by Lee Bryant | Nov 30, 2018 | Digital Transformation, Events, org structures, Professional Services, Technology |
In a complex world where few of us have time to understand the intricate detail of data, accounting, law and perhaps even code, we will need trusted professionals to help us navigate complexity. So whilst automation and technology will probably reduce headcount in the profession overall, the prize for those who can use our new technology superpowers to create value for their clients will be ever greater. Algorithmic transparency and code standards can help us trust the underlying machinery, but I predict we will still place our trust in humans to make the final judgement.
by Lee Bryant | Nov 13, 2017 | Digital Transformation, enablement, Innovation, org structures, Professional Services, Strategy |
I had a very interesting session last week with procurement leads responsible for sourcing legal and consulting work for major organisations. I came to the session wanting to talk about service-oriented, not product- or project-oriented strategic sourcing, and to lay...
by Christine Overby | Oct 27, 2016 | Events, org structures, presentations, Professional Services, Technology |
In five years, will professional services firms look a bit more like software companies? On first glance, this might seem implausible. For a very long time, firms have been organised around fee earning partners who crafted reputations based upon expertise and...
by Livio Hughes | Sep 1, 2016 | finance, Integration, org structures, Professional Services, Strategy, Technology, Thoughts |
Much has been written – both in our blog and elsewhere – about the many barriers to achieving the meaningful and sustainable digital transformation needed for businesses to operate in the challenging business conditions prevailing in the early 21st...
by Livio Hughes | Apr 29, 2016 | Capabilities, finance, Incubation, Professional Services, Research, Strategy |
Do insurers get FinTech? Coming at a time when, according to Gartner, “half of CEOs expect their industries to be substantially or unrecognizably transformed by digital”, the apparent lack of engagement with FinTech displayed by insurers in a recent...
by Lee Bryant | Apr 22, 2016 | Capabilities, enablement, Enterprise social platforms, Events, org structures, Professional Services, Quantified Org |
This is a summary of a talk I gave this week to the Stuttgart Social Forum at the Bosch R&D Campus in Renningen, and you can view the accompanying slides here. What is the use case for organisational structure? The rise of social technology in the workplace...