Housing Technology interviewed senior housing executives from Askporter, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, Infinity Group, MIS Active Management Systems, NEC Housing, Plentific, Propeller and Voicescape about how housing provider can improve their maintenance and repairs operations through fewer bottlenecks and unresolved repairs and more first-time fixes and, ultimately, happier tenants. What are the common causes…
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IT innovation & culture
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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Pennington Choices moves to FLS
Pennington Choices’ team of 200 housing and property surveyors is set to use FLS – Fast Lean Smart’s Visitour software for dynamic scheduling and real-time travel optimisation. FLS Visitour will enable Pennington Choices to streamline its operations by offering optimal time slots and dynamically adapting to real-time changes and traffic conditions throughout each day. In…
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Technology dilemma – In-house vs. external IT development
Housing Technology interviewed housing and software development experts from Asprey Solutions, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, Infinity Group, Totalmobile and Voicescape about the respective merits of in-house software development and external IT development. How do you choose? Totalmobile’s managing director for property & facilities management, David Webb, said, “The main criteria for determining in-house development…
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Regulatory compliance and technology
Using technology to streamline housing’s compliance & regulatory demands Housing Technology interviewed Asprey Solutions, FLS – Fast Lean Smart and NEC Software Solutions about the role of technology in helping housing providers deal with their ever-growing regulatory burden. The fundamental role of IT Rachel Ratty, sales and marketing director, Asprey Solutions, said, “The administrative burden…
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Digital transformation in housing
Housing Technology asked digital transformation experts from 8×8, FLS – Fast Lean Smart, NEC Software Solutions, Pay360, Plentific, Sysmax and VerseOne about their definitions of digital transformation, why housing providers should do it, the mistakes to avoid and how to get it right. What is digital transformation? Trevor Hampton, director of housing solutions, NEC Software Solutions, said,…
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