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Strategizing an approach for effective innovation within your entire organization
A discussion about the benefits and disadvantages of bottom-up and top-down innovation approaches, and an assessment how KPMG fits these within the Dutch audit practiceIntroduction In the Compact 2019/4 article “Digital Auditors, the workforce of the future” ([Lijd19]), audit professionals from KPMG touched upon…
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Why organizational agility starts with HR
How agile HR can reimagine the organization and work of the futureWhy do we need organizational agility and how does HR fit in? In Reinventing Organizations, Frederic Laloux briefly examines human…
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Blockchain technology in the luxury watch industry: moving beyond the hype towards effective implementation
Why and how luxury watch brands are using blockchain technologyBy: Sergio GalantiBecause of its ability to provide unforgeable proof of ownership and authenticity of watches through digital certificates, Blockchain can benefit…
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The role of a steering committee in a project
Does your steering committee have the right composition?A project is usually organized on a large scale. Project team, workgroups, sounding board, sponsor group, steering committee, they are…
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Hydrogen fuel cell technology is an important piece of the puzzle in an electric future of mobility
Identification of opportunities for early-stage applications of hydrogen technologyIn recent years, much emphasis in the climate change debate has been placed on renewable electricity and the transition to…
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Smart Tech developments changing the real estate industry
An interview with Wouter Truffino of Holland ConTech & PropTechSmart Tech in the real estate industry is called PropTech, which includes technological innovations such as big data and data…
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Backshoring – one-off or a commencing trend?
An analysis of the main outsourcing hubs in EuropeDutch companies have sourced their business services activities to nearshore locations for decades. The main reasons to locate these business…
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An agile approach to sourcing: increased speed and quality in supplier selection and contracting
How to bypass the legacy of first generation sourcing: lengthy and time-consuming transaction processesBy: R. Keur | Maarten Visser MScAn agile approach to sourcing can effectively shorten project timelines and improve the quality of the sourcing contract. A changing…
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Challenges in IT multisourcing arrangements
Creating value by means of an eco-system approachToday, IT multisourcing is considered to be the dominant sourcing strategy in the market. However, the way in which clients…
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CFO? CIO? The world needs a CHRO!
The future of HR: the Chief HR Officer as strategic partnerThe expectations of Millennials about their work environment, labor shortages, changed expectations of HR service delivery and of course the…
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Agile transformation of the (IT) Operating Model
Cross-industry observations and lessons learnedTo keep up with an increasingly digital world, many traditional organizations are adopting agile principles throughout their organization. While a…
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Shared ledgers
How shared ledgers facilitate the flow of information between suppliers and buyers in agri-food supply chainsYour favorite jeans or T-shirt in your closet at home were not made at one location. Each item in your…