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Process improvement in the mid-tier office of finance

3 MARCH 2020 - 3 MINS READ

Process is a key element of achieving company objectives. A company needs a strategy that is specific, measurable, and time constrained. It needs capable and...

AUTOMATION AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Processes of a Good Manager

21 JANUARY 2020 - 2 MINS READ

Business Process Management doesn't necessarily come naturally. Sometimes you need to read a blog with some key thoughts and tips about the role. 'Decision then...

AUTOMATION AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

BPM is a winner because people think for themselves

6 FEBRUARY 2014 - 3 MINS READ

Computers are consistent, people are not. Business process management delivers reliable, repeatable and sustainable results.The wonderful thing about people is … they think! (Well, we like...

AUTOMATION AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Why Amazon drones should be the least of your worries

3 DECEMBER 2013 - 4 MINS READ

I think everyone has seen and read the story about Amazon using drones to deliver your shopping. And it is not an April fool’s day prank. It...

AUTOMATION AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Student engagement: identify an ‘at risk’ student, but what then?

25 NOVEMBER 2013 - 2 MINS READ

I read with interest a piece on the Jisc website called ‘Retaining students’.This piece reported that “according to a National Audit Office report, 20% of...

AUTOMATION AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Smart universities will rescue at-risk students earlier by using technology

22 NOVEMBER 2013 - 3 MINS READ

I remember a friend of mine at university. Sam* was a clever chap, studying astrophysics, and seemed to have some really interesting ideas about the...

AUTOMATION AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

The not so secret secrets of good student engagement

21 NOVEMBER 2013 - 3 MINS READ

During the last 12 months, I have spoken to and met with student support and engagement professionals in a significant number of universities across the...

AUTOMATION AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT | BUDGETING, PLANNING, AND FORECASTING | SOFTWARE ADVICE AND BEST PRACTICES

There’s no denying the spreadsheet

14 NOVEMBER 2013 - 3 MINS READ

The European Spreadsheet Risk Interest Group (EUSPRIG) (no, really!) maintains a list of spreadsheet horror stories and when you have plenty of time on your hands you might...