Cedar Management Consulting International

Articles & Interviews - 2011

Staying focused on SMEs
Banker Middle East, November, 2011
Banks and government make a lot of noise about supporting the SME sector, but why is there so little action to back up all the words? In the second part of a focus on the small and medium enterprise (SME) segment, Sanjiv Anand offers some no-nonsense, grasp-the-nettle solutions in an uncertain economic world. more...

Unlocking Human Capital to Drive Performance
The Human Factor, November, 2011
It is believed that unlocking human capital will be the biggest competitive edge for any organisation in the next decade. The book is clearly intended to help top management make insightful people related decisions. more...

Give incentives to those who generate revenue
Business Line, November, 2011
Effective sales force compensation is one of the chapters in Unlocking Human Capital to Drive Performance: A CEO's Handbook by Sanjiv Anand. Sales compensation strategy is a mission-critical pay programme, the author underlines. It is a high-stakes, high-visibility pay system that requires focus and comprehensive design support, he adds.more...

Serious about SMEs
Banker Middle East, October, 2011
Banks offering SME services need a fundamental rethink about what they are offering clients. Rapid turnaround and product focus is key, but at what cost? In the first of a two part interview Sanjiv Anand dispels some SME myths. more...

ADCB plays its cards right with RBS
March, 2011
ADCB was chosen by the Royal Bank of Scotland over several other banks last summer to take on the retail business; the legal formalities were completed in October. To make the process of integrating customer and staff 'seamless', a project team was put together immediately to conduct the due diligence and negotiations. Auditing firm Deloitte & Touche, along with Cedar Consulting, were appointed to assist ADCB in the due diligence process. The consultancy engagement with Cedar was subsequently extended to cover pre - and post - acquisition integration activities more...

Celebrating Failure
Business India, February, 2011
People have strange ways of celebrating events. Edward Altman, professor finance, Stern School of Business, New York University, confessed that he and his wife opened a bottle of wine whenever a company was declared bankrupt. "It provides more data points to test the bankruptcy model" points out Altman, explaining that bankruptcies do not mean the end of the world. An acclaimed expert on corporate bankruptcy, Altman had developed a model for predicting bankurptcy way back in 1964. Altman has developed a model for evolving markets, and also one for assessing sovereign debts. Sanjiv Anand, MD, Cedar Management Consulting International, explained that his company has also tested Altman's model on Indian companies and is currently looking at developing a simlar model for assessing SMEs. more...

Cedar Assists in Ratnakar Bank Transformation
Cedar Management Consulting International LLC, the global management consulting firm today announced that it has been selected by Ratnakar Bank as its consulting partner and is presently assisting the Bank in its transformation initiatives. Cedar had earlier outlined the strategy and roadmap for the Bank’s transformation charter. more...

Selecting a Technology Partner - Key to a Successful RFP Process
GT News, Jan 2011
When it comes to selecting a service or solution provider, the RFP's focus should be less on the vendor's services and more on the bank's needs and the ability of the vendor to meet those expectations. more...