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SirionLabs lands $85M to inject contract management with automation

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The opportunity is often worth the investment, but without close contract governance, businesses stand to lose up to 40% of a contract’s value, a KPMG survey found. “In 2012, myself and Claude Marais, the ex-global head of outsourcing in General Motors, began to brainstorm and envision SirionLabs.

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15 worthwhile conferences for women in tech

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But according to data from a survey from Women Tech Network , women earn around $15,000 less per year than their male counterparts, with an average annual salary of $60,828 for women compared to $85,000 for men. WiCyS is a nonprofit organization that offers memberships, scholarships, and networking opportunities to women working in security.

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These Y Combinator-backed startups are trying to build ‘ChatGPT for X’

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” That new ventures are jumping on the ChatGPT hype train isn’t surprising, considering ChatGPT’s virality. By way of background, Socialcam was a mobile photo-sharing app that Autodesk acquired in 2012, while Triplebyte is a recruiting and technical screening platform aimed at enterprise tech companies.

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50 Years of Diversity Training – How Far Have We Really Come?

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: Diversity training formally debuted in the 1960s to ensure companies were policy compliant and protecting themselves. That’s according to the history of diversity training timeline from Elizabeth Lisican of Diversity Executive. 1979: McDonald’s Corp. 1979: McDonald’s Corp.

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10 steps guide on how to manage remote teams

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Leaders now find it difficult to ensure training and reskilling sessions for employees working remotely. According to a recent survey by Gallup , 43% of the 15,000 employees surveyed claimed that they spent at least some time working remotely in 2016, whereas this number was just 4% in 2012. The “Why” of remote team.

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12 famous ERP disasters, dustups and disappointments

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Panorama Consulting Solutions, which regularly surveys businesses on the outcomes of their ERP projects, shows in its 2022 report that 81% of projects met ROI expectations a year or more after go-live. pony up $260,000 for training courses and support contracts. The first go-live date was November 2015. But things began to slip.

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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub

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Our survey respondents said the city was strong across a broad range of tech industries, particularly those with practical applications: cybersecurity, energy and sustainability, fintech, health care and medtech, edtech and silver tech among others. We surveyed: • Gerda Sakalauskait? Andrius Milinavicius , founder, Baltic Sandbox.