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Establishing a Management Framework Aligned with Business Expansion

First written in FY2020-Q1. 15 of 21 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.

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ProgressHeldSoftenedWorseAdvancedFY2021 – FY2025-Q12019: 220192020: 420202021: 220212022: 120222023: 220232024: 320242025: 220252026: 52026
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The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 4 of 23 companies on the "Worse" side.

28 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".

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  1. FY2026AdvancedAnnual report

    「Representative Director and Executive Senior Managing Director; Head of the Consulting and Solutions Business Headquarters; General Manager of the Solutions Development Business Division; responsible for the DX and Regional Co-creation Business and the AX Business, Nishijima Yasutaka (西島 康隆)」

    The Company has established a role overseeing the Consulting and Solutions, Solutions Development, DX and Regional Co-creation, and AX businesses, giving concrete form to a management structure capable of responding to business expansion.
  2. FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, the Company established its management policy through the fiscal year ending February 2027 as “Confidence and Challenge, Then Takeoff,” and has been strengthening the foundations for growth from both business and organizational perspectives. As part of these efforts, it reorganized the operating structure of its consulting business and worked to develop new solutions and strengthen mid-career recruitment.」

    To support business expansion, the Company is implementing a reorganisation of the consulting business operating structure, developing new solutions and strengthening mid-career recruitment.
  3. FY2025ReframedAnnual report

    「The Company has set its management policy through February 2027 as “Security and Challenge, and Then to New Heights,” and is focusing on building the foundations to accelerate growth on both the business and organisational fronts, with the long-term goal of becoming a company representing Japan in 2030. It will invest management resources with a focus on strengthening human capital, expanding the business domains of each business, including the consulting business, and responding to the era of generative AI.」

    Under its management policy through February 2027, the Company has reorganised its explanation of the management structure for responding to business expansion around building organisational and business foundations centred on human capital, expansion of each business domain and adaptation to generative AI.
  4. FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「To meet customer needs for enhancing user experience through digital technologies, the Company established the Digital UX Promotion Department and has worked to provide consulting services and develop its customer base.」

    As part of its management structure for responding to business expansion, the Company established a specialist department responsible for digital UX projects and is expanding service provision and customer acquisition.
  5. FY2024AdvancedAnnual report

    「To strengthen competitiveness in this field and expand its business domains and customer base, the Company established the Digital UX Promotion Department under the Financial and Public Solutions Business Division.」

    As part of its management structure for responding to business expansion, the Company established the Digital UX Promotion Department to handle digital UX projects for general business companies.
  6. FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Representative Director and President; in charge of the Innovation Business and DX and Regional Co-creation Business; Kamahara Yasushi (蒲原 寧); 1 November 2023」

    As part of the management structure for responding to business expansion, the Company’s structure changed so that the Representative Director and President became directly responsible for the Innovation Business and the DX and Regional Co-creation Business.
  7. FY2023AdvancedAnnual report

    「In human resources and labour affairs, the Company has delegated authority by appointing an executive officer as head of the Human Resources Department, enabling it to implement measures flexibly to enhance employee engagement, including recruitment, personnel development, improvements in compensation and working conditions.」

    As part of its management structure for responding to business expansion, the Company has given concrete form to the appointment of an executive officer as head of the Human Resources Department and the delegation of authority in human resources and labour affairs.
  8. FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report

    「Senior Managing Director, responsible for the Innovation Business and the DX and Regional Co-creation Business; Senior Managing Director, overseeing the Innovation Business, Tomizawa Kazunori (冨澤 一憲), 14 October 2022」

    As a specific response in the management structure, including the promotion of the DX and Regional Co-creation Business, the Senior Managing Director’s area of responsibility changed from the Innovation Business to include the DX and Regional Co-creation Business.
  9. FY2022AdvancedAnnual report

    「On 1 March 2022, we established the DX and Regional Co-Creation Business Division to commercialize DX-related technologies and expertise, create businesses through open innovation, and strengthen the driving force behind these initiatives.」

    As part of its management structure for responding to business expansion, the Company established the DX and Regional Co-creation Business Division and put in place a structure to promote the commercialisation of DX businesses and open innovation.
  10. FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report

