Mat Ashmore, head of ICT at North Lincolnshire Homes explains about how making the workforce truly mobile has revolutionised the way staff work. By using technology, we have been able to create a virtual world where people can work from wherever they are, removing the need to be office-based full-time but still being in contact…
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Workplace transformation & welfare reform
Jacqui Stoggall, director of consultancy at Sovereign Business Integration Group, outlines the importance of workplace transformation programmes to deliver the new strategic vision and mitigate risk in a challenging business environment. From the introduction of universal credit to the decline in government funding, unreliable income streams are fast becoming one of the most critical issues…
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Journey into the known… Preparing for the trip
In the first of a series of articles covering Barnet Group’s selection and implementation of new applications for housing management, CRM, business intelligence and HR, Mandy Dunstan, head of business transformation at The Barnet Group, outlines the background to this company-wide technology initiative. How do you take a passion for improving services, the opportunity to…
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What can housing learn about IT from football?
This article is an abridged version of Martin Gardner’s (CEO, Trafford Housing Trust) regular blog, in this instance written just before he was due on stage to speak at the Housing Technology 2013 conference in February. Blog readers will know that I work in social housing and many of you know I follow a certain…
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A design for assisted living
Specialised housing with telehealth support will play a key role in building integrated and sustainable communities for the future with technology at the core. There’s no place like home, especially when it comes to helping older people and those with care needs to maintain their well-being and independence within their communities. This is why there’s…
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Black Country Housing goes virtual
Black Country Housing Group had an IT infrastructure that was beginning to struggle to meet the demands of the organisation, and we recognised that we needed to invest further to secure the long-term stability and efficiency of our IT. Having made some investments in new blade technology, we also wanted to look at how to…
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