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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a letter (1179) that national banks and federal savings associations must demonstrate that they have adequate controls in place before they can engage in cryptocurrency, distributed ledger, and stablecoin activities. The OCC had issued multiple Interpretive Letters in 2020 and earlier this year related to […]

Recognizing that regulated and non-regulated financial institutions seek to engage in cryptocurrency and crypto asset activities, the three largest federal bank regulators, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, recently issued a joint statement on crypto assets. The regulators broadly defined crypto assets as any […]

Have you visited your local Starbucks recently, anticipating the delightful first sip of your favorite coffee or tea only for the barista to tell you they can’t make it due to supply shortages? Or, maybe you’ve been in the market for a new car, but every dealer you’ve spoken with says you’d have to place […]

The pandemic has reignited the conversation around employee satisfaction. Many workers have valued the flexibility and the time they have saved with work-from-home and hybrid work models. COVID has also emboldened many employees to demand a work experience that is better than the status-quo and has made them more willing than before to ditch their […]

Using a framework to reach your vision or goal   The Ideal Consultant defined by the picture-frame strategy A common framework for achieving a goal or vision is the picture-frame.  In my first two blogs, we looked at two different examples of being an “Ideal” consultant.  How did I derive the baseline for what is […]

Product owners love the flexibility and short lead time of being Agile. At the same time, it can be difficult for management to adopt. Without a determinant understanding of the final product, there’s a struggle to estimate the total cost and rein in scope.  You could mark work as done within a sprint but the […]

The Covid Pandemic of 2020 and 2021 have been disruptive and challenging in all aspects of our lives, personal and professional. However, life, and work, go on. Although it may not be business as usual, in many cases we are all expected to continue as if it is, well, business as usual! There are three […]

How To Increase Team Engagement If you are reading this, you are most likely a leader that sees value in teams with a high level of engagement.  Personally, I have been passionate about employee engagement throughout my entire career, but I have had varying levels of success mobilizing efforts that really move the needle. Gartner […]

Perficient is proud to announce the appointment of Vishal Rajpal, Glenn Kline, Prakash Chembai, Mary-Beth Ostasz, and Jason Hudnall as Area Vice Presidents (AVP). The expanded executive leadership team will drive continued growth and operational excellence across Perficient while delivering superior solutions for clients. “As Perficient continues to grow, we’re thrilled to broaden our executive […]

As this year winds down to its conclusion, we start to look ahead. We are compelled to perform retrospectives and see how they measure up to our keys to success. Thinking of this, I am reminded of a keynote speech that I had heard when I was being recognized for achieving the rank of Eagle […]

Supply chain complexity doesn’t have to be complicated. A well designed, mutually dependent and interconnected set of systems where a change in one component can influence other components can actually be quite simple. For one of our clients, a major telecommunications company, their existing supply chain and inventory management processes had been effectively supporting their […]

The Start of the Conversation  “Hi there, I am Grey Caesar” “That is a catchy name, sir. I am Xl-Kal”. GC – No Sir. You look a lot senior to me. I should call you sir. Xl-Kal – I get it, mate. What brings you here to the hacking expo show? GC – Oh yeah, […]