Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

They found that the gap between leading companies and the rest had widened; that the payback-period for AI investments was much shorter; and that leading companies were better at identifying and implementing use cases that delivered positive outcomes with lower risk. They conducted a similar survey in 2023 to see what had changed.

Payback Period 27

Payback Period Company Maturity McKinsey 27

Strategy Driven

JUNE 8, 2016

The result is an initial set of organizational, process, and technology changes that preserve operational safety and reliability while at the same time dramatically reduce costs.”. StrategyDriven experience reveals many of these cost reductions to be implementable within 180 days and to possess similar payback periods.

Payback Period 50

Payback Period Power Chief Executive Officer Supply Chain 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

We have identified how hospitals’ budgeting systems have erected three distinct barriers to the adoption of technology. These barriers, however, can be overcome by changing how hospitals acquire new technology and by providing incentives to units to use digital innovations to provide more effective and efficient care.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

Chief Marketing Officer Beth Comstock told me they looked to see how they could take this battery technology to new markets. Organic growth depends on discovering breakthrough ideas, leveraging technology, and getting closer to customers. Product development: g etting closer to customers and moving faster.

Six Sigma 11

Six Sigma Incubator Payback Period Ries 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

It starts with a trickle : To illustrate this challenge from my own experience, let's look at the example of drip irrigation , a technology that has been around for more than 50 years. This technology has been shown to save water and labor, and to increase yield in a variety of crops. In the trenches : Why is behavior entrenched?

Early Adopters 9

Early Adopters Payback Period NGO Influence 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

In our experience, well-designed retrofits can deliver 20%-50% energy savings with fast payback periods. is on a commercial rate with their utility, and that rate includes a demand charge—essentially a premium for companies that use a lot of power over a short period of time (rather than using a constant rate).

Management 8

Management Payback Period Energy Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Since then, we interviewed several chief financial officers (CFOs) of leading technology companies and senior analysts of investment banks who follow technology companies. Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8