Case Study
EF Education First: Optimizing delivery of global educational programs with deeper insight into company finance
EF Education First: Optimizing delivery of global educational programs with deeper insight into company finance
Analytics IBM Software Education Every business needs to be able to manage the balance between costs and pricing. It gets even more complicated when you are working in multiple countries, and with costs that vary significantly over time. EF Education First (EF) provides language tuition around the world, often by immersing students in another culture. As student numbers fluctuate in different markets and destinations, the company must manage a dizzying array of costs relating to staffing, accommodation and educational materials, and price its offerings to maintain healthy profits while also maximizing sales. With thousands of employees influencing its budgets and financial plans, the company had difficulty ensuring a consistent approach to calculating costs and collecting data. By