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Business and technology resources are aligned using Enterprise Architecture (EA) in order to achieve strategic results, make organizational performance better, achieve Cost Optimization, and guide departments to fulfill their central missions more efficaciously through Operational… Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF): Business Reference Model (BRM)
Data and Analytics, today, play a key role in competing with rivals. Every passing day leads to creation of enormous amounts of data by organizations across the globe. These huge data lakes often go unused,… Metadata Management
Enterprise Architecture (EA) denotes management best practices for lining up business and technology resources to realize strategic results, expand upon Organizational Performance, achieve Cost Optimization, and steer departments to achieve their core missions through Operational… Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF)
Problem Solving is a fundamental life skill indispensable for survival of an individual. It is honed in every person to varying degrees. It is especially a useful skill to embody Leadership Development. Problem Solving skill… 6 Mindset Traits of Great Problem Solvers
Mergers and Acquisitions enable numerous opportunities for growth. Organizations pursue these initiatives for a number of reasons—e.g. to expand further, attract more clients, or to broaden their product / service offerings. Scores of M&A transactions… M&A Growth Strategy
Management is not a function nor a blend of functions. It is a practice best understood by means of experience that are set in context. All levels of education divide subject matter into definite categories,… 7 Principles of Management Education
Organizations have, in recent times, become more aware of the worth of regulating their Organizational Knowledge. Extensive studies in academia have been conducted on the subject, because of its importance. Organizations learn with time and… 4 Forms of Organizational Forgetting
A traditional Value Chain involves a linear sequence of activities—from conversion of raw materials into components which are assembled into products. The products are then distributed, marketed, sold, and serviced. Management plans and execute strategies… Value Grid Analysis
Most large organizations, nowadays, are determined to foster change and become agile. Transforming into a learning organization is what they aspire to become. To this end, they are reforming their structures, facilitating shared services operations,… Best Practices Transfer Program: Its Significance in Driving Productivity and Becoming a Learning Organization
How do people make decisions? Do they always follow a rational linear process to come to a conclusion? Studies have suggested that the traditional Decision Making model—commonly known as the Rational Decision Making Model—does not… 3 Decision Making Models of Human Decision Making Process
Staying ahead of the curve in the retail sector is nothing short of an ordeal. A fundamental element in beating competition entails developing capabilities critical for the future. To this end, it is critical for… Retail Strategy: Directing IT Investments in the Right Areas
Inaccurate or deceptive messages are detrimental for an organization. Business leaders often grumble about these cognitive perversions that kill the essence of harmony and cohesion, where everybody seems to be deceiving one another. Such organizational… How Do We Combat Deceptive Corporate Communication?