April, 2022

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Outsourcing eCommerce Web Development

Groove Technology

The online industry is on the rise, and according to online shopping statistics, eCommerce development is a good idea for any company, especially for startup companies. People can now purchase everything on the internet. Establishing an e-commerce website would therefore enhance your professional image and assist you in developing your brand domestically and abroad.

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De-globalization Might Lead to a Different Globalization

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/metamorworks De-globalization, which is a retreat from Western-designed globalization, did not begin during the pandemic or during the Russian war on Ukraine. This process had its origins in the Great Recession of 2007-09. Up to now, there has been no choice apart from the largely Western-driven globalization. But some countries are using technology to regain their independence.

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A Detailed Guide on How to Manage Remote React Native Developers

Groove Technology

Hiring outsourcing workgroups and remote React Native developers, particularly in the information technology sector, has long been a popular strategy. By all means, hiring a cohesive development team maintains a much lower risk than hiring a single working candidate. Even so, if a React Native developer is ready to finish your work activities, then suitable commitments and supervision of project milestones will help support you in achieving the well-suited result.

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Take A Pragmatic Approach to B2B Conversation Design to Avoid Dystopian Dialogue

Forrester Digital Transformation

From their interactions as consumers, B2B buyers and customers are already accustomed to receiving relevant information curated by algorithms and delivered at the right time in dynamic and digestible formats. Across channels, devices, and interfaces, these audiences ask for what they want. They’re also aware of how their behavior drives the algorithmic co-creation of interest-based […].

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The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide

In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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Managers, Put All Your Brainpower to Work.

Automation Anywhere

I recently read that the “intelligence amplification” of human beings through collaboration with automation could achieve IQ levels up to 300. People thinking and acting much more intelligently? The first thing I thought was, “There goes my chance of ever winning on Jeopardy.” And the second thing I thought was, “How does that work?” Automation and intelligence amplification are related, but I had only thought that automation would free up cranial capacity.

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Capturing the true value of Industry 4.0

McKinsey and Company

With digital transformations notoriously difficult to scale up across factory networks, manufacturers may need to slow down to get ahead in the race to implement Industry 4.0.

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Do Not Expect the Demise of a Globalized Economy

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Tilegen Retreat, not defeat: What Ukraine war means for globalization. But many others caution that while an era of globalization already in retreat is likely to retreat further as a result of the war, no one should expect the full demise of the globalized economy or the international liberal order that fostered it.

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The 5 Most Important KPIs and Metrics for Customer Experience

31 West

There are a lot of important metrics and KPIs (key performance indicators) that can help businesses figure out how trustworthy they are to their customers. To figure out how happy customers are with a company and how many people have had a good experience with them, it is important to use the most well-known and standard CX metrics. There are several metrics available and it is always difficult to choose the right ones.

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You’re Probably Greenwashing, But You Don’t Know It

Forrester Digital Transformation

Alongside the COP26 Conference, many businesses communicated their green pledge and how much they are acting to protect the environment. Expect more of this to happen this week, with Earth Day falling on Friday, April 22 — and get ready to see many brands accused of greenwashing. Greenwashing — when a business is perceived to […].

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An outsourcing project to build an online shopping app for a supermarket

Groove Technology

Customer. Our customer is a supermarket in Australia. Challenge. The supermarket was expanding their online sales and wanted to build an application for online shopping. They started everything from scratch and lacked a professional technical team. Therefore, they wanted to outsource a full team from Groove Technology to help them build an online shopping app.

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We’re Here to Help! How to Navigate Your Top HR Priorities

Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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How COVID-19 caused a global learning crisis

McKinsey and Company

The pandemic has taken a substantial toll on students’ academic progress as well as on their mental health. School systems can respond across multiple horizons to help students get back on track.

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Plan to be Accessible by Design: Accessibility in the Product Development Lifecycle Part 1 of 4

Perficient Digital Transformation

Accessible Product Development Starts with Shift Left. Using a Shift Left method to improve product development outcomes isn’t new or novel. Shift Left has been adopted for decades to lower software development refactoring time and costs and streamline time to market by testing software earlier in the design process and not just before it ships. “When the software development process is viewed as a left-to-right sequential process, doing testing earlier may be seen as “shifting it to the l

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World Trade Organization (WTO) Slashes Forecast for Global Trade in 2022

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/Maria Shapilova The Russia-Ukraine war has damaged the world economy at a critical juncture as the coronavirus pandemic - and Chinese lockdowns specifically - continues to weigh on the recovery. The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday, 4/12/22, revised down its forecast for global trade growth this year to 3% from 4.7% because of the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and warned of a potential food crisis caused by surging prices.

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The Transformational Method Behind an Economic Miracle We Can All Apply

Intelligent Management Inc.

“It would be better if everyone worked together as a system.” W. Edwards Deming. These few, simple words reveal a mindset and worldview capable of transforming everything we do. Transforming what? A divisive, zero-sum-game way of doing business and managing/controlling people. If the tragedy of the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that we cannot go back to “business as usual” We have to learn to work together in a way that recognizes and accommodates for our new reality.

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Challenges and Solutions in High-Volume, High-Stakes Hiring

Facing a hiring surge that feels like conducting a complex orchestra? Our guide is your roadmap to harmonious high-volume hiring. In it, you’ll learn: Strategies to maintain quality while hiring at scale The real math behind agency vs. in-house recruiting Secrets to a stellar candidate experience during hiring spikes Resource optimization techniques for stretched TA teams Don't let resource constraints or market pressures derail your hiring goals.

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Two Steps To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint With Smart Devices, IoT, And A Bit Of Patience 

Forrester Digital Transformation

Earth Day is Upon Us! Earth Day is this Friday, April 22nd. As such, I wanted to take a break from my normal IT service management/knowledge management cover to discuss my own journey to reduce my carbon footprint using smart technologies: I have lived in California for over 20 years, and every month I get […].

