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Industrial Manufacturers should not embark on a digital transformation…

Ok, so perhaps the title is a bit harsh. But we have all seen firsthand too many industrial manufacturers do not achieve their digital transformation objectives for multiple reasons. The experts at Bain, BCG, and McKinsey report that 70-90% of digital transformations stall or fail, with consistent reasons of unclear strategy & objectives, resource or […]

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Did Artificial Intelligence kill Pareto’s 80/20 Rule?

Did Artificial Intelligence kill Pareto’s 80/20 Rule?

In a resource-constrained environment, Pareto’s 80/20 rule made all the sense in the world. When you have to make choices, tradeoffs, etc – a framework that allows you to decide what to focus on is an important tool in managing outcomes and success. But with modern technologies that simplify prioritization and decision workflows, 80/20 is

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Chief Installed Base Officer for Industrial OEMs

Chief Installed Base Officer – how does an OEM go about organizing for this key role?

A few weeks ago, I suggested that industrial OEMs should create a new role, that of a Chief Installed Base Officer (CIBO). Based on the comments and reactions, I clearly hit a nerve, and the reactions were interesting in their affirmation of the need for this role. This leads to the following obvious questions:  1.What

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Data cleaning techniques for Industrials

The ultimate guide to fixing Industrial Data Quality – This works every time!!

I want you to open up the contact list on your phone, and see how many are in there. Of those hundreds of contacts, how many do you actually need today? Are they all saved under their correct names? Are you confident, all of them are active and up-to-date? I looked at my contact list

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Data cleaning techniques for Industrials

The ultimate guide to fixing Industrial Data Quality – This works every time!!

I want you to open up the contact list on your phone, and see how many are in there. Of those hundreds of contacts, how many do you actually need today? Are they all saved under their correct names? Are you confident, all of them are active and up-to-date? I looked at my contact list

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