The necessity to safeguard commercial assets, information and reputation is increasingly at the forefront of our minds, driven hard by the media making much of poor corporate decision-making and planning. The world has changed, and it is ever more difficult to concentrate on the business of business; the mantra of just securing the bottom line [...]
You may have noticed that there is an awful lot of information out there. Some of it pertinent to what we are doing, some of it correct, but much that is neither of those two things. But how does a business sift through all the available information to come to a real understanding as to [...]
The ability to make sensible decisions in business is central, with clear implications for a company’s reputation, profit, productivity and sustainability. Decisions require a clear objective and a thorough understanding so that the decision-maker can view the issue at hand in context and be able to identify available options. So armed, thoughts can then focus [...]
A great deal of effort is expended looking into the past at unexpected events, under-performance, operational failures and so on. This is just our natural human instinct to seek understanding of what has happened, particularly if it was a damaging incident. Many of you will recognise that you are stuck in a system focussed on [...]
Few would be willing to admit to that of their own company perhaps, but we are often happy to recognise this condition in our competitors or other companies. I wonder though if we are being completely honest about our own operations and decision-making. Image by courtesy of http://onewaystock.com/ For instance, it is [...]
The MD of QRO Global, Martyn Denton, comments on the application of intelligence in challenging regions. Download the article "Intelligence and Planning in High Risk Environments". Do you want to understand better the business dynamics in your sector? Are you looking for options to drive forward your business in a challenging environment? To find out [...]
The MD of QRO Global, Martyn Denton, comments on the application of intelligence in manufacturing sectors. Download the article 'The Role of Business Intelligence in Manufacturing' or visit the Real Business Website. Do you want to understand better the business dynamics in your sector? Are you looking for options to drive forward your business in a [...]
The MD of QRO Global comments on the application of intelligence in the context of energy sector operations. Download the article The Role of Intelligence in the Energy Sector or visit the HarzardEx Website. Do you want to understand better the business dynamics in your sector? Are you looking for options to drive forward your [...]
The MD QRO Global comments on the role of knowledge in future planning when setting up commercial operations in difficult environments. Download the article New Operating Environments and the Role of Information in Future Planning or visit the Fresh Business Thinking Website. Do you want to understand better the business dynamics in your sector? Are [...]
The MD of QRO Global, Martyn Denton comments on what commercial intelligence can deliver in a global mining context. Download the article here Commercial Intelligence? - Mining World Do you want to understand better the business dynamics in your sector? Are you looking for options to drive forward your business in a challenging environment? To [...]
