The ubiquity and pervasiveness of IT in business today presents a dichotomy when it comes to an organisation’s strategic planning; like the chicken and the egg, should IT dictate your business plan or should it be a vice versa? Having been a finance director at five housing providers, three of which involved me acting as…
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Housing Management
Magna Housing’s revamps IT with Aareon
Magna Housing has chosen a comprehensive housing technology system from Aareon. The new package of software comprises the Aareon QL housing management system, Aareon 1st Touch mobile workforce technology and a new tenant portal. Magna Housing expects to go live with the first phase of the combined Aareon QL system during the middle of 2019,…
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MIS AMS’s entry-level HMS for Bristol Charities.
Bristol Charities, a provider of social housing in Bristol and South Wales, has implemented MIS AMS’s ActiveH Lite, an entry-level housing management system that will help the charity manage 88 units, mostly within almshouses. Andy Dixon, finance director, Bristol Charities, said, “We were using an accounts system and spreadsheets that were simply becoming cumbersome and…
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Start as you mean to go on… A guide to successful supplier relationships
When I joined itica last year, I spent a fair amount of time immersing myself (as you do) in the company’s management consultancy portfolio. I was immediately drawn to itica’s work in the area of relationship governance and optimisation. I was fascinated by the case studies and stories on this subject and started to reflect…
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Castleton’s £1.3m deal with Connect Housing
Connect Housing has chosen Castleton Technology as its partner in a £1.3 million, five-year contract for the implementation of an organisation-wide suite of ERP-based housing software. The project is already underway and due to be completed by April 2020. Following a tendering and procurement process facilitated by Alysium Consulting, Castleton will deliver its integrated housing…
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Housing Insight signs Hafod Care
Hafod Care has signed a five-year contract with Housing Insight for its PanConnect supported housing software. The system is scheduled to go live in April 2019 across all of Hafod’s supported housing teams. PanConnect is already being used as a fully-mobile, floating support and care platform by other Welsh housing and care providers including Llamau,…
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