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Cisco Systems, Inc.: Collaborating on New Product Introduction
Lee H; Shao MCase SGSB-GS66-EService and Operations ManagementIn November 2007, a global, cross-functional team at Cisco Systems, Inc. was seeking management approval to start manufacturing a new router, code-named Viking. The team faced a host of challenges in launching the low-cost but powerful router for telecommunications service providers. After overhauling the project to sharply increase the router’s planned speed and capacity, the company had just one year to launch the product, an unusually fast s...Starting at €8.20
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The European Recycling Platform: Promoting Competition in E-Waste Recycling - Teaching note
Lee H; Shao MTeaching Note SGSB-GS67TN-EService and Operations ManagementThe European Recycling Platform was the only pan-European recycling organization created in response to the European Union’s groundbreaking directive to promote recycling of electronic waste. Braun, Electrolux, Hewlett-Packard and Sony established ERP in 2002 as an alternative to the monopolistic e-waste takeback systems then existing in several European countries. ERP was based on the principle of producer responsibility, in which manufacturers...Starting at €0.00
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Cisco Systems, Inc.: Collaborating on New Product Introduction - Teaching note
Lee H; Shao MTeaching Note SGSB-GS66TN-EService and Operations ManagementIn November 2007, a global, cross-functional team at Cisco Systems, Inc. was seeking management approval to start manufacturing a new router, code-named Viking. The team faced a host of challenges in launching the low-cost but powerful router for telecommunications service providers. After overhauling the project to sharply increase the router’s planned speed and capacity, the company had just one year to launch the product, an unusually fast s...Starting at €0.00
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The European Recycling Platform: Promoting Competition in E-Waste Recycling
Lee H; Shao MCase SGSB-GS67-EService and Operations ManagementThe European Recycling Platform was the only pan-European recycling organization created in response to the European Union’s groundbreaking directive to promote recycling of electronic waste. Braun, Electrolux, Hewlett-Packard and Sony established ERP in 2002 as an alternative to the monopolistic e-waste takeback systems then existing in several European countries. ERP was based on the principle of producer responsibility, in which manufacturers...Starting at €8.20
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PCH International (B): Supply Chain Solutions Take Off
Lee H; Marks M; Hoyt DCase SGSB-GS61B-EService and Operations ManagementThis is an update to GS-61, describing developments at the company through 2011, including a major acquisition, distribution in China, and an initiative to cultivate start-ups that might grow into future clients.Starting at €5.74
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PCH International (B): Supply Chain Solutions Take Off - Teaching note
Lee H; Marks M; Hoyt DTeaching Note SGSB-GS61TN-EService and Operations ManagementThis is an update to GS-61, describing developments at the company through 2011, including a major acquisition, distribution in China, and an initiative to cultivate start-ups that might grow into future clients.Starting at €0.00
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Leaders Drive Initiatives: How to Accelerate Strategic Execution Through Active Support and Coaching
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M.; Boswell, Edwin H.Book Chapter HBS-6018BC-ESuccess in business is all about creating the most value faster than the competition. Yet research shows that only 30% of strategic initiatives fully succeed on time, even with streamlined processes in place, detailed metrics to chart the course, and plenty of resources on hand to get the job done. How can you improve the odds? The authors-all executives at The Forum, a global consulting firm-argue that three often overlooked "people factors" are...Starting at €8.20
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Leaders Affirm Strategies: How Clearly Communicating Your Strategy Speeds Execution of Large-Scale Initiatives
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M.; Boswell, Edwin H.Book Chapter HBS-6012BC-ESuccess in business is all about creating the most value faster than the competition. Yet research shows that only 30% of strategic initiatives fully succeed on time, even with streamlined processes in place, detailed metrics to chart the course, and plenty of resources on hand to get the job done. Why? Because an exclusive focus on pace and process often leads to superficial results: lots of activity, but little forward motion. In this chapter, ...Starting at €8.20
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Leaders Cultivate Experience: Creating Strategic Speed by Harnessing the Experience of Your Workforce
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M.; Boswell, Edwin H.Book Chapter HBS-6019BC-EJust as a leader's ability to create a workplace climate in which employees feel competent, engaged, and appreciated can accelerate strategic results, so too can a leader's ability to "cultivate experience"-to bring individuals' and teams' experience into view, make it significant, share it, and harness it-increase strategic speed. In this chapter, the authors describe four competencies leaders need in order to capture the experience and wisdom l...Starting at €8.20
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Speed: A New View-Execute Strategy Faster and More Effectively by Focusing on People Factors
Davis, Jocelyn R.; Frechette, Henry M.; Boswell, Edwin H.Book Chapter HBS-6010BC-EAll executives agree that speed is necessary to a successful business. "Strategic speed" is where urgency meets execution-implementing plans and strategies not just quickly, but well. It's something leaders pursue every day and are paid to achieve, yet few are satisfied with the speed of execution within their organizations. In this chapter, the authors, all executives at a global consulting firm, reveal a surprising truth: that you achieve strat...Starting at €8.20