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I Think my Company Needs Some #ux
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I Think My Company Needs Some UXThere comes a time when a team, company or leader starts to consider whether User Experience (UX) might come in handy.Some people never heard about it.Some people saw someone do it at their previous company.Some people got their business going down like a comet on fire with a product where customers are spitting lava and nobody knows what to do.If any of these fit your case, I’m glad you’re here.Now, this is not a guide on how to become a UX Designer. Also, I’m not going to define UX or explain the details of each process.This is about HOW: How to start doing it inside a Company, by understanding when to do each process and the way to approach it.Getting Everyone On BoardIf you or anyone on the team don’t know yet what is the expected outcome from UX, we need to  (...)

#user-experience #ux-design #consulting #product-management

Security Token Offering — Should You Engage an STO #advisory?
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Security Token Offering — Should You Engage an STO Advisory?Bitcoin seems to be challenging fiat. Blockchain Technology is disrupting decade-old industries. Security Token Offerings (STO) are the new method of fundraising. Originally, ICOs were thought to be killers of the space but due to the number of scams, regulations were quick to address the issue. STO is, simply put, the legalized version of ICOs.Launching an #ico is already a complicated process. Add on the additional legal compliance and the necessity to complete proper ongoing KYC and AML on investors required for an STO, you then have a plethora of things to worry about. Should you then engage an STO Advisory?What are Security Token Offerings (STOs)?But let’s try and understand it with a simple analogy: A factory.Fundraising with (...)

#what-is-an-sto #security-token #consulting

Everyone in #blockchain and #cryptocurrency represented in one giant graph
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I had the fortune of getting into #consulting for Blockchain and crypto pretty early. It’s been a little more than 3 years for me working in this space.I spent my first year and a half geeking out at #bitcoin and Ethereum, reading, learning and familiarizing myself with the plethora of acronyms (PoW, PoS, DPoS, PBFT..) and other theoretical concepts, as well as getting my hands dirty with coding a handful of smart contracts. My last one and half years, however, I spent hearing people talk about their problems which Blockchain is going to solve. Yes! They already knew Blockchain is going to solve all their problems, and I just had to tell them how. From a Blockchain coder, I had turned into a Blockchain therapist.This put me in a very unique shoe. A shoe wherein, I as a technical person (...)

#problem-solving

What To Learn From Marie Kondo About Software #consulting
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Have you seen Marie Kondo’s new Netflix show, Tidying Up? I have, and I love it.I work as a software developer consultant at Stride. My job is to go into companies, join their engineering teams, and help them build better software and processes. So what could Marie Kondo, organization consultant, have to teach me?There is a moment in the show when Marie is helping a family clean up their kitchen cabinets. She pulls out a silver cup. The wife explains that it is an engraved sippy cup given to the husband by his godmother. The wife says, “We asked him, ‘Will you drink out of it?’, and he’s like ‘Yes! Yes!’ and we’re (the rest of the family) like rolls eyes”.How does Marie respond? Does she roll her eyes or pinch her lips together in a sarcastic smile? No! She says, “Let’s make this a decoration (...)

#coding #software-development #konmari #marie-kondo

Do Companies Actually Need #blockchain?
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Blockchain #technology is the talk of the town these days and integrating the tech into your business can be advantageous. However, enterprises should weigh their options wisely. The technology can drastically help reduce cost, increase revenue and eliminate the need of a middle-man. But as it is still relatively new and untested, blockchain’s benefits come at the expense of speed of transaction. For now.. 😉Let us take a look at several conditions that can help you decide whether blockchain technology is truly needed in your business.Are you ready for the Future?Do you guarantee Data-Security?Everyone is a Tech-Company!One way to find out if Blockchain is suitable for your business is to evaluate your firm needs.Another way is to evaluate to opportunities Blockchain opens up on efficiency (...)

#moonwhale #enterprise #consulting

7 Signs You Need to Fire Your #blockchain Consultant
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Source: Digital SpyWe’ve all been there, looking at the lush green grass that is the decentralized economy and thought about carving up a piece for ourselves. We have talked to the first three results thrown up by googling #ico Consultants and scoured our LinkedIn connections to find the best one for our business.The Lord knows how much we’ve negotiated with these Blockchain experts demanding top dollar in an economy where everything is crashing down.I wanted to share our learnings with the newcomers to the fold in a bid to end the debate on the question of scam ICOs. Sure, there will be few rotten apples in the orchard but sometimes, it is the bad fertilizers and poor farming techniques that lead to crop failure.We spoke to several ICO Founders and came to realize that a lot of the (...)

#entrepreneurship #marketing #consulting

Being a Machine Learning Engineer: 7-months in
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Being a Self-Taught Machine Learning Engineer: 7-months in7 things I’ve learned after my first 7-months as a Machine Learning EngineerWhere the magic happens (also the place you’ll find me on most weekends) — @mrdbourke on InstagramI’ve been a Machine Learning Engineer at Max Kelsen for the past 7-months. And of the few projects I’ve worked on, there are a few things which have come up every time.Of course, it’s never the same because the data is different, the clients are different and the objectives are different. But the principles of one problem can often be used for another.Here are a few things I have to remind myself of every time I start to go to work with a new dataset.A) Look at the data. No really, look at the data.When you first get a dataset, the first thing you should do is go (...)

