
McKinsey explains machine learning to execs
McKinsey explains machine learning to execs: Machine Learning is part of a broader conversation around Artificial Intelligence and related themes, which has recently begun to (re-)emerge from the labs and enter mainstream technology conversations. The terms are horribly abused, and mostly badly misunderstood, but there is clearly something afoot. And with good reason. These tools […]

McKinsey acquires design firm Lunar for digital transformation
Consulting strategy firm, McKinsey, just announced its acquisition of San Francisco-based design company Lunar. The move brings Lunar close to McKinsey Digital, which helps clients “separate digital opportunity from hype.” In plain English, this group within McKinsey focuses on digital transformation. The acquisition is interesting for several reasons, but is neither groundbreaking, as one insider […]

McKinsey Research on Collaboration Within the Networked Enterprise
I’ve written about collaboration quite extensively in the past. McKinsey recently released the results from a study they conducted around collaboration within the “networked enterprise.” For my full review of the study along with a link to the direct report, I encourage you to visit and read the full article on CMSWire entitled: “The Networked […]

SaaS Accounting Gains: Now What Say You, McKinsey?
According to Goldman Sachs Accounting is now at the #3 spot in SaaS implementations, reports Dennis Howlett. Not a real surprise, certainly not to Dennis’s readers, or those who follow our Accounting 2.0 series. Still, seeing the numbers makes me feel good, given that I debated a short-sighted report by McKinsey a few years ago, […]

McKinsey FUD Revisited
Image by kyeung808 via Flickr One topic that came up during the panel discussion at the Under the Radar event was about the recently released McKinsey report. Everyone was unanimous in highlighting the “errors” in the report’s conclusion. Many people have written extensively debunking McKinsey’s claims and the report also had support for its claim from pundits who […]