Traditional waterfall-based projects promise successful outcomes through meticulous planning and tight control of the scope and risks, but it’s a promise that isn’t always fulfilled. The famous quote that, “No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy” neatly sums up the problem with waterfall in situations where the detail of requirements isn’t entirely clear…
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Housing Management
Tackling the digital skills gap
Housing providers’ digital transformation projects could be at risk due to the challenge of recruiting and retaining the right skills. Tim Cowland, a senior consultant at Socitm Advisory, looks at how the sector is responding. Staffing, upskilling and retention One issue that consistently comes up in the conversations that we have with senior housing professionals…
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IntoZetta’s data in housing annual survey results – Part three
Earlier this year, IntoZetta contacted many of its software and services customers and organisations from the broader social housing sector, asking them to complete a survey regarding the use of data within housing providers. The first sets of results were published in the previous two editions of Housing Technology. In this edition, we’re looking at…
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Aareon’s QL Yuneo customer collaboration programme
Our customers have been collaborating with us from the start of QL Yuneo’s development journey, using our senior leaders’ strategic workshops as part of a pioneering programme to give our UX/UI experts and product owners an insight into our customers’ aspirations. The strategic workshops involve CEOs and directors as well as expert users, enabling strategic…
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A unique digital approach
Here at Housing Insight, we’ve seen our ‘plug and go’ solutions trigger digital journeys across the UK as the housing sector has sought out better ways to improve customer experience and streamline their internal operations. Our approach to digital was formed around our PanConnect offering in these two key areas, using a flexible approach which…
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2023 & beyond – What’s next?
Housing Technology asked housing experts from Civica, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, Manifest Software Solutions and NEC Software Solutions for some of their ideas and predictions for which new business and technology areas housing providers should be considering in the short- and medium-term. Disruption and innovation Helen Rogers, product director at Civica, said, “With the…
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