Apple 2014, crowd competitive intelligence, clevel analytics and risk alerts

SIMMETHOD Crowd Competitive Intelligence, C-Level Analytics and Risk Alerts
APPLE
2014 Case Study
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C-level Risk And Opportunity Alerts
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•SIMMETHOD Methodology and Algorithms
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•Is APPLE’s future risk and performance predictable based on the SIMMETHOD crowd sourced competitive intelligence and Strategy and Execution Performance Predictive Index?
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The Way We Measure Corporate Risk and Performance Is Broken
Why do Businesses fail or fail to perform?
Blockbuster
Borders
Circuit City
Mervyns
Wachovia Washington Mutual
Linen n’ Things
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The CEO Lament in the Business Analytics Market
•We did not see it coming. All my products and data analytics pointed North while my business as a whole (in comparison to new competitors and the Best In Class in multiple industries) pointed South.
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SIMMETHOD Strategy & Execution
Performance Predictive Index
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How to holistically
measure your strategy,
execution and
competitive advantage?

The SIMMETHOD Algorithm SIMMETHOD Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Index
Crowd analytics and C-level management sensors
C-level strategy & execution competitive intelligence analytics
Business model and management effectiveness analytics
Management’s ability to strategize & execute against competitors and the Best In Class
Industry agnostic risk and opportunity alerts
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SIMMETHOD’s Algorithm Path to Best In Class performance
•Operational and financial data is converted to industry agnostic strategy & execution, risk and performance indices using the 7 Laws of Growth, Best Practices and Value Creation as a framework and C-level crowd analytics
Convert data into industry- agnostic indices using SIMMETHOD’s 7 Laws framework and crowd analytics algorithms
•Strategy & execution performance predictive indices are used to select Best In Class companies across a range of industries within the SIMMETHOD business league table
Select Best In Class in business league table
•Best In Class profiles with specific ratios, trends, gaps and risk alerts to highlight the most cost effective path to Best In Class performance and fend off current and future competitors.
Calculate C-level Best In Class profiles and risk and opportunity alerts
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SIMMETHOD
•SIMMETHOD Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Index Business League Table
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SIMMETHOD Strategy and Execution Performance Predictive Index
•What is APPLE’s position within the 2014 SIMMETHOD Technology Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Index Business League Table?
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SIMMETHOD’s C-Level Trends 2012-2014 APPLE and the Best-In-Class
The following C-Level indices show APPLE’s ability to:
•Strategize and execute against the SIMMETHOD Best-In-Class,
•Compete against the Best-In-Class, current and future competitors
and are leading indicators of future business opportunities, risk and performance.
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SIMMETHOD Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Index
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APPLE Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Index and Management Controllable Resources Index are within the top 10 in the SIMMETHOD league table

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AT&T
Atos
Thomas Cook
Adecco
Grupo Televisa
Fidelity National …
Computer Sciences
Sodexco
Verizon comm
American Express
Time Warner Cable Compal Elecronics
HP
Expedia
Capgemini
Comcast
Liberty interactive
Telefonica
Verisk Analytics
Cablevision
Centurylink
Innolux
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SIMMETHOD
•SIMMETHOD Crowd-Sourced Competitive Intelligence
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SIMMETHOD Crowd-Competitive Intelligence
Crowd-Competitive Intelligence showing:
•Your strengths,
•Your weaknesses and
•Your ability to compete with existing businesses and potential new competitors with new business models, cost structures, distribution channels and products.
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SIMMETHOD 2014 Crowd Competitive Intelligence
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B-I-C SIMMETHOD Strategy/ Execution Performance Predictive Index
B-I-C SIMMETHOD Management Controllable Resources Index
B-I-C SIMMETHOD Value Creation Index B-I-C SIMMETHOD Minimum Company Business Model Index
The battle of the business models and ecosystems?

