A top-leading bank, grappling with business and regulatory challenges, faced scrutiny after failing the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test. Addressing these deficiencies required a comprehensive approach, leading to the establishment of critical programs like the US Bank Holding Company (BHC) regulatory and comprehensive capital analysis and review (CCAR) program. To bolster its capabilities and ensure […]
Strategy and Transformation
[Podcast] What if You Ran Your Innovation Lab Like a Casino? An Interview With Eisaiah Engel
In the latest episode of “What If, So What?” host Jim Hertzfeld invites Eisaiah Engel, author of “Innovation Casino,” to dive deep into the essence of innovation in today’s business landscape. Engel shares his unique perspective on tackling innovation challenges across the spectrum as he and Jim explore the critical role of innovation in achieving […]
Project Risk Management – Performing a Project Premortem
A powerful, forward-thinking exercise used in project risk management, the project premortem exercise preemptively addresses risks, and helps prevent costly disasters. It ensures that your project stays on track and minimizes the chances of failure. During a premortem the project team collectively imagines that the project has already failed. Instead of waiting for actual failure, […]
4 Crucial Benefits of Agile Project Management for Healthcare Providers and Payers
Healthcare organizations (HCOs) are doubling down on business resiliency, cost optimization, and better experiences for their consumers and employees. To operationalize the important tasks at hand, many of these teams are adopting more modern, Agile methods to streamline and speed that progress. And importantly, health plans and systems increasingly rally digital, IT, and marketing teams […]
The Crucial Steps to Success: Preparing for an Order Management Project
Embarking on an order management project is a significant undertaking for any organization. It involves not only implementing new systems but also reshaping processes and workflows. The success of such projects hinges on meticulous preparation, particularly in terms of collecting and categorizing requirements and effectively managing the associated change. In this article, we will delve […]
All Aboard! Visualize Business Impact with the Enterprise Cloud Transit Map
Cloud modernization is the primary driver of digital transformation and impactful business value. Cloud platforms have evolved from core technology to disruptive ecosystems of strategic advantage. Migration and modernization are vital to reach new markets, deliver innovative products, improve resiliency, reduce costs, and improve customer experiences. But it’s easy (and common) to lose sight of […]
We’re All Outraged! Turning Passion into Results.
If you were to pop open any social media platform or news app right now and scroll through a couple dozen posts, you’ll easily get the feeling that everything is #%&$ falling apart. Everyone is mad at something. We now use the term “doomscrolling.” In the past we had Yellow Journalism and we are there […]
[Podcast] What if Digital Could Outsmart Climate Change? An Interview With Kristine Swan, Bayer
In our latest podcast episode, Jim talks with Kristine Swan, the VP of Digital Transformation and IT at Bayer Crop Science, for a conversation that’s as rich and fertile as the soil our future depends on. Kristine brings a personal touch to the digital revolution in agriculture, drawing on her roots on a Missouri farm. […]
Showing Grit When Performing Manual QA
Many times, in my career when performing QA, I’ve dealt with many times where I’ve felt uncertain about my efforts. Through my work at Perficient—and with the help of my team—I’ve learned over time how to persist and show grit in testing to be able to ensure the highest quality of work delivered throughout a […]
User Acceptance Testing Execution Tips for Websites and Portals
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is the final stage before launching new functionality. What should be an exciting time can turn to frustration and exhaustion. Over the years, I have found tactics that can improve the UAT outcome. UAT involves key business stakeholders validating the system prior to go-live. My background is primarily around website and […]
The Event-Driven Data Layer: Unifying Analytics and Development Teams
One common way of implementing tags through Adobe Launch is using a data layer, which is a JSON object (key/value pair) that is loaded onto the page from which attributes are passed through as the user navigates through the website or completes certain objectives. This can be extended further into using an Event-Driven Data Layer […]
Perficient Achieves Government Specialization Distinction with Pegasystems
Perficient is excited to announce that we have earned the Government Specialization Distinction (Americas) in the new Pega Partners program. Specialized partners are thoroughly vetted by Pega to bring deep vertical knowledge or specialized expertise to clients. Pega Partners that achieve a Specialization have a demonstrated ability to help customers build more innovative businesses, and […]