Recent research published by HfS Research reveals the current priorities of senior business leaders and their intention to move more towards ‘As a service’ outsourcing opportunities. The priorities of business leaders include driving down operational costs and introducing cost effective, flexible services. They see the need to for better use of data to provide strategic […]
THE STEPS NEEDED TO TRANSFORM A RUGBY TEAM I think France are in this category. Where are England and what changes are needed? Bring in a leader from outside to help you with that transformation. Someone who has done it before. Experience is key. The new leader will work with all those in charge of […]
Let’s be honest. England took the wrong option. With minutes to go they chose to kick for the corner rather than let Owen Farrell, who has his best kicking boots on, kick a not too difficult goal. They did so because they failed to see the big picture. The goal was not to win the […]
External and Internal Audits have long been accepted as an essential tools for any significantly sized organisation to ensure good Governance but many are not achieving that end result by failing to recognise the need for specialist, independent IT expertise and input. External audit is typically primarily aimed at providing reasonable assurance that the company’s […]
Only 20 per cent of civil servants believe their department has the skills to manage IT suppliers, according to a survey. Research by techUK said that although most civil servants considered IT to be critical to delivering business plans, they doubt they have the right skills and culture within their departments to enable digital transformation of public […]
From the start of the relationship outsourcing providers have to accept that the client dictates the business environment and the overall objective. The level of maturity they have reached in IT and IT support provides a framework for the services that a provider can offer, and in this market the project is likely to span […]
The very nature of the mid-market organisations that are too big to be considered SME’s, but smaller than large, exchange-listed businesses – dictates that they are likely to be going through some kind of development or business event. They could be preparing for an IPO, in the process of selling to a private equity house, […]
UK and Irish economies are growing again and the 2014 ITSS LLP survey on IT costs and expenditure on the island of Ireland, carried out with support from Intertrade Ireland, supports suspicions that Irish organisations are starting to invest again in Information technology Investing wisely in IT will be a key factor to increasing competitiveness […]
Externally provided IT Services play an increasingly important role in underpinning business operation. IT Hosting, IT service support, Software development and use of Software as a Service are all on the increase and it is essential that any agreements with IT service vendors are well constituted and above all fair and reasonable for both parties. […]
The recent outcome of a review of major IT systems failures at the Ulster Bank, which left many customers unable to access their money for up to a month provides lessons for all businesses, not just large ones or those in the financial sector. Unplanned events can have a catastrophic impact on a business and […]
