5 Trends impacting CPG in 2021
Some trends in 2021 will be telling for the future of the Consumer Products industry, and definitely for many brands within. Whether they can pick the steam from the pandemic year or not will make the difference. Can they recognize the trends and the shifts?...
Is your RPA ROI getting eroded?
Though we all know that Process Automation, either simple RPA, or intelligent, can bring in 30-75% cost savings, we often see the ROI getting eroded. Why does that happen?...
The Indian airline industry must join the Cloud party.
As it is though cloud has become the norm in many other industries, aviation is a bit late to the party. Quick consideration of the symptoms seems to indicate that Indian commercial airlines may not even have seriously started....
The “culture” of free food and beer, birthday cakes, office parties and open floor plans
Last week has been interesting. Not just because of the usual webinars, online interviews and potential collaboration related conversations. But, because “culture” came up as a topic of conversation; and the repetitive occurrence makes me write this irreverent piece which might lose me some friends. Often, “collaborative” is how...
Heralding a new Era for Supply Chains?
The pandemic led disruptions, but also created opportunities for supply chains across the world. This complexity, along with politics and environmental pressures needs a longer lasting response....
Emerging technology trends for CIOs and CDOs to consider for Customer Experience (CX) strategy.
The Gartner Hype Cycle 2020 forces the CIO, CDO to consider these three emerging tech areas for their Customer Experience...
Digital Transformation must go BIG!
Business transformation programs, in the past, used to focus primarily on productivity improvement— using the “better, faster, cheaper” philosophy. Made sense because disciplined efforts raised productivity, accountability, transparency, execution, and the speed of decision making. It provided quick results to improve the bottom line. This doesn't cut...
Blockchain isn’t so much about technology …
If blockchain is the panacea for all ills, why can't we find a real path breaking implementation, except Bitcoin, anywhere?...
Holding the CIO helm steady post lay offs
It is a complex job to keep the CIO organization steady in the face of budget cuts, layoffs and the additional pressure of performing for the Digital Transformation. ...
Finding it Difficult to Procure Investments?
Lets face it, procuring investment for your startup isn't as easy as it seems given the hundreds of millions which seem to be getting invested by institutional investors, and millions by angels. Many startups wind up because they never manage to get to series A, though the startup idea...