Ensuring the value creation of your growing ICT investments through continuous portfolio management
21 June 2011 — The importance of information and communication technology is increasing in all companies. Still, many companies are not monitoring value creation of ICT investments. In this article we describe why the importance and difficulty of ICT portfolio management has increased and what kinds of actions are needed to ensure the value creation of ICT investments.
A successful turnaround requires structured thinking and rigorous execution on all fronts
5 January 2010 — Based on our work with SME companies, we have come across multiple paths that lead to a need for a drastic transformation – turnaround. We have noticed that managers are lacking tools and a process to complete a successful turnaround. In this article we introduce a systematic approach which is complemented with analytical tools and framework to manage a turnaround.
Stochastic budgeting – forecasting large uncertain sales projects
21 June 2012 — Today’s markets are increasingly sensitive, and analysts react strongly to even the slightest unexpected events in a company’s performance. The efficiency of markets to share, disseminate and analyze data is seen in the increased volatility that seems to affect companies even in the most stable industries. Sales budgeting and forecasting is an area where even basic improvements can yield a much deeper insight into the company’s situation and outlook.
Using success gates in portfolio strategy development for more informed decision making
9 September 2021 — Developing a portfolio strategy is complex due to numerous opportunities, limited resources, business constraints, and market uncertainties. Defining key constraints for individual portfolio businesses and using success gates to track their impact helps in selecting viable strategic options for all future scenarios.
Ensuring strategy implementation through competence management in blue-collar industries
19 December 2014 — The full potential of competence management is not often exploited when seeing it as only being relevant for knowledge-intensive work and for people in managerial positions. In this article, we argue that managing the competences of blue collar workers is crucial for many service and manufacturing companies to ensure effective strategy implementation and sufficient operational performance.
Indoor tracking and maps: The hype died, but the show is not over
6 March 2016 — Between 2013 and 2015 hype around indoor tracking built up. Yet today nobody seems to talk about indoor tracking or remember the apps. While the hype has died, work has continued in the shadows addressing both issues with tracking technology and indoor maps.
New opportunities and value creation through corporate environmentalism
21 March 2022 — Finnish companies increasingly prioritize reducing GHG emissions, but corporate environmentalism encompasses broader opportunities. This article breaks this subject down into its components and explores value-creation opportunities for investors, consumers, shareholders, employees, and society.
Learning from Northern European companies – green and sustainable management
1 July 2021 — In this interview with Forbes Korea, Reddal Senior Client Director Dr. Per Stenius discusses the development of sustainable management in Korean companies, drawing on learnings from the Nordic countries.