Latest Reports

• Leveraging AI in Private Equity: Enhancing Value Creation Across the Investment Lifecycle

  Private equity (PE) firms are increasingly using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve investment strategies and decision-making, progressing from rule-based systems to predictive and generative AI (or Gen AI). 

  October, 2024

• Digital Talent Capability 2024 Market Insights™

  The Digital Talent Capability 2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that can aid in building a digital talent strategy and help them chart out an action plan for filling the digital talent gap. The report also highlights Avasant’s viewpoint on key technology and talent-related trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any digital transformation project.

  October, 2024

• Digital Talent Capability: Enhancing Employee Experience to Secure Digital Talent

  Gen AI has emerged as a central focus for service providers, fueling innovation and significantly enhancing productivity in both internal operations and client solutions. To support this, providers are actively investing in building a talent pipeline equipped with Gen AI expertise. At the same time, providers are dedicating substantial resources to improving employee experiences through upskilling opportunities, wellness programs, and AI-powered productivity tools. They are also strategically rolling out return-to-office initiatives, promoting hybrid work models by offering incentives to ease the transition and foster a balanced work environment.

  October, 2024

• Digital Talent Capability 2024 RadarView™

  The Digital Talent Capability 2024 RadarView™ assists enterprises in identifying strategic partners that bring in the right digital talent expertise to accelerate digital transformation by offering detailed capabilities and experience analyses of service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key service providers across digital strategy and talent capabilities, talent transformation, and talent investments and innovation. The 63-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the digital talent space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.

  October, 2024

• Financial Services Digital Services 2024 Market Insights™

  The Financial Services Digital Services 2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact in the future for any digital projects in the financial services space. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today.

  October, 2024

• Embracing Turbulent Markets by Enabling New Investment Avenues and Driving Down Costs

  In today’s turbulent financial markets, the business landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by multiple factors, including the Great Wealth Transfer from older generations to younger, tech-savvy investors. This shift drives demand for smart advisory services facilitated by advanced analytics and personalized strategies. Additionally, there is a growing appetite for alternative investments and digital assets as investors diversify portfolios and new asset classes necessitate novel trade life cycles. Amid this evolution, the financial landscape is seeing a decline in M&As and initial public offerings (IPOs), focusing on reducing operational costs. Regulatory changes, such as the shift toward T+1 settlement cycles and the rise of ESG scores as an investment criterion, open new avenues as firms leverage digital technologies, including generative AI, to navigate these challenging times. Both demand-side and supply-side trends are covered in our Financial Services Digital Services 2024 Market Insights™ and Financial Services Digital Services 2024 RadarView™, respectively.

  October, 2024

• Financial Services Digital Services 2024 RadarView™

  The Financial Services Digital Services 2024 RadarView™ can help financial services enterprises craft a robust strategy based on industry outlook, best practices, and digital transformation. The report can also aid them in identifying the right partners and service providers to accelerate their digital transformation in this space. The 92-page report also highlights top market trends in the financial services space and Avasant’s viewpoint.

  October, 2024

• Artificial Intelligence: Should Robots Have Rights? Part 2

  The article examines advancements in AI and robotics, focusing on Tesla’s Optimus and Boston Dynamics’ Atlas. These robots now use AI to navigate, interpret emotions, and engage in lifelike conversations. As they become more human-like, ethical concerns emerge regarding robot rights, emotional dependency, workplace integration, and privacy. The article stresses the need for regulations to address these challenges and balance the integration of robots into society while protecting human autonomy.

  October, 2024

• The Next Frontier: Charting the Future of Freight and Logistics Services

  The freight and logistics industry is witnessing a growing demand for comprehensive end-to-end services. As customers push for more integrated supply chain management, logistics providers are being driven to deliver holistic solutions, encompassing everything from freight forwarding to last-mile delivery. This demand is reshaping the freight and logistics landscape, compelling enterprises to adopt advanced technologies, improve operational efficiency, and ensure accountability.

  October, 2024

• Takeaways from LTTS Analyst Day

  The manufacturing landscape is undergoing a significant shift. Traditionally focused on operational metrics such as cost, revenue, and product uptime, the industry now prioritizes customer experience, operational excellence, and supply chain resilience. This is posing a dual challenge for service providers, pushing them to bring in digital technologies while addressing cost escalation issues through approaches such as outcome-based service models.

  October, 2024

• Shokworks’ Blockchain Breakthroughs

  Companies are faced with a multitude of technologies to invest in from AI, blockchain, data analytics, automation, and more. But seeing past the technology and understanding how to deploy it to get real-world business results is key. When engaging a provider to help, this becomes doubly important. There are many companies that dabble in blockchain, but few know how to get the best results. One of these is Shokworks Inc., a Dallas-based company that is pioneering creative, viable solutions that span industries, from sports to education to entertainment and more.

  October, 2024

• Digital CX Services 2024 Market Insights™

  The Digital CX Services 2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any digital CX services project. The report also highlights key implementation challenges that enterprises face today.

  October, 2024