Information Technology at Cirque du Soleil op yo Case prepared by Professors Anne-Marie CROTEAU‚1 Suzanne RIVARD2 and Jean TALBOT3 tC Danielle Savoie‚ recently appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Cirque du Soleil‚ was delighted. She had just met with the firm’s Executive Committee to present the very first information technology (IT) strategic plan in the history of Cirque. The plan presented a coherent and organized vision of IT use at Cirque. The Executive Committee had
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Cirque du Soleil: Juggling Act Baseline‚ June 10‚ 2005‚‚ http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0‚1540‚1826548‚00.asp By Larry Barrett Danielle Savoie can’t fold herself into a pretzel or spin around on her head. But she walks a tightrope every day managing the information systems that make it possible for the Cirque du Soleil to entertain more people each year than the Yankees and Red Sox combined. The circus‚ which features astonishing acrobatics and Broadway-caliber music
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North South University MGT: 489 Case 2 Prepared for: Bobby Hajjaj (BHj) North South University Prepared by: ID 072 276 030 072 277 030 072 356 030 072 434 030 072 578 030 072 600 030 NAME Sohag Chakma M. Raashed Mahmud Sreezon Rahman Nahian Kabir Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Refath Islam Section: 03 Date of Submission: 19th June‚ 2011 Word Count: 978 1|Page Background Cirque du Soleil‚ innovator of category in live entertainment‚ was initiated from a group of street performers
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Introduction: Cirque du Soleil ("Circus of the Sun") is a Canadian entertainment company‚ self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada‚ and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel‚ it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers‚ Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix. Cirque du Soleil – History: A marvelous idea began to take shape in the early 1980’s in Baie-Saint-Paul‚ a charming village nestled on
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Cirque du Soleil (English: Circus of the Sun) is a Canadian entertainment company‚ self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada‚ and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel‚ it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers‚ Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.[2] Initially named Les Échassiers‚ they toured Quebec in 1980 as a performing troupe. Their initial financial hardship was relieved in 1983 by
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Cirque Du Soleil INTRODUCTION Cirque Du Soleil is a unique and a classy mix of music‚ dance‚ and acrobatics that has reached from rags to riches through its live entertainment mesmerising people all over the world. Since its inception‚ it has travelled around the world exposing the audience to an alternate dimension of reality. Over the years‚ it added inventiveness to its shows‚ groomed its performers to unimaginable heights to display their best performances and built a strong brand name that
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Cirque du Soleil International Strategy SMO 641: Business Strategy Individual Case Project Navjot Singh October 16‚ 2014 Cirque Du Soleil has been a global leader in performing arts industry. It is based in Montreal‚ Canada and has been privately held since its inception till 2008. In 2008‚ Guy Laliberté sold a 20 percent share of the company to Dubai based partners. Innovation and creativity are the pillars of Cirque’s competitive advantage. Human capital forms an essential part as it
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Cirque du Soleil’s creative art form incorporates music and acrobatic performances to entertain people all over the world. Allowing employees the freedom and responsibility to be creative in their art and develop a brand that encourages customer loyalty is their business strategy. Cirque’s biggest problem is employees are given too much control over artistic development and input regarding the direction of the business. Artists frown upon customers’ feedback‚ however Cirque wants customers to
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VIDEO CASE STUDY OF CIRQUE DE SOLEIL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES Cirque De Soleil was founded in the early 1980’s by Guy Laliberte‚ in a small village Baie-Saint-Paul east of Quebec City‚ Canada. The early act was nothing more than stilt walkers‚ fire breathing‚ juggling‚ and the theatrical dance. In 1984 Cirque De Soleil founder Guy Laliberte convinced the organizers of Quebec City’s 450th anniversary celebration to allow his act to headline the event‚ and they haven’t looked back
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1. What was the level of IT alignment at Cirque du Soleil in 2008? We can observe how an art and stage performance company used IT like no one could ever imagine. Cirque rooted IT in all its business processes. Cirque Memory is a knowledge repository used to store all relevant information on artists’ make-up and costumes‚ sets‚ and staging. Advantages of Cirque Memory are to transfer knowledge across‚ ongoing improvement‚ knowledge‚ growth‚ improvement‚ good memory‚ ill-structured‚ design. IT life
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