Back in the day, there was a council or housing provider coming to market every week looking for an ‘integrated housing management system’. Whether migrating from an in-house IT nightmare or wanting to swap out another HMS, the transaction was predictable; a beauty parade comparing back-office functionality across 20 or so modules, each designed to…
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Housing mergers – IT adoption or IT alignment?
Chris McLaughlin, CEO of housing management software provider MIS-AMS, looks at how a large percentage of all housing mergers’ synergies are dependent directly on IT and often it’s the IT integration process that drives the merger timetable. Should you ‘adopt’ or ‘align’ your IT systems, and how can you make merging less painful and with…
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The ‘digital by default’ infrastructure of the future
For a digital inclusion programme to succeed, it’s imperative to first understand that demand is linked to supply – put simply, the priority must be the provision and availability of digital infrastructure, which will form the backbone of the programme. Unfortunately, many housing providers don’t realise that they have the power to affect what digital…
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Five steps to delivering digital services in housing
The government has set out its ambition to reduce the number of people who are offline by 25 per cent this year and a further 25 per cent each year for the following two years. In addition, it is aiming for 80 per cent of universal credit applications to be made online by 2017. The…
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Life-enhancing technologies for housing and care
We started the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) with the belief that when great people come together and share ideas, inspirational things happen. What has become apparent over the last few years is that person-centric, connected care, while widely regarded as the future of healthcare, remains a mystery to many people. With an increasing…
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Asset management software – Balancing operational and strategic demands
The time when asset management systems could get away with only maintaining and reporting on accurate component, servicing and regulatory data is over. These days, housing providers need systems that incorporate active asset management, asset and liability registers, workflow, GIS, mobile working and comprehensive integration with housing, finance, CRM, EDM, direct works and other systems….
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