Providing the necessary background information and hands-on tools to build compelling business cases, this book will increase the reader's capability to champion new business development ideas, take them to senior management, and facilitate the decision process by understanding the key theories and practices of finance and corporate investments.
The Softer Aspects of a Successful Collaboration with the Indian IT & BPO Industry
Globalization requires effective international and cross-cultural collaboration. When project teams from Western cultures first come into contact with colleagues from the Indian IT and BPO industry, prejudices against the new and unknown are typically amplified. This book is a start on the journey of cultural appreciation for managers, project leaders, and offshore coordinators working together with Indians. It is also a resource for business managers and company strategists seeking to understand the softer aspects behind the headlines that the Indian IT and BPO industry so frequently creates. Being both academically well researched and an account of the author’s many years of personal experience in India, the book opens with a description of cultural dimensions that help to break down culturally driven matters. It provides background information about India as a country and a social system. Examining the development and current status of India’s IT and BPO industry, it moves on to describe the dynamics of its workforce. The book then provides practical information on how to communicate, negotiate, and interact with Indian colleagues, and intelligently utilize expatriates. It closes by formulating recommendations for a more effective collaboration.
Ein Vorgehensmodell zur Erarbeitung einer Strategie, Prozess- und Systemarchitektur
Banken befinden sich in einer schwierigen Phase. Steigende Kundenanforderungen müssen unter dem Druck sinkender Margen erfüllt werden. Die bankeninterne Komplexität schafft zusätzliche Probleme. Zur Sicherung ihrer wirtschaftlichen Position müssen Banken einen Service anbieten, der sowohl im Preis als auch in der Leistung attraktiv ist. Hierfür ist eine radikale Orientierung am Kundenprozess und an den Kundenbedürfnissen unerlässlich. Das Buch bietet für das Retail Banking eine methodische Grundlage in Form eines Vorgehensplans für die Erarbeitung eines ganzheitlichen Customer Relationship Management (CRM) auf strategisch-konzeptioneller, prozessualer, organisatorischer und systemseitiger Ebene. Die zur Verfügung gestellten Methoden und Vorgehensweisen werden anhand von modellhaften bzw. exemplarischen Inhalten praxisnah erläutert.