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I’m creating a restructuring framework for managers after an acquisition. I’d like to brainstorm some actionable risk management steps that I should include on it. Can you share some?
Hi Rainer. My first impression after reading your question was to take care on peoples’ involving. To restruct something means to me to involve the people of the company to create underständing but also ideas to be better in the future. You don’t need to ask the management, but to ask the ordinary workers. Why? They have proper ideas, certainly, to improve the company. To work against them will not create consistent steps for the future. So far…Regards Reiner
Hi Rainer, my first thoughts are in line with what Reiner writes. Active communications and involvement of stakeholders. First of all to create a common feel for need for change. Secondly, you need to identify critical resources and get their buy in (incentives are not unusual). Who should stay (not leave the firm) by all means? Last but not least: make the change-window as short as possible, the more time it costs, the messier the results get!
Hi Rainer , I am in line with the thought of Erik to assess critical resources however my submission is create panel for interviewing each employee and explore the potential among them. You may decide to place them as per company expectations along with their monetary benefits.
In 2017, 80% of the total video game industry's 36 billion U.S dollars in revenue came from software sales, according to stats by Entertainment Software Association, NPD Group.
But if you've been following the trends and news, it looks like what's coming to the future of video games is closely linked to apps and the cloud. As with TV, we're watching the future unfold in front of our eyes.
Rumors have been raised about the cloud causing the disappearance of consoles and hardware entertainment platforms. But, still, the possibility of wearables and other accessories to improve the gaming experience may be the next best thing to happen to the industry.
Deeper research on the Global Games Market conducted by Newzoo predicts an increase in earnings and a continuation of growth for the gaming industry. How will the market be able to achieve this while transforming from software based to cloud-based? Let's review some of the trends in the video game landscape.
Gamers are not strangers to in-app or in-game purchases. A survey about Fortnite revealed that 69% of Fortnite players have bought in-game purchases with an average spend of $85. And this type of monetization is expected to continue.
And to make things more interesting, maybe blockchain technology will play a role in these kinds of transactions. Blockchain developer platform, Hyperbridge, wrote about it on their blog:
"The implications of storing and securing information on a blockchain will be a major breakthrough for gamers and developers, as the technology improves data integrity with digital assets that may be tokenized, traded, and stored. Blockchain integrations will allow for unmediated, secured, cheap, fluid, and fast transactions for in-game exchange and enable players to transfer and securely store in-game value they have created on to the blockchain."
The possibilities are infinite for updates that could include shifts on storylines, backgrounds, characters, and scenery. Some cloud-based games currently make updates for the holidays or special dates. This trend could possibly be translated widely in other games.
Also, open source gaming could become more popular and make it accessible to users to modify and edit graphics and audio content.
More and more, gamers want to see others playing and it's one of the trends that will probably be capitalized by the gaming industry and even streaming. Some of YouTube's most watched videos are of community members playing their favorite video games and back in 2014 Amazon purchased Twitch, which is one of the most popular platforms for broadcasting gameplays.
No need for convincing here. Part of the growth of the gaming industry is attributed to new experiences coming from VR, AR, and MR technologies. Gamers are hungry for enhanced gaming trends like these. And, it seems the launch of 5g could take these to the next level as seen on this video:
It is difficult to predict what will happen or what will be made popular. The gaming industry is a very profitable industry that will just probably continue to surprise us and technology advancements just help even more in that. With a faster broadband connection, better graphics and new innovative experiences, creativity will just keep flourishing.
It should be no news to any that Amazon is expected to report significant growth on their Q4 report. According to FactSet, Amazon.com Accounts for Over 50% of Expected Earnings Growth for S&P 500 Retailers in Q4:
Amazon.com is expected to report the highest earnings growth and is expected to be the largest contributor to earnings growth for the Retailing Industry Group and Food & Staples Retailing Industry Group combined. If Amazon.com were excluded, the estimated earnings growth for Q4 for these two retail industry groups would fall to 6.8% from 15.0. Thus, Amazon.com alone accounts for more than half of the projected earnings growth for all S&P 500
retailers for the fourth quarter.
Amazon has a unique business model that stands out from the rest and it's seemingly winning the game against the competition. How do they do it? Let's dive into how Amazon is mastering retail.
In a previous post, we mentioned that Amazon was doing things differently to impact Customer Experience and some of those things included:
Amazon Prime is one of the biggest examples of innovation in the retail industry. Not only are they offering an all-in-one fast delivery service that in bigger cities even includes delivery in a couple of hours, and they're also providing streaming services and giving access to other content such as ebooks and music.
Amazon ranked as the top brand in the US by YouGov BrandIndex surpassing Netflix and Apple and 95% of Prime members say they would “definitely” or “probably” renew their memberships. This achievement comes from a mix of things but mainly from the many benefits and for Amazon actually delivering on their promises.
Amazon's success can't be attributed to only one thing but rather a combination of innovation, trust, and benefits. To finish, here's an infographic by WCMarketplace, that depicts the many characteristics that have made Amazon what it is.
Hi there,
we are working on an interesting IoT project in Germany, focused on residential apartment buildings. To expand our connectivity offering, we are building a parter ecosystem and therefore looking for innovative solutions / partners around smart buildings or smart cities which might be applicable for smart residential buildings.
If anyone knows interesting solutions for smart residential / apartment buildings, I would be happy to get an introduction / some advice.
Thanks,
Sebastian
Hi Sebastian Congratulations .
You and your team must be excited .George here from South Africa,Cape Town
Before I offer my insight i have below questions which will ultimately determine what ideas can be explored.
-The area that you are focusing on is it Urban or Rural
-The economic structure of the space is it close to public utilities such as public transport
-IT infrastructure do they have stable broadband connectivity etc wifi.
-Mobile phone user density (meaning how many incubates have a cellphone)
I await your response and I am glad to assist
Regards
George Bennett
George, I am interested in learning your ideas about urban design solutions here.
Hi George,
thanks for your reply.
We are talking about German cities, don’t know if you know Germany, but mostly urban areas, high density population and all utilities are good available. High coverage of mobile phones…
Looking forward to your ideas.
Sebastian
Hi Sebastian , Germany great country we love your cars , your specifications is similar to our challenges in the metro areas , I will forward you a case study on Monday perhaps you can implement or ad to your community of experts .
Robert T 