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Top 7 Benefits of Working with Remote Developers

Groove Technology

Hiring the right software developer for your company’s needs can be difficult at times. However, hunting for candidates globally and working with them remotely may be the perfect answer. A remote developer, also known as a freelancer, works remotely around the globe and has several options for whomever they want to take a job with. It is now in high demand throughout the world to hire remote developers, and a company may even consider working with a skilled and energetic remote developer who ful

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Lithium mining: How new production technologies could fuel the global EV revolution

McKinsey and Company

Lithium is the driving force behind electric vehicles, but will supply keep pace with demand? New technologies and sources of supply can fill the gap.

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Driving Success with Optimizely DXP and Perficient

Perficient Digital Transformation

Discover the New Optimizely and What it Means for Your Business. In the past few years, we have seen many mergers and acquisitions in the marketing technology space. With the advance in content management systems (CMS), e-commerce software, and marketing optimization tools, we’ve seen many tools come together under one brand. This is seen across the industry as marketing technology companies adapt to online enterprise companies’ needs.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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How to Buy a $44 Billion Global Social Network In Less than Two Weeks

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/sommersby Well if there is one thing I love, it's speed and surprises! When I think about people trying to secure an important client, speaker for a program, or a new employee at a company that can go on for months, for example; I shake my head in disbelief over Elon Musk's stunning move on Twitter. How in the world did he do that? No matter.

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‘Pawternity’ Highlights Evolving Workplace Inclusivity

Neeyamo

What do you think off when you have a day off? Time with family? A day to unwind? Leaves are not only necessary for one to feel unconstrained, but they also dispense work-life balance amidst the masses and are a vital part of the glue that holds a society together. Or, in this case, some quality time with your four-legged companions! When Boxpark’s CEO, Roger Wade, took to social media after an employee sought paid time off to spend with their dogs, he was startled to learn that 39% of t

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Five Notable Fintech Attributes And Companies

Forrester Digital Transformation

[This post was coauthored by Christy Lano.] Forrester’s latest report on the state of fintech shows that funding for fintech companies not only rebounded (from a decidedly down year in 2021) but has skyrocketed to new, historic heights. To dive deeper into this research, we’re looking at specific fintech companies and — more importantly — […].

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How Should You Recruit A Dedicated Software Development Team?

Groove Technology

Nowadays, business owners are struggling a lot to find employees with the required level of expertise to advance their careers. This is not really a recent issue in the software development industry. On the bright side, dedicated software development teams seem to be on track to be the superstars in this rescue mission. A rising number of companies enjoy working with outsourcing firms that can provide a dedicated team of professionals and repeatedly recruit this concept of partnership.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Hybrid work: Making it fit with your diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy

McKinsey and Company

New research details what empowered employees love about hybrid work models and the risks to diversity, equity, and inclusion if managers get the evolving flexible workplace wrong.

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People of Perficient: Meet Marc Mullins, Senior Solutions Architect

Perficient Digital Transformation

Perficient promotes a culture of giving, collaboration, and excellence. Marc Mullins, senior solutions architect, is a great example of all three of these values. I recently sat down with him to discuss how he came to work for our global digital consultancy, and what about the culture keeps him motivated to stay and do his best work for our healthcare clients.

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When Booking a Shipping Container Seems Akin to Trying to Catch a Unicorn

The Global Small Business Blog

©iStock/vchal Oh, the problems we face lately. Take Glo, a startup that makes novelty items — plastic cubes that light up when dropped in water. Hagan Walker along with his business partner, Anna Barker, started the business six years ago in the town of Starkville, Mississippi, while relying on factories 8,000 miles away in China to make his products.

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Global Expansion Definition and Best Practices

Velocity Global

A boost in operations goes beyond the U.S. borders for many businesses, which makes the global expansion definition incredibly important. If your company is in talks for international growth, we’ve pulled together a few best practices that can help you start planning a strategy. Going global is an increasingly promising option for companies that want to hit the next level.

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Global Hiring Guide for Startups

Grow your startup beyond borders and boundaries. Global expansion is the ultimate goal for many startup founders. However, to successfully enter new markets and grow internationally, you need a sound and scalable global recruitment strategy. In this eBook, you’ll discover how you can gain a competitive edge over your business rivals through the latest technology, harnessing global contractors, and using a global employment platform.

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Observations On The Atlassian Outage

Forrester Digital Transformation

What Is Going On? One of our less pleasant responsibilities here at Forrester is commenting on serious business, security, or technical failures in the digital and IT industry. Due to its duration and the implications for a subset of the user base, the current Atlassian outage rises to that level. Atlassian is staking its future […].

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Recruiting the Right React.JS Developers

Groove Technology

React.js has become a free and open-source JavaScript library for developing user interfaces. ReactJS is used in the development of many well-known sites on the internet, including Facebook, Tesla, Netflix, and the BBC. Due to the growing popularity of ReactJS, these developers are reportedly in short supply. Recruitment of React.JS developers is not really a simple task.

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Tech talent tectonics: Ten new realities for finding, keeping, and developing talent

McKinsey and Company

Large incumbents can compete successfully for tech talent—but only if they’re ready to completely rethink their entire HR approach. Tech talent think and act differently.

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Oh Yeah…It was a Mesmerizing March!

Perficient Digital Transformation

March has been always a month of exploring new possibilities and expanding our boundaries. And yes, for us at Perficient GDC Nagpur, March began with a bang! We on-boarded the highest number of new team members in a single day, celebrated our diligent ladies, and had absolute fun enjoying our most colorful festival “Holi” along with our wonderful colleagues.

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Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform

Speaker: Speakers:

HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?