While the drive to an all-digital future continues, physical documents are still a fundamental part of most (if not all) housing providers’ processes. How can housing providers ensure that they apply the same rigour to documents as they apply to databases and other electronic storage media, and really leverage the information they contain to enhance…
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Building data maturity
One problem with traditional data maturity models is that they tend to use a common framework for all organisations, irrespective of market sector, current use of data and underlying data management challenges. A scale from 1-5 or a classification from ‘explorer’ to ‘innovator’ could be accused of being an over-simplification of issues which are often…
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Housing software vs. generic software
Housing Technology interviewed senior executives from Aareon UK, Fast Lean Smart, Illumar and IntoZetta about the respective advantages and disadvantages of housing-specific software (best-of-breed) and generic software, encompassing all facets of decision-making, from procurement, implementation and integration, through cost and functionality comparisons, and ongoing support, management and maintenance. Do you need housing-specific software? Aareon UK’s…
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Where to start with data quality
When it comes to physical assets such as homes and offices, ensuring they are known, well-maintained and fit for purpose is at the core of every housing provider’s operations, so why do so many not treat data in the same way? Whether they realise it or not, data is the lifeblood of any housing provider….
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Data integration and straight-through processing
Housing Technology interviewed data integration experts from Aareon UK, Civica, FireAngel Safety Technology, IntoZetta and Northgate Public Services about how and why housing providers should be focusing on data integration and straight-through processing to improve their internal operations and tenant services. What is ultimate aim of data integration? Aareon UK’s ERP solution manager, Paul O’Reilly,…
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Common problems with data migration
Gartner recently reported that 83 per cent of data migrations either fail outright or exceed their budgets and implementation schedules. Transformation programmes, usually driven by an ambitious business change initiative, are a huge investment of time, resources and money. Delay or even failure can be very expensive and can adversely impact the business growth strategy….
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