From: Selina Olah, Finance director, Orbit Group Sir – So you’ve hit upon the perfect systems-based solution to your latest major problem, or perhaps more likely, you were sold it by that very pushy salesperson at the last conference. You have convinced your finance director, secured the budget, written the business case and won over…
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030 - November 2012
What have you done for me lately?
From: Neil Jones, Head of IS, Newport City Homes Sir – One of the biggest problems I face in the workplace is a lack of understanding on what technology can achieve. This happens on a number of levels, with some people actively enjoying repetitive tasks (I know, it makes no sense to me either) and…
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Bringing your own
From: Declan Grogan, Managing director, NDL Sir – There were some fascinating examples of mobile working in last month’s issue of Housing Technology, and indeed our own research has found that as many as 68 per cent of housing providers have either implemented or planned mobile working projects for their employees. It’s fantastic to see…
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Will universal credit drive mobility?
From: Cherry Rance, Marketing director, 1st Touch Sir – It is always encouraging to see the level of coverage that mobile systems account for in Housing Technology. It certainly helps readers to keep abreast of a rapidly changing technology landscape. As a supplier of mobile technology to the housing sector, 1st Touch is also keen…
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Dumb and dumber
From: Matthew Gardiner, Chief executive, Trafford Housing Trust Sir – Technology is always on the move. I remember running the IT function for a CEO who made it a badge of honour to leave untouched the PC we had given him. Another 20 years on and I don’t know of a self-respecting CEO who doesn’t…
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A common IT purpose
From: Micky Kieboom, Ymere Housing, The Netherlandsh Sir – I have had the pleasure of attending several of Housing Technology’s events in the UK, as well as receiving guests here in Holland. This has led to many interesting discussions. What has surprised me each time is the response to our CORA (Corporation Referential Architecture) standard…
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