Speed: Linking Innovation, Process and Time to Market

Through a survey and interviews, The Conference Board contacted over 100 firms in the U.S. and Europe to explore the impact of speeding-up key business processes.

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Today’s search for speed goes beyond an accelerated supply chain to embrace decision-making in every part of the organization. Through a survey and interviews, The Conference Board contacted over 100 firms in the U.S. and Europe to explore the impact of speeding-up key business processes..

Topics covered:

• Business Transformed: Traditional Rules No Longer Apply
• Leadership and Culture: Factors in Enhancing Speed
• Speed Helps Companies Improve Innovation and Gain Customers
• Searching for a Faster Development Process
• Speed Requires Attention to Measurement
• How Companies Are Enabling Speed

Special features:

• executive summary
• Dell shares reasons for its success
• the strategies behind Cisco’s Success