Industry & Services
Using data to improve WCR
Data has a major role to play in managing Working Capital Requirements (WCR). In a general context of tightening monetary policy, controlling working capital requirements
Insights
Industry & Services
From GRD to Multi-Service Energy Company: The Opportunity to Leverage Customer Relationships
As expert in the Swiss energy landscape, iQo has been closely following the evolution of distribution system operators (GRDs) in the country. It’s no secret
Industry & Services
Navigating the Future of Energy: Insights from E-world Energy & Water 2024
As the energy sector converged in Essen for the E-world energy & water trade fair, the event marked a significant moment for industry leaders, innovators,
Data
Implementing an ERP project: the keys to success
The problems encountered when implementing ERP projects and data repositories vary from company to company. As a result, there is no simplified guide to ensure
The keys to developing collaborative innovation in your company
Collaborative innovation is a collective process that involves implementing best practices and avoiding pitfalls. A resilient company knows how to innovate and how to adapt
The Digital & Data maturity of Lake Geneva’s enterprises
At a period when the hype surrounding artificial intelligence had partially died down, leaving companies with time to work on the foundations of their data
Contractual performance: who’s responsible?
Contracts are at the heart of business relationships. Whether they govern relationships with customers, suppliers, or partners, contracts set out in advance the reciprocal commitments,
How to implement a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tool?
The Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) segment is one of the most dynamic in the software industry. According to an IMARC Group study, the market, currently
Will the metaverse change the world?
The Metaverse, Deeptech, NFTs, Web3… The internet appears to have embarked on a new revolution in recent months. In 2021 Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO
8 keys for managing the turnaround of a company in difficulty
To successfully turn around a company in difficulty, we need to take André Gide’s maxim “To choose is to give up” to heart. This expression
How to put data governance into practice
Data governance is a major lever for improving company performance and accelerating business transformation. Data has become a major business asset with very specific characteristics:
Datalakes: definition and ROI
Do data lakes have an ROI? Before we try to give an answer, let’s recall the definition of a data lake. If you are asking
The business case, a key success factor for transformation programs
Preparing a business case will give you a better overall assessment of the transformation Too many costly transformation programs or technology projects are still being
What are the three types of supply chain model?
Which supply chain models exist and how, at iQo, do we address their transformation issues to respond to a continuously changing environment? We present three
IT outsourcing: an opportunity to accelerate digital transformation?
Should you outsource your information systems? Perhaps the health crisis has revealed the need for IT outsourcing within your company. When the question of outsourcing
Customers and employees: a new alliance?
Each company is a social contract between four types of stakeholders: employees, customers, shareholders and managers. Throughout history there have been different kinds of alliances
Do online collaboration tools still matter?
Nearly fifteen years ago author Nicholas Carr started a twenty-year debate about the criticality of IT for today’s companies with an opinion piece titled “Why
Can Artificial Intelligence put the ‘human’ back into human ressources?
Artificial intelligence seeps through every new process and is transforming the way we work. There is much talk about how AI is bound to transform
The crisis of retail
The crisis of retail is not an entirely new phenomenon but it is clearly getting worse. In the US, many shopping malls have recently closed
What If Women Learned To Ask?
According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2017, the gender gap widened slightly in 2017 after a decade of progress. The (global) average
“FOR GOOD” MANIFESTO
https://youtu.be/5-R7uZuWbPU In an increasingly uncertain environment and a world that’s constantly being reinvented, only companies that choose to operate FOR GOOD will succeed in building
For a hybridized culture
In the emerging new world, the business culture of retail banking is often out of synch: Managing, when it’s becoming increasingly about innovation Slow (cautious
A New Operating Model
Despite its advanced digitization, the retail bank operating model is still based on the same foundations as 30 years ago: a commercial front office, a
A New Relational Model
The relational model for Individual customers must be renewed, because the fundamental customer-advisor relationship has weakened. The customer goes to the branch less frequently, sometimes
A New Revenue / Services Model
The income model of traditional banks, under attack from all sides, is making its last stand: Disappearance of cash cows: low yield curve, traditional sources
For a Hybridized strategy
Today, the sacrosanct exercise of developing the strategic plan still relies on dated methodologies and compartmentalized approaches, thus limiting its real scope for the company.
The 7 challenges of retail banking
1. Overcome the crisis and work on long-term strategy 2. Embody its raison d’être, backed up by a For Good approach 3. Renew the revenue
Tech For Good: how to address social, environmental, and economic challenges through Digital Innovation
At iQo, we strongly believe that technology companies can actively contribute to solving some of the social and societal challenges of our times. At the