Productivity is one of those business terms that is over-used and misunderstood yet critically important when it comes to business process, efficiency and ultimately successful delivery, regardless of the objective. It’s fine when used as a high-level concept but what does increasing your productivity actually mean? How do we translate a concept that has its…
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Kirona bought by Advanced
Advanced has bought Kirona, the field-based workforce and resource scheduling software provider. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Advanced’s ERP capabilities. Although 80 per cent of its revenue comes from social housing, Kirona also has expertise in central and local government, infrastructure, retail, utilities and healthcare, with customers including Balfour Beatty, Carpetright and North Lanarkshire…
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Building from strong foundations
As the saying goes, “good houses are built on strong foundations.” The same rationale applies to housing providers’ myriad plans for digital transformation. Digital transformation means different things to different people, ranging from the wholesale replacement of entire IT infrastructures and applications through to merely ‘reskinning’ existing websites. However, what most digital transformation projects have…
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Sovereign’s digital transformation with PowerObjects
Sovereign Housing has recently started a digital transformation strategy based on PowerObjects’ deployment of Microsoft 365. Sovereign’s business case for digital transformation was built on three pillars. The first was around the strategic direction and aspirations Sovereign had for a modern technology platform to better serve its tenants, the second was a better understanding of…
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Skillsarena launches housing employment tests
Skillsarena has released its new employment tests created exclusively for the housing sector. The tests have been created in response to a marked rise in enquiries regarding pre-employment and skills testing from housing and care providers and local authorities. Jason Pierce, managing director, Skillsarena, said, “Although we cover all business sectors, one area we now…
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Delivering the ‘wow’ factor – From traditional HMS to Microsoft Dynamics
Today’s customers differ quite markedly from those of years gone by, the most obvious difference being their expectations. They are exposed to a broader range of products and services from a variety of businesses, both bricks and mortar and online, making them far more savvy and therefore more demanding. Despite this cultural shift, one thing…
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