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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO

In addition, vendor evaluations should include such basics as vetting the vendor’s experience, reputation, financial status, and so on, says Brooke Vemuri, vice president of business transformation and engineering at insurance firm Legal & General America.

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Procurement – real-world transformational benefits

Capgemini

This multinational financial services company sought to increase procurement efficiency in general, and in particular to improve purchasing compliance in its global insurance business. Functions including PO processing, PO cancellations and changes, and invoice exception handling were monitored against new SLA-based metrics.

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CIOs step up to fill plus-size leadership roles

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CIOs’ expanding remit Hill was recruited to MSC specifically for the newly created role, which merged the different business functions into a digital organization better equipped to operate and scale at the pace of modern business.

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CIO 100 Award winners prove the transformative value of IT

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And it yields multiple business metric improvements, such as limiting surplus inventory. For a deeper look at PowerInsights, see “ Generac powers business transformation with data, AI.” The project also ensures technicians’ comfort and safety as they service customers.

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The Royal Mint’s diversification means all change for IT and security

CIO

More recently, The Royal Mint has evolved its business model in the face of declining cash usage, from its core business of coins and metal manufacturing through to bullion trading, a new consumer business and jewellery line, as well as tentative steps into digital gold and recycling e-waste.

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Value Stream Management vs. Value Stream Mapping: Opportunities and Pitfalls

scruminc

as a Business Transformation Consultant. I had a long career in insurance. The value stream management is when the leadership or another team that’s created specifically to manage that value stream comes together and at a regular cadence looks at the value stream map, figures out where those metrics are.

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Guide to the Chicago Tech Scene

BrainStation Technology

CNA is an insurance company with a tech-angle: the company offers products like computer insurance, hacker protection, and cloud coverage, among others. Sprout Social is a social media management platform that allows users to schedule posts, engage with followers, and track key metrics across major social media platforms.