The London Borough of Hackney is using OutSystems’ low-code development platform to double the speed of its mobile application developments. Matthew Cain, head of digital and data, London Borough of Hackney, said, “One of my first tasks when I joined the council in 2017 was to understand its digital architecture. While it was reasonably robust…
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066 - November 2018
A day in the life… Procurement for Housing
I’m more of an early morning person, so my day starts around 6am when I make a quick coffee and leave my home in Lancashire. Depending on my schedule, I’ll either turn left and drive to our office in Manchester where our software development team is based – they are the ‘techies’ working on the…
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Stonewater partners with MHR for payroll & HR
Stonewater has completed an extensive upgrade programme of its HR and payroll functions using software from MHR. Jenny Sawyer, HR director, Stonewater, said, “Faced with a tough economy and continuing welfare reform, it’s essential that we maximise the value of our resources and adopt more digital methods of working in order to drive efficiency savings….
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An asset manager’s perspective on the VfM standard
The regulator’s updated Value for Money (VfM) standard came into effect from April 2018. The standard aims to drive improvements in value-for-money in the sector and, more importantly, be incorporated into the strategic objectives which are measured in your business. The regulator’s Sector Risk Profile 2018 (published in October 2018) has also reinforced the importance…
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Aareon’s view of housing trends
In the lead up to Housing Technology’s 2019 conference and executive forum, Aareon’s head of business development, Ian Lockwood, discussed some of the conference’s main themes and how they affect housing providers’ technology plans. Going back to basics, how should housing providers use their ‘traditional’ IT applications and infrastructure better and more innovatively? IT systems…
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Goliath vs. Lots of Davids…
Making the most of best-of-breed applications and ERP in housing Housing Technology interviewed ERP, application and integration specialists from DtL Creative (David Loudon, founder), Hitachi Solutions Europe (Ciara McMillan, industry director for housing), Mobysoft (Glenn Phillips, CTO) and Manifest Software Solutions (Dave Carr, director) on the merits of housing providers using a single ERP-style platform…
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