People & Strategy

How agile is your organization? – Agile Pulse 2020

Our Agile Pulse 2020 study makes it clear that agile organizations are much more robust in times of crisis.

Webinar: Supply Chain Management at Dräger in uncertain times

The medical device manufacturer Dräger had to deal with challenges in its inbound supply chain when it ramped up production of ventilation devices to maximum capacity to help with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Chief Data Officer – Leaders of data-driven enterprises

If companies limit their data and analytics experts' tasks to services for projects, they lose momentum in digital business transformation. Companies that make their strategic decisions with the support of a Chief Data Officer (CDO) place greater emphasis on the customer experience and drive revenue growth. BearingPoint's CDO Survey provides insights into the reasons for appointing CDOs, their roles and responsibilities, the structure and functioning of CDO offices, their stage of development, and their biggest challenges.

Organizations that invest in frontline managerial skills are more resilient and adaptable than competitors

New research from the BearingPoint Institute outlines how companies can make the most of their frontline managers for transformation success

Frontline managers are crucial: learn how to develop them

COVID-19 has shown that organizations that invest in frontline managerial skills are more resilient and adaptable than their competitors, and in many, frontline management has been the initiator of multiple process improvements and new ways of working . Independent of specifically impacted industries such as aerospace, organizations that have best resisted the crisis are those that invest in their frontline managers.

Accor creates new office to accelerate its transformation

Accor was facing two major transformations at one time, focusing on shifting to an asset-light business model while also conducting multiple acquisitions and subsequent integrations. To manage these challenges successfully, the group decided to build a dedicated department called the Transformation Office with BearingPoint’s support.

Digital Service Management - Critical success factors for creating and managing value-added services in the digital age

The second issue of our Digital & Strategy series on the topic of digital service management shows which challenges companies have to face, how they can successfully master them and why the development of digital services must become the strategic focus of companies.

Successful flexible workforce management

Companies currently face major challenges in recruiting and managing their workforce. The demand for increasingly flexible, “tailor-made“ working models is growing as a result of social and economic developments as well as globalization and digitalization. BearingPoint’s “Flexible Workforce” study identifies key success factors for efficient workforce management.

Successfully deliver critical projects by treating them in a new way

In mid-2020, your projects are too critical to fail. Drawing on our experience, we have identified the people-centric and data-driven criteria for success