Tradition, luxury, exclusivity and exquisitely made to order — you’d be forgiven for thinking that, in today’s world of fast technology and even faster retail, these qualities are in danger of being forgotten. Amazon, you see, has a lot to answer for. It has spawned a global ecommerce industry that’s digitally-driven, built on speed, personalisation […]
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Digital product management: What’s in it for SA businesses?
The beginning is always a good place to start, so, what is digital product management and what does it have to do with value stream management? Let’s have a word first from research guru Gartner, which notes that large technology companies can accelerate growth by applying more agile product management. It highlights that product teams […]
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Necessity has indeed sparked invention as organisations have scrambled to adapt to the extraordinary circumstances brought on by the pandemic and the resulting economic downturn. Many have had to fast-track their digital transformation due to a dramatic shift towards the adoption of digital technologies to reduce face-to-face interactions—examples of this include e-commerce apps for online […]
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We live in an age of disruption where digital transformation no longer cuts the mustard, but rather digital innovation is the requirement. Markets are looking at disruptive technologies that have revolutionised how business is conducted and asking questions such as is it a bird, is it a plane, is it a taxi company? Well, no […]
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There is a considerable amount of hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), as it seems that virtually every discussion around technology and the move to digital and initiatives to enhance services and quality are peppered with references to it. There can also be a degree of fear expressed amid concerns around job losses due to AI, […]
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Active intelligence is a new paradigm, creating in-the-moment awareness about every aspect of business. It delivers a state of continuous intelligence derived from real-time, up-to-date information designed to trigger immediate actions. Businesses today need a much more dynamic relationship with information that reflects the current moment. Traditional, passive business intelligence (BI) relies on preconfigured, batch-processed […]
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COVID-19 has created massive uncertainty and amplified the need for businesses to advance their digital transformation efforts and innovate to survive. According to Deloitte, many organisations began innovating rapidly immediately after the World Health Organisation declared the global pandemic in 2020. In a recent study of digital business, Deloitte reports that digitally mature companies tend to be more […]
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The big data, analytics and business intelligence (BI) conversations have changed. They’ve moved on from asking what the business can do with its data, towards how the business can extract real value from this data and the solutions that surround it – BI and analytics. The result is a shift in how organisations approach the […]
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Creating competitive advantage through custom, design-led development Traditional drivers of custom software development – building additional revenue streams and cutting costs – consistently motivate our clients. But business sustainability in a constrained economy and a time of constant disruption doesn’t only depend on maintaining a healthy income statement. It requires you to distinguish yourself from […]
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The thing that makes us essentially human is the ability to think for ourselves, to reason, and to make decisions. Yet this cognitive ability risks being compromised by the growing use – and abuse – of persuasive technology principles and techniques. Designers and technologists are being taught behavioural design techniques so that the solutions and […]
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