Fidelity Global Asset Allocation

Fidelity Global Asset Allocation

Destroying Innovation with Process

Building Business Capability Conference

November 15, 2013

John Mansfield

SVP, Business Architecture

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Agenda

•   Introduction

•   How can process “destroy” innovation?

•   Why do some companies “not care”?

•   What process fundamentals impact innovation?

•   Is innovation a process?

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Global Asset Allocation (GAA)

A Division of Fidelity Asset Management

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Provides a broad range of investment management services seeking to achieve its clients' investment objectives:

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Ø   Global asset allocation research

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Ø   Risk management 263

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Note: GAA assets under management as of 9/30/2013.

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Ways to Destroy Innovation

Mechanical Metronome Demonstration

•   Focusing on efficiency

•   Creating a common “platform”

•   Standardizing

•   “Culture”

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Process Psychology: A Covert Destroyer

Base Description

Social Proof We tend to follow the crowd and look at how others behave to determine how we should behave

Commitment We want others to perceive that we behave consistently, so we are inclined to keep commitments once we’ve made them

Similarity We are more apt to go along with people who are similar to us in some fashion

Reciprocation We are inclined to reciprocate when others do something for us, even if we have not asked for their favor

Authority We tend to respect authority & allow ourselves to be influenced by it

Logical Proof We tend to believe something that appears logical

Liking

Scarcity

We allow ourselves to be influenced more by people we know and like than by strangers

We are inclined to place more value on scarce things and to be influenced by scarcity

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Source: Terry R. Bacon, Interpersonal and Interactive Skills . Self-Management Institute; 1996: 22, 30.

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Process Leadership

Product Leadership

“Best Product”

Best in Class

M Minimum to compete

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“Average”

Company

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Customer Intimacy

“Best Solution”

Operational Excellence

“Best Cost”

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Source: Michael Treacy & Fred Wiersema, The Discipline of Market Leaders . Perseus Publishing; 1995: 31-45.

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Transactional Process

A

Pros:

•   Stable & Cheap

•   Speed & Throughput

•   Automatable

B C

Cons:

•   Quality & accuracy

•   Environment & assumptions

•   Time to think

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Knowledge Management Process

A B

Pros:

•   Quality & accuracy

•   Tacit learning

•   Stabilizing

•   Response time

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C

Cons:

•   Complexity

•   Non-value add

•   Destabilizing

•   Non-automatable

End-to-End Macro/Micro Process

Global Example

Receive

Data

Prepare

Data

Evaluate

Portfolio

Construct

Portfolio

Generate

Order

Trade

PESTL

•   P olitical

•   E conomic

•   S ocial

•   T echnological

•   L egal

OR

OR

OR

OR

(Future)

Post

Trade

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Final Comments

•   Process can destroy innovation: often unintended

•   Some companies don’t want (or need) “business process excellence”: set expectations

•   Process can not innovate: it can help enable innovative environments

•   Large company vs. many companies

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Important Information

The views and opinions expressed by John Mansfield are as of November 15, 2013 and do not necessarily represent the views of

Fidelity Investments. Any such views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions. These views should not be relied on as investment advice. Nothing contained herein constitutes investment, legal, tax or other advice nor is it to be relied on in making an investment or other decision. Information presented herein is for discussion and illustrative purposes only and is not a recommendation or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities.

The information contained in this material is only as current as the date indicated, and may be superseded by subsequent market events or for other reasons. The information provided by third parties has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable as of the date presented, but Fidelity makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness. Data is unaudited. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

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