Managing the project of implementing one housing management system to replace seven is challenging. Add working through a pandemic at the same time, and you have the ingredients for some very interesting days ahead… You will all be familiar with this story. A service with dated systems built up over the years without any proper…
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Platform Housing’s digital communities during lockdown with Crimson
Platform Housing has spent the months of lockdown working with Microsoft specialist Crimson on digital transformation, mainly around its implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM throughout its core business areas. In addition to creating automation and consistency across Platform Housing’s business processes, the project will also enable it to harmonise complex services across the group’s operations,…
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Huume launches ‘housing needs’ modules
Huume has unveiled a customisable suite of SaaS-based ‘housing needs’ modules, including choice-based lettings (CBL), housing register (HR) and homelessness (English, Scottish and Welsh versions). Kevin Millard, product manager, Huume, said, “Many housing-specific systems no longer provide value to housing providers and local authorities so we’ve carried out meticulous research and assessments to ensure that…
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Unpacking the Microsoft stack in housing
The Housing Technology 2020 conference in March seems a long time ago now and for many of us, it was the last time we networked and shared a drink or two; it’s safe to say life has changed considerably since then! In our conference presentation, we cast our minds back to 2019, a year of…
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When buildings report on themselves
IoT-based compliance and safety The decade of smart buildings is upon us as digital innovation transforms the spaces we live and work in through an ever-expanding suite of technologies, and with it comes the solution to our compliance headaches. Smart buildings promise to make it all simple with IoT and cloud, make it all cheaper…
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Data management tips for innovation & insights
The ability to bring together data from multiple business systems and functions to create a complete and accurate view of tenants and properties unlocks exciting opportunities for innovation and data insights. However, as housing providers accelerate their digital business efforts, poor data quality is a major contributor to a crisis in information trust and business…
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