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Saving Griffin
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Cowan, Alex; Turse, JasonCase DARDEN-OM-1717-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is designed to introduce general management students to applied digital transformation at the program level. The Griffin program is a midsized but high-stakes program in the US Special Operations Command focused on intelligence gathering and analytics. This case describes how the team and its lead used agile to refocus the program, working to drive valuable outcomes for stakeholders.Starting at €8.20
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Growth Hacking Online Education
Grushka-Cockayne, Yael; Cowan, AlexCase DARDEN-OM-1719-EService and Operations ManagementThis case explores the work of a Darden faculty member, Alex Cowan, to assess the demand for a public version of the software development course he taught at Darden. It was no secret that with the technology sector surging, general management jobs in tech were both a growing category and exciting career trajectory. However, managers in the sector tended to work in small, interdisciplinary agile teams. Creative confidence in going from idea to des...Starting at €8.20
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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic) (Spanish version)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807LService and Operations Managementinvestment in people, technology that supports frontline workers, revamped recruiting and training practices, and compensation linked to performance. They also express a vision of leadership in somewhat unconventional terms, referring to an organization's "patina of spirituality" and the "importance of the mundane." In this article, Heskett, Jones, Loveman, Sasser, and Schlesinger take a close look at the links in the service-profit chain, which...Starting at €8.20
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Coopers & Lybrand in Hungary (B) (Spanish version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Hallowell, RogerCase HBS-620S03Service and Operations ManagementCoopers & Lybrand open an office in Hungary.Starting at €5.74
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Booz.Allen & Hamilton: Vision 2000 (Spanish Version)
Loveman, Gary W.; O'Connell, JamieCase HBS-302S07Service and Operations ManagementEn 1993, Booz.Allen & Hamilton abandonaron su estructura organizativa anterior, altamente local. Fue motivada por el deseo de servir a los clientes multinacionales de manera más eficaz y proporcionar mayor valor a los clientes con las empresas más localizada mediante la recopilación de las mejores prácticas de todo el mundo. Siguiendo un plan titulado Visión 2000, la firma creada unificó dotación de personal de piscinas basado en la industria y (...Starting at €8.20
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Putting the Service-Profit Chain to Work (HBR Classic)
Heskett, James L.; Jones, Thomas O.; Loveman, Gary W.; Sasser, W. Earl, Jr.; Schlesinger, Leonard A.Article HBS-R0807L-EService and Operations ManagementThis article was originally published in March-April 1994 and was republished in July-August 2008 as an HBR Classic. This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. In exemplary service organizations, executives understand that they need to put customers and frontline workers at the center of their focus. Thos...Starting at €8.20
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Continuous Design Using Hypothesis-Driven Development
Cowan, AlexTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1740-EService and Operations ManagementThis technical note introduces readers to two important concepts involving design in the digital sphere: continuous design and hypothesis-driven design (HDD). Continuous design applies the proposition that rather than doing a large amount of design and research up front, a team is better off building smaller, specific items, testing them with users, and iteratively changing the design based on what it learns. HDD operates from the foundation that...Starting at €8.20
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Facilitating Digital Development with Agile User Stories
Cowan, AlexTechnical Note DARDEN-OM-1739-EService and Operations ManagementImplicitly or explicitly, product-development teams in digital spaces will go through a process of gathering and employing data to help them create and iterate upon a user experience that invites high engagement. An important part of gathering this data is having actual users test the product, but in order to learn what testable criteria constitute successful user behaviors, managers and teams can employ user stories, testable micronarratives abo...Starting at €8.20
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Laura Ashley and Federal Express Strategic Alliance (Spanish Version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Anthony, Robert T.Case HBS-602S14Service and Operations ManagementEn un esfuerzo por mejorar su sistema de distribución global y por lo tanto mejorar el servicio al cliente en sus tiendas de todo el mundo, Laura Ashley entró en una alianza estratégica pionera con Federal Express Business Logistics Services. Bajo los términos de una asociación poco estructurada, Federal Express realiza las mismas actividades de almacenaje y distribución anteriormente manejados por Laura Ashley. La alianza es considerar innovador...Starting at €8.20
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Coopers & Lybrand in Hungary (A) (Spanish version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Hallowell, RogerCase HBS-620S02Service and Operations ManagementMultinational professional services firm Coopers & Lybrand has decided to enter the Hungarian market and weighs its strategic options in light of the environment in which it will operate and its resources.Starting at €8.20