitive intelligence practitioners in India. World economies are so intricately... Read More.
Treating a patient for the wrong ailment will not make the patient better, but may actually harm him. This is as true for an organization as for the human body. Strategy formulation (and planning) is undertaken at least once a year... Read More.
Banks and financial institutions are not just users of technology. They have driven (and continue to drive) innovations in technology. ATMs were widespread before the PC revolution, the SWIFT network allowed global electronic money transfer before there was any Internet.... Read More.
Have you talked to a stranger today? Yes, I know what Little Red Riding Hood’s mother said, but if you are a competitive intelligence analyst, you are not doing a good job if you haven’t! Competitive intelligence is all about gaining... Read More.
Competitive intelligence (CI) is a relatively new discipline in India. That is certainly not to say that companies in India are not familiar with CI. All companies need to do CI and do so in some form or other –... Read More.
In today’s world every business is handicapped without technology. This is even more apparent in banking and financial sector. Any delay in application delivery results in decline of performance, which can cause lower productivity, lost customers, revenue loss, and higher... Read More.
Let me describe a recurring situation in almost every organization. When companies deploy critical business applications requiring 99.9% uptime, it’s because users expect this level of delivery. But this is not the reality. The system is up and running and... Read More.
The business process outsourcing industry has evolved rapidly over the past few years. Also, with organic growth drying up due to the global financial crisis, companies are looking to inorganic avenues to jump-start growth. Typically, acquirers are companies that are... Read More.
