Innovation Excellence Benchmark Systematizing Breakthrough Innovation Company Home About us Contact Choose Country Expertise Industries Services Publications Prism Viewpoints Books Careers Press Alumni issues 1/2016Prism Growth in Uncertain Times One of the defining characteristics of global business today is uncertainty. Stock market volatility, slowing growth in developing markets, unstable geopolitics and technological disruption all contribute to the heady cocktail. In this climate, growth can be hard to find [...] Operations managementViewpoint Outsourcing model redesign Unleash latent improvement potential by taking a fresh look at established partnerships Outsourcing has been widely implemented in all industries. While some of these partnerships have failed miserably, others were perceived as successful. [...] STRATEGY & ORGANIZATIONViewpoint Defining the digital organization Implications of digital transformation on the organization of financial institutions Digital transformation is one of the most important changes that the financial industry faces these days. This transformation radically changes how banks and insurance companies interact with their clients, what products are offered, how they operate internally, and where and how value is created. [...] RiskViewpoint Assurance of your growing business Are your new operations really as ready as you think? As corporations extend their footprint into new geographies or new types of operations they face many challenges, not least of which is the potential for unexpected losses that can damage operations, corporate reputation, brand and business performance. Establishing strong and safe operational performance in a new business from day one demands a focused approach to managing change during mobilization. [...] Travel & TransportationViewpoint China: the next pioneer in new mobility? Why digitally enabled mobility is rising so fast in China Taxi-hailing platforms in China have been in the spotlight recently, with the merger of Kuaidi and Didi totalizing more than 250 million users and launching a chauffeur service that two years ago was only known through Uber outside China. In addition to these impressive figures, a mobility revolution is under way in China, enabled by digitalization and a unique ecosystem. [...] TIMEViewpoint Premium Sports Broadcasting The silver bullet to win the broadband game? Traditional pay-TV operators across Europe compete fiercely for exclusivity of premium sports broadcasting rights. In a context of maturing fixed broadband markets, an increasing share of bundled offers and the roll out of super-fast broadband networks, also telecom operators are looking at these rights. [...] TIMEViewpoint Germany´s Internet industry 2015 – 2019 Study by eco and Arthur D. Little offers deep insight into the rapidly growing sector The Internet industry will continue to be one of the fastest growing industry sectors in Germany in the coming years - and will overtake front-runners like mechanical engineering and the automotive industry. [...] TIMEViewpoint The OTT conundrum for MENA telecoms In this Arthur D. Little regional telecom report we aim to provide a nuanced view of the growth patterns within the MENA region, as well as deconstruct the growth to its underlying reasons in four key markets. An important focus area is the threat of core revenue disruption by over-the top (OTT) players in messaging, voice and video. [...] IMJune 2016 The roadmap to IT spending review Italy's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) manages the most relevant information systems for the country system, in terms of both dimension and treatment of sensitive data, and is also the front runner among the public and private Italian operators in terms of IT expenditure. [...] PrismIssue 1/2016 Growth in Uncertain Times Arthur D. Little has been at the forefront of innovation since1886. We help companies continuously Anticipate, Innovate and Transform to achieve sustained business success in today’s disruptive business environment [...] IMJune 2016 The evolution of the public HR system The DSII, the information systems management division of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), has requested a thematic and functional support intervention to design the evolution of "NOIPA", the centralized personnel management system of the Italian Public Administration. [...] Search by keyword Featured publications Viewpoints Time to better leverage LTE? Viewpoints Hybrid Cloud: Built for your benefit Viewpoints Clarity on carrier cloud Press Arthur D. 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