#consulting #artificial-intelligence #online-learning #data-science #machine-learning

The omnipresence of AI and an intelligent IT consultant made in France
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Realizing to what extent AI could replace human labor, can be extremely frightening. However, AI is a source of fascination at the same time.An impressive level of technological progress and wealth characterize modern economies nowadays. While in the early period of human history, the pace of technological progress was relatively slow, the success of today’s companies is strongly defined by time-to-market and state-of-the-artness. Key factors for competitiveness are therefore the capability of reacting quickly and predicting successfully the development of new and old technologies.The Competitiveness ChallengeA look into the landscape of technological trends 2018 reveals that innovativeness seems to be driven by data, cloud, intelligence and algorithm. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is (...)

#technology #artificial-intelligence #innovation #business #consulting

Why Software Engineers Should Engage in Product Development
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IntroductionIn previous parts of the “Consulting for Software Developers” series, we focused on earning the client’s trust and figuring out how to give them the best technical advice.Now, we will discuss how we, Software Developers, can have an even greater impact on the product we’re building.Previously, the subject we were concerned with was giving advice on “how should the feature be built?”. Now, we will switch our focus to a much broader, strategic questions like “should the feature be built?”.If this sounds daunting, it’s because software developers’ job is traditionally regarded as technical and down-to-earth, rather than visionary work.Actually, quite the opposite can be true! We will see how you can (and should!) think about the product on a much higher, strategic level.We will discuss (...)

#product-development #consulting #career-advice #tech #software-development

My Co-op is Better Than Yours
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How AMEND Consulting thinks about interns differently.Spring 2018 AnalystsWhy do Americans hate going into work every day? Is the coffee bad, are the bathrooms gross? Usually, you don’t hear people complaining about the office amenities. It’s always “I hate my boss!” Americans don’t hate their work, they just don’t like their boss or co-workers. Too often we hear stories about harassment in the workplace in the news or when talking to our neighbor. A recent Gallup study found that about 50% of adults left their job to get away from their manager.Business can be boiled down to one element: people.It’s all about the people. People make the products. People market the services. People hire the people. The success, or failure, of a company lies on the backs of those who lead it.Everything we do at (...)

#amends #internships #amend-consulting #intern #consulting-internships

Make them an offer you can’t refuse
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Brad Pitt deciding of his terms for his upcoming negotiation with the Russian secret services in Burn After ReadingThe biggest mistake I see by freelancers and consultants is sending proposals they are not happy with.You give a discount for no clear reason. You think your rates are too low. You negotiate poorly and meet in the middle.When that proposal gets accepted, you are happy with the extra business but feel low right after because of the amount of work on your plate makes you feel like the fee wasn’t worth the effort.You feel unappreciated.And it shows!Your clients aren’t fooled. What they see is someone who made an offer, took their money and is now dragging their feet, unenthusiastic about getting into business with them.What do you think they think of you? Will they hire you again? (...)

#pricing-strategy #freelancing #coaching #consulting #business-models

How #McKinsey quietly shaped Europe’s response to the refugee crisis

Germany has paid McKinsey 29.3 million euros, the equivalent of nearly $34 million, for work with the federal migration office that began in October 2015 and continues to this day. The office also brought in two Europe-based firms, #Roland_Berger and #Ernst_&_Young.

Among McKinsey’s projects has been the development of fast-track arrival centers with the capacity to process claims within days. The company’s work on migration issues also has taken its consultants to Greece and Sweden. This year, McKinsey submitted a bid for a project with the United Nations.

Experts in international law said the German case illustrates risks associated with McKinsey’s input. Today, asylum decisions handed down by the federal migration office come faster but are leaving an increasing number of migrants with fewer rights, above all the right to family reunification, triggering hundreds of thousands of appeals that have created a new backlog — not in asylum centers, but in German courts.

“We’re not used to seeing business consultants brought into the process,” said Minos Mouzourakis of the Brussels-based European Council on Refugees and Exiles. “McKinsey and others developed a system for more efficient management of asylum cases to make sure that the backlog of cases could be cleared. This led to a substantial number of decisions being taken, but with a significant drop in quality.”

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#Allemagne #privatisation #consulting #Grèce #Suède #asile #migrations #réfugiés #procédure #accélération_des_procédures #fast-track #management

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Une histoire des consultants
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Un entretien réalisé avec la sociologue Odile Henry, à propos de son travail de socio-histoire sur le métier de consultant et sur le management. Durée : 1h. Source : Radio Canut

LinkedIn wants prostitutes to stop using its site:
▻http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-wants-prostitutes-to-stop-using-its-site-2013-5 - does that mean that I now have to hide my #consulting past ? #prostitution