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The Edge Factor - What We Are Reading - Jan 2015

Written by CGN Team | Jan 3, 2015 8:08:00 AM

Good Data Won’t Guarantee Good Decisions
By Shvetank Shah, Andrew Horne, Jaime Capellá

An insightful piece that explains how simply having more detailed data will not solve problems. Companies need to change processes and skill sets to get people to use data more effectively. Our work in helping clients reach better performance levels shows that you need to change all elements of the people, process and technology mix to get results.

Declining Population Could Reduce Global Economic Growth By 40%
By Nick Timiraos

There has been a sharp increase in the need to project higher productivity. Outside India, the driver has been population decrease and ageing. Within India, it is has been the need for matching global productivity levels and to deliver on the aspiration levels of young people for better ‘quality’ jobs. Productivity increase will deliver better profits and comes from more getting done with less. Analytics will be an important tool in this space.