    「In the consulting business, we reviewed our organizational structure to strengthen our support capabilities, promote employee development and improve service quality in preparation for increased support work to strengthen regional banks' competitiveness. In addition, we established a new department specializing in the insurance industry to strengthen support for existing customers and pursue new customer acquisition.」

    The Company has implemented an organisational review to strengthen its support structure and personnel development in response to the expansion of its business domains, and established a new division specialising in the insurance industry.
  11. FY2021AdvancedAnnual report

    「The Company has introduced an executive officer system to accelerate business execution and enhance organisational flexibility.」

    The Company has given concrete form to its management structure for responding to business expansion through the executive officer system, management meetings and the delegation of authority to directors and division heads overseeing each business.
  12. FY2021-Q2ReframedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, the Company established its business operating policies for the fiscal year ending February 2021 as follows: “(1) steadily grow its consulting and solutions business for financial institutions; (2) expand sales of unmanned payment systems and develop and sell application products; and (3) enhance its management control structure in line with the expansion of its business domains and company size,”」

    The 3 pillars for the fiscal year ending February 2021 remain in place, while the reference to unmanned AI checkout systems has been broadened to “expansion of sales of unmanned payment systems and development and sale of application products.”
  13. FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, the Company established its business operating policies for the fiscal year ending February 2021 as follows: “(1) steadily grow its consulting and solutions business for financial institutions; (2) expand sales of unmanned AI checkout systems developed by TOUCH TO GO, Inc., and develop and sell AI application products; and (3) enhance its management control structure in line with the expansion of its business domains and company size,”」

    The Company has reiterated the 3 pillars for the fiscal year ending February 2021: growth of its business for financial institutions; expanded sales of unmanned AI checkout systems and development and sale of AI application products with TOUCH TO GO; and enhancement of its management control structure.
  14. FY2020RestatedAnnual report

    「For the fiscal year ending February 2021, the Company will operate its business around 3 pillars: “(1) steadily grow its consulting and solutions business for financial institutions; (2) expand sales of unmanned AI checkout systems developed by the Company and TOUCH TO GO, Inc., and develop and sell AI application products; and (3) enhance its management control structure in line with the expansion of its business domains and company size.”」

    The Company has reaffirmed its policy of establishing a management structure aligned with business expansion as the enhancement of its management control structure for the fiscal year ending February 2021, alongside the expansion of sales of unmanned AI checkout systems and the development and sale of AI application products.
  15. FY2020-Q3ReframedAnnual report

    「Effective 1 October 2019, the Financial Systems Business Division was renamed the Financial and Public Solutions Business Division.」

    The organisational name changed from the Financial Systems Business Division to the Financial and Public Solutions Business Division in response to the expansion of the business domain.
  16. FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report

    「Representative Director and President, responsible for the Innovation Business Division, Kambara Yasushi (蒲原 寧), 1 August 2019. Director, Deputy General Manager of the Financial Systems Business Division and responsible for risk management, Okui Yusuke (奥井 裕介), 1 August 2019.」

    As specific changes to the management structure in response to the expansion of its business domains, the Company states that the Representative Director and President became responsible for the Innovation Business, while the Director’s responsibilities changed to the Financial Systems Business Division and risk management.
  17. FY2020-Q1First statedAnnual report

    「Against this backdrop, the Company established its business operating policies for the fiscal year ending February 2020 as follows: “(1) steadily grow the consulting business while actively developing the unmanned AI checkout business; and (2) establish a management structure aligned with business expansion,”」

    For the fiscal year ending February 2020, the Company first explicitly stated its policy of establishing a management structure capable of responding to expansion of its business domains.
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  2. 1Proactive Recruitment and Development of Outstanding Talent10×
  3. 2Ongoing Relationships with Regional Banks9×
  4. 3Failure to Commercialize and Deploy Products Such as the Wonder Reg Checkout System, and Competing Products9×
  5. 4Regional Revitalization Leveraging the Customer Base8×
  6. 5Increased R&D Expenses for Cutting-Edge AI Technologies and Delays in Progress8×
  7. 6Providing consulting solutions to address management challenges faced by financial institutions and public-sector organizations7×

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