Author: Dan Hooper

Combining Automation with a Human Touch: How to Harness Value Stream Management to Assess Technology Vendors
In today's digital age, companies heavily rely on technology vendors to deliver cutting-edge solutions and support their operations. Ensuring the performance and value delivery of these vendors is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge and providing exceptional customer experiences. One easy and powerful way to do this is through the application of Value Stream Management (VSM). This article explores how companies can leverage VSM to measure vendor performance and drive continuous improvement to reduce cost and waste.

CEO metrics to make an executive smile
Jira, Jenkins, Xray, GitHub and Service Now are all words that are foreign to most CEOs. Let alone the fact that they are very much a key part of the modern technology supply chain, which enables the business to compete as a modern enterprise. Modern CEO’s clearly need to understand technology and how it is delivered and the value it creates.

Governance dashboards provide the building blocks to automate your IT projects
Governance Dashboard The long tail of the pandemic now appears set to continue into 2022, and companies are starting to focus their governance dashboard to be more effective and efficient next year to support business goals and growth. The journey continues for companies towards the new normal, be that 100% remote, or a hybrid working...

Fintechs, dealing with scrutiny on tech and report automation.
The exploitation in fintech investment in 2021 has been nothing short of staggering. City A.M. has reported that over £20bn has been spent so far this year (2021) by venture capital firms. With unprecedented levels of technology investment, it stands to reason there are sky-high expectations from investors and CXOs that technology will be the bedrock for growth and deliver the outcomes and value expected.