Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Businesses
AI (Artificial Intelligence) can be a powerful tool for businesses in many ways. Here are some examples: Automating repetitive tasks: AI can automate mundane and repetitive tasks, such as data entry, invoicing, and customer service inquiries, freeing up employees to focus on higher-level tasks. Personalizing customer experiences: AI can be used to analyze customer data […]
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
Building a new information system is one kind of planned organizational change. The introduction of a new information system involves much more than new hardware and software. It also includes changes in jobs, skills, management, and organization. When we design a new information system, we are redesigning the organization. System builders must understand how a […]
Grow Yourself along with Your Business
Authenticity is about how you come across to others. When what you say is in alignment with what you do and who you are, others perceive you as authentic. Authenticity comes from speaking in a conversational tone with an intention to communicate from your heart to the other person’s heart. Contrast this with the opposite […]
Strategy and Practice for Building a Strategic Website for your Business
The good news is that, nothing is really different from what we designers have had to deal with since the beginning of the Web. In this case, the technology has just improved and made it easier for us to deal with these variations. The first step in developing a responsive website (and one that can […]
WHAT STOPS PEOPLE FROM BUYING ONLINE?
WHAT STOPS PEOPLE FROM BUYING ONLINE? A lack of trust and face-to-face interaction prevents many people from purchasing online. It’s a known fact that consumers require a greater level of trust and confidence when buying online than face to face. When you’re dealing with an unknown shop selling products of unknown quality, trust plays a […]
TWO KINDS OF TRUST
When it comes to trust, psychologists make a distinction between two different types: cognitive and affective. Cognitive trust is knowledge-driven and, in this case, refers to your customers’ confidence in the reliability and competence of your service. When it comes to online shopping, this kind of trust stems from your customers’ previous experiences with your […]
Protection of Systems – Secure Development Business Processes
Secure Development The information security manager’s role in systems and software development is key. You will be required to ensure that the output from any development projects running in your organization (or outsourced to a third-party development company) is secure, whether they are creating a new line-of-business application or a new infrastructure capability . “But […]
Protection of Systems – What is Malware
Introducing Malware When we read about hacking in the news, we usually hear that massive corporates or government departments have been breached and some kind of corporate database has been stolen. We truly live in the age of the data breach , were hackers break into an organization’s infrastructure and purloin millions of records of […]
What is Competitive Intelligence?
CI – Competitive Intelligence Competitive intelligence (CI) has something of an image problem. The term conjures up an image of elicit activities involving private detectives, telephoto lenses and hidden microphones. While such images are not completely unappealing, they are far removed from the truth. Put simply, CI is a structured, ethical and legal process designed […]
Change – Shaping Strategy For Your Small Business
Change is an accepted consequence of modern life. Indeed, the phrase – ‘change is the only certainty’ – has become something of a business mantra. All organizations are subject to increasing levels of change. We can view change in terms of cyclical change and evolutionary change. Cyclical change involves variation that is repetitive and often […]