SIMMETHOD Competitive Intelligence Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Index
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Apple SIMMETHOD Strategy/ Execution Performance Predictive index
Google SIMMETHOD Strategy/ Execution Performance Predictive index
Microsoft SIMMETHOD Strategy/ Execution Performance Predictive index
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SIMMETHOD Competitive Intelligence Management Controllable Resources Index
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Ability to manage and leverage resources to improve performance

SIMMETHOD Competitive Intelligence Value Creation Index
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Crowd analytics captures the market view of each company’s ability to create future value vs. the SIMMETHOD B-I-C

SIMMETHOD
•APPLE’s 2012 to 2014 Trends And Competitive Advantage Across The SIMMETHOD Indices
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APPLE 2012 to 2014 trend across the indices of the SIMMETHOD Best In Class showing:
•Competitive strengths,
•Competitive weaknesses,
•Industry agnostic Risk alerts and
•Opportunities for improvement in order to become Best In Class across a range of industries and fend off current and future competitors
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SIMMETHOD 2012 to 2014 Business and Industry Trends
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Apple 2014 Apple’s excellent score in the SIMMETHOD Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Index is above the B-I-C average

SIMMETHOD 2012 to 2014 Business and Industry Trends
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SIMMETHOD’s 2012-2014 crowd analytics trends across the competitive advantage indices

SIMMETHOD Your trend versus the SIMMETHOD Best In Class
Your level of risk increases if and when:
•Your data points North and your SIMMETHOD indices point South, or
•The gap between your indices and the SIMMETHOD Best In Class indices is widening, or
•Your SIMMETHOD composite indices are not supported by your management controllable or operational indices.
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SIMMETHOD’s C-Level Trends 2012-2014 APPLE and the Best-In-Class
•When the Best-In-Class and your SIMMETHOD C-Level indices are moving in opposite directions, your ability to compete weakens in proportion to your widening gap to the Best-In-Class.
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SIMMETHOD Trends against the SIMMETHOD Best In Class
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Narrowing gap shows loss of competitive advantage

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Based on the SIMMETHOD crowd analytics algorithms, Apple has started to again create value above Best In Class levels

Is there a disconnect between your raw data and your SIMMETHOD indices?
•When your raw data (such as your cash) is improving and your corresponding SIMMETHOD Cash/Debt Index is trending down, your level of risk is increasing. Why?
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Is there a disconnect between your raw data and your SIMMETHOD indices?
Unlike raw data, the SIMMETHOD indices are a holistic measure of your risk and performance within the league table: in relation to your peers and the SIMMETHOD industry agnostic Best In Class and
The SIMMETHOD algorithms include crowd- analytics and C-level management sensors linked to risk and performance alerts
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Although still at B-I-C level Apple’s Cash/Debt Index trend is negative and trending down in opposite direction to the B-I-C average

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Apple SIMMETHOD Sales Index Apple’s Sales Index is trending up at a faster rate than the B-I-C

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Although static, Apple’s SIMMETHOD Overhead Index is well above the B-I-C average

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Apple SIMMETHOD HR Index

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Apple’s SIMMETHOD HR Index is trending up and above B-I-C

