Housing Technology interviewed technology and social housing experts from Acutest, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, HTG, NEC Software Solutions, Nexus Open Systems and Plentific on how housing providers can foster a culture of ‘bright ideas’ and then successfully transition those ideas into their daily operations. Is IT innovation driven by technology or business teams? John…
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Project success – Do less, be efficient & provide clarity
“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway The balancing act: juggling time, cost, and quality There’s a saying that all projects have three main factors: time, cost and quality. Stakeholders usually have…
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Reducing the cost of software quality
Is anything more important than stopping defects from escaping into live operations and disrupting users? In almost half of organisations, it seems that reducing the costs of development, testing and bug-fixing are more important. This insight came from a 2023 survey Acutest commissioned from IDC/ Foundry. Of the 109 organisations surveyed across various business sectors…
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Are you the one in ten?
Working on large IT projects or software rollouts, we know the feeling when ‘go live’ is imminent, stakeholders are briefed, status reports are showing more green than red, and all bugs have been found… or have they? Nine out of ten organisations report finding severe defects that were not identified before they went live. This…
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