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Ep.08: Fouad Baalbaki, CIO, Bankmed & V Ramkumar, Senior Partner, Cedar Management Consulting International

August 28, 2020 – Bankmed completed its core transformation programme end July/beginning of August. Fouad Baalbaki, CIO of Bankmed, and V Ramkumar, Senior Partner of Cedar Management Consulting International take Robin Amlot through the process of a remote installation amid the Covid-19 pandemic…

Ep.07: The Year in Review and What Lies Ahead

February 18, 2019 – Sanjiv Anand, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting, gives his assessment of the year just passed and looks ahead at what lies in wait for us during the coming year.…more

Ep. 06: Successful Transformation of Customer Experience

August 11, 2016 – Cedar Management Consulting International Partner Don Goodwin says “transforming customer experiences is all about changing customer perceptions, attitude and behavior from negative to neutral to positive regarding a company and the products & services offered by them. Ultimately there should be a direct link between a customer’s favorable opinion of who you are and what you do and the bottom line.”…more

Ep. 05: Core Banking Systems Implementation: Changing Engines at 30,000 Feet!

June 20, 2016 -Cedar Partner V. Ramkumar says “Core banking implementations have a striking resemblance to changing engines while a plane is up in the air, as the context here is not very different. The bank that is implementing the solution in most situations is a live, running and operational entity, and when the core engine that runs the bank …more

Ep. 04: Getting your bank digital ready

May 13, 2016 – V.Ramkumar, Partner at Cedar believes that the true success in building a digital bank is in the ability to have the right proposition for the customer, building internal capabilities that can help in delivering the right digital experience – ensuring the transformation is embraced both internally and externally…more.

Ep. 03: Taking the International Plunge – Lessons for SMEs

September 30, 2015 – Going international is an inherently entrepreneurial act for an SME and a surprising number of them have taken the international plunge. Steve Rasin in this podcast guides SMEs about the risk involved, when you take the business at the international ..more.

Ep. 02: 4 Tenets for Successful Technology Transformation

March 13, 2015 – Having assisted more than 20 banks in the Middle East through large core banking transformations & having successfully managed technology integrations Cedar Management Consulting Partner V Ramkumar shares insights that are essential for making a successful technology program delivery… more

Ep. 01: The Art & Science of Understanding Markets and Competitors

March 12, 2015 – Cedar Management Consulting International Partner Don Goodwin says “Competitive information can provide valuable inputs for day-to-day tactics or for the formulation of strategies. Clients need to know what questions need to be answered before going outside to a consultant”… more

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