Leading Edge Forum (LEF) is a British company focusing on programme of research, advisory interventions, and events for clients' capabilities. Leading Edge Forum is a business unit of
DXC Technology.
History
In 1988,
CSC acquired the consulting and research firm Index Group in the United States and later the Butler Cox Foundation in the United Kingdom in 1991.
Index Group, founded by
Thomas P. Gerrity and others from MIT, coined the term ''business re-engineering'' by
James Champy and
Michael Hammer book, ''Re-engineering the Corporation'', in collaboration with Michael Treacy.
The Butler Cox Foundation was founded by David Butler
and George Cox for senior IT executives to share experiences.
The term ''
consumerization
Consumerization is the reorientation of product and service designs to focus on (and marketing, market to) the end user as an individual consumer, in contrast with an earlier era of only organization-oriented offerings (designed solely for busine ...
'' was explored by LEF in a position paper in June 2004.
Leadership
As of 2014, the Managing Director is Richard Davies.
Press coverage
Leading Edge Forum has been mentioned by ''
Forbes
''Forbes'' () is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917. It has been owned by the Hong Kong–based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes. The co ...
'', ''
The Economist
''The Economist'' is a British newspaper published weekly in printed magazine format and daily on Electronic publishing, digital platforms. It publishes stories on topics that include economics, business, geopolitics, technology and culture. M ...
'',
''CIO'', and ''
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...
''.
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Companies based in the London Borough of Camden
Consulting firms established in 1988
International information technology consulting firms
Research and analysis firms of the United Kingdom
1988 establishments in the United Kingdom
Companies established in 1988