Many housing providers’ IT and business teams are now talking about ‘systems thinking’ in terms of their data-driven processes, often as a complement to ‘lean manufacturing’ practices. I have had the privilege of working with both approaches in service and manufacturing environments and the purpose of this article is to detail my findings of these…
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056 - March 2017
PanConnect puts Coastal Housing on the move
Coastal Housing Group is set to deploy PanConnect from Castle Computer Services for mobile working. The introduction of PanConnect is part of a wider IT transformation strategy, and will give Coastal Housing staff a modern, access anywhere system. The system is being implemented by Castle’s dedicated Housing Solutions Division. Shane Griffiths, head of IT, Coastal…
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Home or away – On-premise vs. cloud
Following our feature article on cloud computing vs. on-premise IT in the January 2017 issue of Housing Technology, Virso’s enterprise business development manager, David Thomas, has contributed his views on the subject. Move to the cloud vs stay on-premise? You should be asking yourself, “what does our business need to meet its goals?”. The answer…
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Prodo Housing’s tenancy technology for Orbit
A website and mobile app created by Chester-based Prodo Housing, part of marketing agency Prodo Digital, has been recognised as ‘Most Innovative Housing App or Online Tool’ at the Housing Innovation Awards 2017. Orbit Move, built for housing association Orbit, was recognised at the national awards ceremony thanks to the ease and efficiencies it has…
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Self-service in housing
The UK housing market crisis has left millions of Britons unable to buy a home. The cost of the average house rose by a further 7.2 per cent last year, and while market predictions foresee some stabilisation in the coming years, it will do little to mend a sector which the government calls “broken”. The…
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Peaks and Plains’s projects with Tunstall Healthcare
Peaks and Plains Housing Trust’s TrustLink service has carried out a series of projects with Tunstall Healthcare to address health inequalities, by providing a range of services to meet individual needs. The Falls Project Launched to combat winter pressures and partly funded by the NHS Eastern Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group Systems Resilience Fund, the falls…
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