SIMMETHOD Profiles
•SIMMETHOD Best In Class And Risk Alerts Profiles
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APPLE’s 2013-2014 Gap to the SIMMETHOD Best In Class Profiles
•Is APPLE’s gap to the SIMMETHOD Best In Class profiles (comprising ten’s of ratios and alerts) narrowing or widening and is it aligned to its indices?
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Is there a disconnect between your SIMMETHOD indices and your gap to the Best In Class profile?
•When your SIMMETHOD indices are trending up and your gap to the SIMMETHOD Best In Class profile is widening, your C-Level sensors are presenting you with specific risk and opportunity alerts. Why?
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Is there a disconnect between your SIMMETHOD indices and your gap to the Best In Class profile?
Unlike your SIMMETHOD indices that holistically measure your strategy/execution or competitive position within a business league table, your gap to the Best In Class profiles provides: A specific C-Level ratio by ratio path to a moving Best In Class performance and risk management profile or your pre-established targets
Risk and opportunities alerts that can be acted upon to reduce the gap to the Best In Class, improve your performance , competitive advantage and reduce your risk level
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APPLE and the SIMMETHOD 2013 Best In Class Profile Apple’s profit per employee is 5x higher than the SIMMETHOD 2013 B-I-C average
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APPLE and the SIMMETHOD 2014 Best In Class Profile
Apple’s profit per employee is 3.4x higher than the SIMMETHOD 2014 B-I-C average
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APPLE and the SIMMETHOD 2013 Best In Class Profile Apple’s value per employee is 2.4x higher than the SIMMETHOD 2013 B-I-C average
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Apple’s value per employee is 1.6x higher than the SIMMETHOD 2014 B-I-C average
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Apple’s sales per employee are 4.9x higher than the SIMMETHOD 2013 B-I-C average
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Apple’s sales per employee are 4.1x higher than the SIMMETHOD 2014 B-I-C average
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What Is The Gap Between Apple’s performance and the SIMMETHOD 2013-2014 Best In Class?
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Number of times that Apple’s performance is above the Best In Class

What Is The Gap Between Apple’s performance and the SIMMETHOD 2013-2014 Best In Class?
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Number of times that Apple’s performance is above the B-I-C average
Loss of competitive advantage

Narrowing Gap Between Apple’s above B-I-C performance and the SIMMETHOD Best In Class
In summary, Apple’s above B-I-C performance:
•Sales per employee are 4.1x higher,
•Profit per employee are 3.4x higher,
•The 2013 to 2014 competitive advantage gap is narrowing and
•Crowd analytics embedded in SIMMETHOD’s algorithms and risk profiles show that Apple’s value per employee is 1.6x higher than the SIMMETHOD Best In Class average
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SIMMETHOD’s Disclaimer
•The purpose of the SIMMETHOD Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Index and risk and opportunities alerts is not to make a business right or wrong but rather contribute towards the understanding of management actions in comparison to industry’s peers and the SIMMETHOD Best In Class.
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•SIMMETHOD’s Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Index and risk and opportunities alerts do not seek to be exact but rather serve as a conduit to ask better questions and seek better answers in the performance improvement, risk minimization and value creation journey.
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•Sometimes, the value of a metric in itself does not provide the greatest of insights, but valuable actionable knowledge is gained from its ability to provide a trend or a common comparison yardstick with other businesses across a range of industries.
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•This Presentation is for informational purpose only and SIMMETHOD shall not be liable for the contents of the Presentation or for any damage incurred or alleged to be incurred to any of the businesses included in the Presentation as a result of its content.
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In summary, are the:
•Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Indices,
•Best In Class risk and performance profiles,
•Risk and opportunity alerts and
•7 Laws of Growth and Value Creation good leading indicators of Apple’s threats, opportunities, risk and performance?
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APPLE 2014 SIMMETHOD Risk and Performance Summary
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Value
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Index trend
vs. B-I-C
Gap to B-I-C & risk profile ratios
7 Laws compliance
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Value Creation
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Strategy/execution Performance Predictive
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The SIMMETHOD Algorithm and the 7 Laws of Growth and Value Creation
SIMMETHOD 7 Laws Integration/alignment Crowd analytics inside/outside your industry
Growth & value creation
Resource contribution to objectives
C-level Predictive performance & risk
Averages & positive trends Minimum company /business model
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SIMMETHOD 2014 Industry and Business Trends
•SIMMETHOD’s Strategy & Execution Performance Predictive Indices and trends are not deterministic.
•Businesses that act on their SIMMETHOD leading indicators and risk alerts can improve their performance and risk levels to Best In Class levels.
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SIMMETHOD Risk and Opportunities Alerts
SIMMETHOD is in the top 1% of most viewed on Slideshare and has been “Hot” on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook 50 times.
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Jorge Oscar Tabacman jtabacman@gmail.com Twitter ID: SIMMETHOD
SIMMETHOD A new way to measure and predict the risk and performance of your business and alert you of new threats and opportunities 9/20/2014
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