Posts Tagged ‘strategy’

Transformation initiatives require the development and implementation of strategies and technologies capable of delivering operational efficiency, reducing expenses, and increasing revenue. As an organization, you can commit to putting initiatives similar to the ones discussed here in place. It will require everyone, all the way to the CEO, to be on board and contribute where […]

While some companies are keen on trimming the number of legacy IT applications through consolidation, they all agree that investments in technology are critical when it comes to operating in a digital world that has created incredibly high customer expectations. The adoption of mobile devices has significantly changed the operating landscape. During his remarks that […]

Boosting productivity through automation is another goal of the industry. Automation drives down costs and enables better control and compliance. It gives firms scale by allowing them to better serve existing customers and address new segments of customers by allocating resources to areas in which they can make the biggest difference. Eliminating simple manual processes […]

Lloyds Banking Group, a company with 30 million customers under several brands including Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, and Halifax, has put forth additional cost-saving measures to help the company weather poor economic conditions and better meet customer expectations. On top of the 9,000 jobs and 200 retail branches the bank outlined to eliminate in […]

Now that April is here, I thought it would be neat to look back at what our readers found most interesting last month. Below are the top five blog posts Perficient’s life sciences practice wrote in March – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. Oh My, Where Has The Time Gone? […]

Cost reduction remains a priority among financial institutions. Aside from re-negotiating contracts with vendors, consolidating IT applications is an ongoing trend in the industry. When speaking on the topic of expense reductions, Ralph W. Babb, chairman and CEO of Comerica, said, “We will enhance our technology capabilities, while reducing our overall spend by optimizing our […]

Many moons ago, I wrote the blog post This Is Bad News For Sponsors And CROs, in which I shared how the number of principal investigators interested in running new trials had declined. Another blog post from several several years ago, Wait, You’re Not Using an Investigator Portal?, shared one method of increasing satisfaction among […]

Conversations with our clients have shed light on what’s taking place in their organizations and how they’re approaching their need to become more profitable. It’s evident that, for many, transformation initiatives are in development or already in place. These initiatives are not short-term plans, but rather ones that span many months or even years. Without […]

Nate Bauer, senior digital marketing strategist for Perficient Digital, recently wrote a blog post about the typical challenges of developing and executing on a digital marketing strategy. Many times, when developing a strategy, companies take a giant step back to evaluate every single variable throughout the entire spectrum and painstakingly create the perfect plan by which to […]

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), whose mission is to ensure that national banks and federal savings associations conduct business in a safe manner, provide fair access to services, treat customers fairly, and comply with applicable laws and regulations, released its Fall 2016 Semiannual Risk Perspective, which draws on data gathered from […]

We’re only a couple days into the new year and are already making smart moves that further position our company as a leader in numerous industries, including financial services. Today, Perficient announced the acquisition of RAS & Associates, a Denver-based operations and management consulting firm focused on partnering with organizations to find the “how.” With […]

We’re only a couple days into the new year and are already making smart moves to further position our company as a leader in numerous industries, including aerospace and defense, cable and telecommunications, energy and mining, financial services, high tech, manufacturing, and travel and hospitality. Today, Perficient announced the acquisition of RAS & Associates, a […]