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To get value from process automation in your organization, you must maximize its initial impact

HFS recently sat down with three of NICE’s finest to discuss the myths, reality, challenges, and opportunities in RPA and to understand the best route to and

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Avoid the blockchain white elephant—that beautiful and useless blockchain proof of concept—by on

The power and the challenge for enterprise blockchain initiatives stem from the fact that blockchain, by definition, is an inter-organizational technology. are

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Finance leaders must adopt these five key AI transformation levers

In this report, we examine how the BFSI industry can adopt five transformation levers to get the most out of AI investments.

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If you want success with machine learning-enabled analytics, don’t boil the ocean!

Citizens Bank reinvents collections segmentation and creates a trust-based foundation for smart analytics scale

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Process mining emerges as your gateway drug to OneOffice finance transformation

A recent HFS executive roundtable supported by Celonis, held in February 2020 in London’s Ritz Hotel, brought finance and accounting (F&A) leaders from with

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Concentrix’s marketing solutions meet manufacturing execs’ needs, but they face competing priorities

Manufacturing providers have a strong focus on sales, marketing and aftermarket services; to cut through the competition, success stories must shine.

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As challenger banks’ profits fail to match their growth, incumbents must continue to invest in digital

Despite continued growth from challenger banks they are struggling to make profit – incumbents investing in their own offerings could outlast them.

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Executives salivating at nearshore opportunities must pick locations carefully

In this report we examine the growing demand for nearshore delivery capabilities in Europe, and why executives must pick locations carefully.

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Use design thinking to build your integrated AI, analytics, and automation center of excellence

The latest HFS survey (December 2019) on the state of integrated automation showed that 45% of enterprise leaders (see Exhibit 1) have different centers of for

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Leverage engineering support services to drive digital engineering transformation initiatives

In this PoV, we discuss how the client leaders can make the digital switch happen in their organizations by using engineering support services as key and with

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RPA software vendors: squelch the rhetoric and get down to helping your clients learn and scale!

The results of our 2020 Robotic Transformation Software Customer Experience (CX) Survey are in and the outlook is....tepid

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Execute a focused acquisition strategy for capability augmentation to deliver Industry 4.0 services

The PoV analyzes the rationale behind the acquisitions in this space and provide pointers that service providers should keep in mind for Industry 4.0 focused

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Telcos must be aware of the existential threat that tech giants present—this goes way beyond revenues;

The potential for disruption and disintermediation is high and telcos need to look beyond cost cutting and innovate their offerings and operations.

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HFS Top 10 Digital Workplace Design Services 2020

The 2020 HFS Top 10 Digital Workplace Design Services report examines the role service providers play in the highly competitive market.

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Adopt edge computing to accelerate the real-time decision-making process

The PoV describes the benefits of edge computing including recent examples of deployments and outline how an industrial enterprise can leverage the same for its

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Read this process mining 101 primer before your next “operational excellence” meeting

Definitions and key techniques used by process mining experts today, with one fundamental underlying principle – data is the foundation of a business process.

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Providers must develop a talent transformation strategy to survive in the current labor pushes forward

Accenture continues to evolve internal talent development, we examine why the broader services industry most follow suit.

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GOAL! Enterprise AI leaders must use design thinking to make IT and business play AI as Total Football

Enterprise leaders must run all strategic AI and integrated automation scaling initiatives like Total Football, with IT and business playing on the same side

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Higher education institutions in the US should get excited about Accenture’s acquisition of in the

Here we outline the implications of Accenture’s acquisition of Sierra-Cedar in the Workday services market.

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Service providers will find ample opportunity in content moderation services, but they must proceed with

What you need to know about the opportunity (and risk) involved in this hot marketing services area

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