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We like to keep up to date with the latest news and trends and also like to share a thought or two ourselves. Here you will find an array of insights on managing business transformation and how to achieve project success, see what our team have been up to and who we have been working with in our press section.
Most organisations are subject to risk, but perhaps the stakes are highest for charity organisations, whose service users depend on their vital services. Charities operate in an environment where the consequences of unmitigated risk can be catastrophic. Mismanagement of funds can result in negative...
What is technical debt? Digital transformation can take on many shapes and sizes. Imagine you’re looking to streamline your digital processes and your IT team have identified some cost savings which could be achieved by changing existing code… You may find that this results...
Project dependencies are defined as “asks that require input from other tasks to be completed, or activities that can’t start until a previous activity is done” (Prince 2). What are project dependencies? Imagine you are making yourself a cup of tea. In order to...
70% of all digital transformations fail. This is due to organisations over prioritising technology and under valuing the very things that enables the technology to deliver- the people, processes, and culture. Therefore, organisational change management is crucial for the successful implementation of digital transformation...
Your current system isn’t quite hitting the mark, you’re worried about your digital efficiency, is the system really capable of meeting your current needs? If the answer is no, it’s time for a new system then, right? Not so fast, it might be time...
Change is a constant. Due to pressures in the economic climate, increased customer demands, efficiencies through technology, shifts in people’s career expectations and an ever-growing landscape of competitors, organisations are forced to adapt quickly, efficiently and relatively painlessly to new ways of working. Designing...
‘Getting a change management methodology in place is key’, in conversation with Rachel Watts, IT Business Partner at Simmons & Simmons What is the starting point for the change towards a new legacy technology system? ‘Something that we always start with is selecting...
‘It’s bigger than legacy systems, it’s moving away from legacy ways of working’ in conversation with Rachel Watts, IT Business Partner at Simmons & Simmons Legacy technology includes outdated computer systems, application programmes or software that contains all of an organisation’s data. As important...
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a type of software system which supports organisations in managing and automating key business processes under a single solution. ERP systems can span across many core functions of the organisation – including Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing and Supply Chain...
After the past couple of years of disruption, 2022 has been a year of trying to rebuild and futureproof organisations. We’re close to wrapping up another year supporting our clients navigate their project challenges, and we wanted to share some of the key themes...
Recognised as both a role and a discipline, the business analyst is often central to the success of a digital transformation project. This is evident as the number of people employed as IT business analysts (BAs), architects and systems designers in the United Kingdom...
